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It’s a military base larger than the nation of Singapore, built long ago as a US super-bastion on the Pacific, but vacated by Washington in 1992. But now, the Pentagon wants back in to Subic Bay Naval Base — and the Philippines, its current owner, is keen to let the US return. A new deal would let the US military reoccupy parts of the base. Officials in Manila are hustling to finalize it before th...

A prisoner swap between one of the world's most notorious arms dealers, and a professional athlete allegedly caught with a small amoung of cannabis. You have to ask, is that a fair trade? For more on how this deal was made, host Marco Werman speaks with Hugh Dugan, a former Sate Department special envoy for hostage affairs. 

Since Brittney Griner was arrested, detained and later sentenced in Moscow, her supporters have been advocating for the Biden administration to do anything possible to secure her release. According to media reports, US and Russian officials have been in talks about a potential prisoner swap. The person that has come up most frequently as the man who could be released in exchange for Griner is Vikt...

The Iranian government put a man to death on Thursday. It’s the first known execution of a person arrested during the recent protests there. State media identified the prisoner as Mohsen Shekari and said he was sentenced to death for quote – “waging war against God," and for attacking Iranian guards during a protest in September. The World's Marco Werman discusses this with human rights lawyer Gis...

Residents in Kuwait have noticed new billboards popping up over the past week. The billboards equate members of the LGBTQ community to freaks or sexual deviants. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on the impact this could have across the region.

On Wednesday, Peruvians lived through a three-hour political drama when their president Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation’s Congress and called for new legislative elections. But his attempt to stay in power failed. Lawmakers rejected the decree and voted to replace Castillo with the vice president. Now, Castillo is in prison and Peru has its sixth new president in the last six years. Marco Werm...

Anne Sacoolas, a US citizen who drove on the wrong side of the road striking and struck and killed a British teenager back in 2019, was given an eight-month suspended prison sentence on Thursday in a London courtroom. Sacoolas, the wife of a CIA officer, was sentenced in UK court after admitting causing the death of the teen motorcyclist Harry Dunn.

Russia had freed WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap. In exchange, the US released convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a scholar of the Black experience in the Soviet Union and Russia at the University of Pennsylvania, talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the release.

Peru's Congress has vowed to impeach president Pedro Castillo just hours after he announced he would dissolve the body. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Morocco's stunning victory over Spain in the knockout round of the FIFA World Cup has Moroccans around the world celebrating their team's victory. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Sean Jacobs, a professor at The New School in New York, about Morocco and other African team's performance in this World Cup and how their successes are showcasing the improving African game. 

Scientists and activists are meeting in Montreal, Canada, this week for the United Nations biodiversity conference. On the agenda is the unprecedented declines in plant and animal diversity around the planet and what can be done to reverse these worrying trends. To discuss the conference, The World's host Marco Werman speaks to Clare Shine, CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leaders...

President Xi of China arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday for a three-day visit to the Saudi kingdom. Host Marco Werman speaks with Robert Mogielnicki of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington about Xi and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman, what each leader stands to gain from this summit, and how their growing cooperation affects their power relationship with the United States.

In China, protests have declined after the loosening of some COVID-19 restrictions. As Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei, Taiwan, there's a range of reactions there to the tumult in China.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a powerful and polarizing figure in Argentina who served as president for 12 years, was convicted Tuesday on corruption charges. She was also given a lifetime ban from holding public office. However, she's unlikely to go to jail anytime soon. 

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 17 Saturn V moon rocket launched into space. On its trip to the moon, the crew took what would become one of the most iconic images from space: a photo of planet Earth — “the blue marble.” The image captured the imagination of Mae Jemison who would eventually become an astronaut herself; the first woman of color to travel into space as a mission specialist on board the...

Two-million-year-old DNA found in Greenland reveals a past that was thought to be lost. Host Marco Werman explains.

Turkish officials say they are preparing for another ground invasion of northern Syria, targeting an area currently controlled by Kurdish allies of the United States. Turkey says it’s targeting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or the PKK—a separatist group that it says is responsible for a deadly bombing in Istanbul last month. But human rights groups warn a Turkish invasion could trigger a new exodu...

German police conducted raids all across the country on Wednesday, making arrests, and attempting to dismantle a plot aimed at overthrowing the government. The World's Marco Werman talks to Jeff Rathke, president of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Morocco beat Spain on Tuesday in a knock-ut game that went to penalty kicks. It's the last remaining Arab team in the World Cup, and part of it was ruled by colonial Spain (and France) for much of the 20th Century. The Moroccans, in turn, ruled over Iberia for nearly 800 years, until 1492, and left a lasting legacy. That includes Moroccans living in Spain. Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona on ho...

The Biden administration said Monday that it would expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States. Julia Gelatt of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington tells host Marco Werman about the impact of the decision and why conditions in the Caribbean nation were deemed too dangerous for Haitians’ forced return.

The news outlet, Al Jazeera, has referred the case of Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court. She was a journalist for Al Jazeera who was killed in the spring in the West Bank, allegedly by a bullet from the Israeli Defense Forces. The World's Marco Werman talks to Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's DC bureau chief, about the referral to the ICC on behalf of their reporter.

Protesters in the southern Syrian city of Suweida stormed a government building and torched pictures of President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend. They called for the overthrow of the president, whom they blame for the worsening economic conditions. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.

Indonesia's parliament has overhauled the nation's criminal code. It was long anticipated because it replaces colonial-era laws but it also introduces repressive measures including criminalizing extramarital sex outside of marriage. Marco Werman explores the implications of the new law and the opposition to it with Jeremy Menchik, associate professor in the Pardee School of Global Studies at Bosto...

Al Saqi Books is closing its doors in London. The Middle Eastern bookseller and publishers was the largest in Europe and a literary institution in London. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Elias Jahshan, a journalist and editor in London, about the hole Al Saqi is leaving in Europe's Middle Eastern literary scene. 

Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo say 270 people have been killed in a massacre in the eastern parts of the country. They blame the armed group M23, which they say is being backed by Rwanda. This comes as dozens of Congolese rebel groups met in Nairobi to bring an end to the violence in the easternpart of Democratic Republic of Congo. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports.