YouTube Feed

As the world's population crosses 8 billion this week, India is poised to become the most populous country in 2023. Yet, the country’s population growth has been slowing due to some ambitious family planning programs. In Uttar Pradesh, Sushmita Pathak examines these programs and their emphasis on women's decision-making.

Myanmar’s junta today began releasing hundreds of political prisoners as part of a larger amnesty program. A leader of the country's pro-democracy uprising is among those already set free. So are some high-profile foreign nationals. But Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, tells The World’s host Marco Werman that the gesture doesn’t mean Myanmar’s junta is on a path towar...

South Africa's “Just Energy Transition” is the first of its kind. Funded in part by some of the richest, highest-emitting countries, it's a plan to kick coal and launch a renewables revolution. It was announced at last year's global climate summit and the details are coming to light at this year's conference. Some are critical of the plan, saying it falls far short of what was promised. While othe...

As the world talks about moving towards renewable energy, many African countries are trying to take advantage of new fossil fuel discoveries, with the help of multinational companies. In Uganda, a showdown over an oil pipeline in the west is putting environmental and social justice advocates against the government, which argues that it’s time for African countries to benefit from fossil fuels, too...

Uruguayan singer and songwriter Jorge Drexler is ending his US tour at the Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday. The World's Tibisay Zea spoke with him about his new album release, "Tinta y Tiempo," that got nine nominations. It navigates the complexities of touch and connection after so much time of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cambodia's second-highest-ranking wildlife official is in US custody and charged with helping run an international monkey-smuggling crime ring. The official, Masphal Kry, was arrested while transiting through JFK International Airport in New York. He was en route to the World Wildlife Conference in Panama, where he was meant to join other officials from around the world in crafting better wildlife...

The United Kingdom is officially in a recession. That was the gloomy prognosis today by the Office for Budget Responsibility, an independent fiscal watchdog in the UK. The announcement came as UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced tough new budget measures, including spending cuts and tax hikes. The new fiscal plan will be seen as a test for Rishi Sunak, Britain's third prime minister this year. The...

Recent reports indicate that North Korea has been aiding Russia in its war effort by providing everything from artillery shells to winter military uniforms. Russian-North Korean relations have improved since Vladimir Putin became president of the Russian federation. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

A court in the Netherlands issued a ruling today in the long-running case of flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. The World's host Marco Werman discusses the case, verdict and what remains unresolved, with Aric Toler, reporter and researcher for Bellingcat.

Women’s movements in Afghanistan and Iran look to one another for support and inspiration. But they face very different challenges. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Mahbooba Seraj, founder of the Afghan Women's Network in Kabul, and Iranian activist Sussan Tahmasebi, who directs FEMENA, a nongovernmental organization that advocates for human rights in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

Projections show that, as of today, the world’s population is more than 8 billion people. And for now, it’s not slowing down. Much of this growth is happening in Asian countries — with the Philippines having one of the highest birth rates. That’s not good news, according to the country’s women’s rights groups. They say the soaring population is a symptom of oppressive laws. The World’s Patrick Win...

NASA has successfully launched its unmanned spacecraft, called Artemis, for a mission to explore the moon. The World’s host Marco Werman interviews Brad Jolliff, the director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, about the mission and international cooperation in space.

At the "Group of 20" meeting today, a suggestion from South Africa, that the entire African Union be added as a permanent member. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa argued that change would mean African countries could press the G-20 to follow through on financial pledges it’s made to help the continent cope with climate change. Host Marco Werman has more.

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva essentially represented Brazil at the international environmental summit in Egypt, although he has yet to take office. His speech today was greeted with a standing ovation. Michael Fox reports on Lula's environmental policy, and the challenges he'll face moving forward with it.

Last week, cryptocurrencies experienced one of the biggest crashes in history, after the exchange company FTX filed for bankruptcy. This is bad news for countless investors worldwide, but it’s an even more pressing issue for millions of Salvadorans, whose president invested part of the nation’s public finances in bitcoin. As The World’s Tibisay Zea reports, the country might be turning to China to...

On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to lift some Trump-era restrictions set in place during the COVID-19 pandemic that have allowed US authorities to expel more than 1 million migrants who have crossed the US-Mexico border. Today, the judge said the order would not go into effect until Dec. 21, to allow the Department of Homeland Security to make the adjustment. Host Marco...

Russia attacked major Ukrainian cities and energy facilities on Tuesday, knocking out power in large swathes of the country. It was the largest aerial attack on Ukraine by Russia since the start of the war. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Solohub about the attack, as well as his recent reporting from the newly liberated city of Kherson and how the city is tr...

For the first time since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, a missile has landed on NATO territory. Two people were killed when the missile struck a grain processing facility just outside a village in eastern Poland on Tuesday evening. An emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors was held in Brussels earlier today, and an investigation at the site is now underway. The World's Europe correspondent O...

The question of when our ancestors started cooking has always been a matter of controversy among scientists. Anthropologists now say that we were using fire to cook our food 780,000 years ago, much earlier than we thought. One more thing they found? We liked our fish well done.

Not everyone in Iran wants a revolution. Many fear that the overthrow of the current government will send the country into civil war and shatter the economy. Fariba Nawa reports that many older Iranians who lived through the 1979 Islamic Revolution still vividly remember the purges and revenge killings that followed.

About 40 members of a special all-women Afghan platoon that worked alongside the US military barely made it out of Afghanistan last year. Now, they want to put their special training to use, even though they remain in legal limbo. But that hasn’t stopped them from learning English and getting an education. Alisa Reznick meets women studying in the US as they wait for a permanent solution to stay a...

CIA Director William Burns and Russia's head of the SVR, Sergei Naryshkin, have met for talks in Turkey. According to comments from the White House, they discussed nuclear weapons and a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner. The World's host Carol Hills interviews former CIA Moscow station chief, Paul Kolbe, about how these high-level meetings between intelligence heads work, and how the discussions a...

At the UN climate summit in Egypt this week, developing countries are pushing for a doubling of funding for climate adaptation, debt relief and changes to the global financial system, all with the aim of helping them fund preparations for a warming world. The World's environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports on what developing countries are calling for, and how that adaptation money could b...

Over the span of a century, a horde of royal treasures from the pre-colonial West African kingdom of Benin was hauled away as war booty by British soldiers. The first complete catalog of the more than 5,000 artifacts, collectively known as the Benin Bronzes, and other related artifacts across the globe, has been compiled in a database by a museum in Hamburg, Germany. The World's host Carol Hills s...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reentering the international stage at the G-20 summit. It's his first trip abroad in three years and comes after he secured a historic third term as China's president. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Jude Blanchette, about Beijing's position in the world, its leverage over Russia and the easing of its lockdown policies amid protests across Chinese cities.