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A British woman and her child, who have been living in a Syrian camp, have been repatriated to the UK. It is believed that they are among the thousands of foreign women and children detained in such camps run by the former Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, left in limbo after the fall of the Islamic State’s so-called “caliphate.” Human rights group Reprieve welcomed the repatriation, saying the wo...

The Biden administration has announced a plan to ease the large numbers of Venezuelans trying to enter the US. Up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants will be allowed into the US if they arrive at US airports. Venezuelans who walk or swim across the border illegally will be immediately returned to Mexico under a pandemic rule known as Title 42, which suspends rights to seek asylum under US and internatio...

NATO's defense ministers concluded two days of meetings in Brussels today. They agreed to work to supply Ukraine with weapons amid Russia's invasion of Ukrainian territory. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Rafael Loss, a European security expert with the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the type of weaponry that could be supplied to Ukraine and the timeline for delivery.

Popular narratives about the Cuban missile crisis often suggest the standoff was resolved due to steely eyed determination from uncompromising US leaders. But Peter Kornbluh, director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the nongovernmental National Security Archive, says not so fast. Kornbluh tells The World’s host Marco Werman that nuclear war was avoided in 1962 by diplomacy, negotiation and co...

Of the 10 countries with the highest suicide rates, six are in Africa. The continent has one psychiatrist for every half a million inhabitants — 100 times less than is recommended by The World Health Organization. In response, the WHO is launching a suicide prevention campaign across Africa. The World's host Marco Werman speaks to Dr. Florence Baingana, the WHO’s regional adviser for mental health...

Over the past few years, there's been revived interest in the Yiddish language, including now in China. The country's top university, Peking University, is the first in China to offer a Yiddish-language course. The instructor says learning Yiddish offers her students a way to explore a different culture. The World's Rebecca Kanthor reports from Shanghai on why students are embracing the endangered...

The CEO of Hockey Canada — the sport's governing body there — was fired yesterday, and the board of directors resigned. Hockey Canada is accused of covering up alleged sexual assaults by its players, and maintaining a fund to settle assault claims out of court. Host Marco Werman has more.

Latvia, like the rest of European Union countries, has closed its border to virtually all Russians — even those fleeing conscription into the army. These days, it’s desperate Ukrainians who are crossing into Latvia from Russia, most notably young men fearing they might be drafted, too. Gerry Hadden reports from the border in Latvia.

In Istanbul, artist Carlos Casas has taken a disused metro tunnel and turned it into a sonic art installation, called “Cyclope.” Viewers walk the length of a dimly lit corridor, as the booms and sirens of a nine-hour soundscape reverberate through the space. The audio was created using a wind tunnel developed by Italian military researchers to study fluid dynamics. The World's Durrie Bouscaren tak...

Japan just lifted its border restrictions and tourists are flocking in. Germany, on the other hand, is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases after revelers descended on the country for Oktoberfest. As much of the globe prepares for another winter, what restrictions remain in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Host Marco Werman speaks with someone who is tracking this.

The Irish Dancing Commission in Dublin has appointed a former judge to investigate claims that some dance schools and teachers have fixed competitions in order to allow certain dancers to win. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Ellen Coyne of the Irish Independent, about the allegations and the impact of the scandal that goes beyond dancers and their families, causing reputational damage to Ir...

Colombia's capital is hundreds of miles away from the Amazon rainforest. But the forest fires that are raging across the Brazilian Amazon have direct consequences for Bogota’s 8 million people. Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders across South America are closely watching Brazil's presidential election, because they believe the reelection of President Jair Bolsonaro could have wide-ranging imp...

Saudi Arabia's relations with the US are souring after OPEC+ announced it would cut oil production. President Joe Biden said there would be consequences in response to the decision, which is seen as benefiting Russia. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Karen Young, a political economist and senior research scholar at Columbia University, about what the consequences could be for Saudi Arabia...

Mikhail Khodorkovsky was the richest man in Russia until he fell out of favor with Vladimir Putin in 2003. In his latest book, “The Russia Conundrum: “How the West Fell for Putin's Power Gambit— and How to Fix It,” he describes how he became a pro-democracy activist. Khodorkovsky talks with The World’s Marco Werman about his decade in a Russian labor camp and how his homeland might be welcomed bac...

After two long years, Japan is opening up again. Host Marco Werman has an update. 

Friendship Park is a binational garden that sits across the US-Mexico border, in San Diego and Tijuana. Since it was built a little over 50 years ago, it's become a place where families can meet and talk through small gaps in a tall, metal fence. Community leaders on either side of the border are worried the park, and the community around it, may be permanently destroyed if the Biden administratio...

The state of Texas recently awarded over $307 million to continue building a 14-mile wall across the southern border with Mexico in what is seen as a controversial approach to curb illegal migration. Uriel Garcia, the Texas Tribune's immigration reporter, joins The World's Marco Werman to tell us where the effort stands now and how effective it can actually be. 

Los Angeles County has just signed a deal with a Dutch company to install a floating mechanical filter to collect trash flowing through a canal that runs through the city and into the sea. Host Marco Werman speaks with Chris Reddy, a senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts about this latest effort to control the problem of micro plastics accumulating in the oceans...

Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic deal via the US to establish their maritime border. The deal allows both countries to explore and extract natural gas from offshore fields and avoid any potential conflict. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Randa Slim, a senior fellow with the Middle East Institute in Washington, about the known details of the deal and what this means for both countries...

Trainloads of Russian troops have been entering Belarus, leading residents to worry the war in Ukraine is widening. President Alexander Lukashenko says he ordered his soldiers to deploy with Russian soldiers on his country’s border with Ukraine as a purely defensive measure. But Franak Viačorka, the chief political adviser to opposition leader Sviatlana Tsihanouskaya, says Russian President Vladim...

Latvia is bracing for a brutal winter, outside and inside, as it struggles to heat homes and businesses with less Russian energy. Alternative sources of heat and electricity cannot yet compensate for the deficit, so the government is turning down the temperature in public buildings and asking ordinary citizens to do the same. Gerry Hadden reports from the capital of Riga on how people are adapting...

That's what the girls in the Star Feminine Band sing about in their song, "We Are Star Feminine Band." The girls in the group are between the ages of 12 and 18, and hail from Natitingou, a tiny village in Benin. They sing for their rights, with the hope of a brighter future for young girls everywhere.

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, portrays himself as the defender of Christianity, not only in Hungary, but across Europe. Less than 20% of Hungarians, however, are actually regular church-goers, and Orban himself wasn’t always such a big believer. So, why does pro-Christian rhetoric feature so prominently in Orban’s messaging? From Budapest, The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry repo...

The US and Russia are on opposite sides in Ukraine. But in Syria, their militaries have been taking selfies together. Russian and American soldiers on patrol in Syria were seen taking photos and snapping selfies with each other. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Natasha Hall, a senior fellow with the Center for International and Strategic Studies, about how and why the US and Russia have a...

Today's holiday marks the beginning of an uprising in central China in 1911 that led to the end of the last imperial dynasty. Though it had nothing to do with Taiwan, the day is a national holiday on the self-ruled island. Ashish Valentine reports that the holiday has new meaning this year, amid growing tensions with Beijing.