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In 2014, after pro-Russian forces took control of the Crimea peninsula, Kremlin-backed officials there oversaw a chaotic referendum without credible international observers. This week, we’re seeing a page from that same playbook in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about the parallels.

Host Marco Werman says it was not too long ago when Brazil was a dictatorship. As musical testimony, he takes us back to 1971 when Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso, in exile in London following his arrest and imprisonment by the dictatorship, composed "London London," a song of loneliness and longing for his home country of Brazil.

The man leading the presidential race in Brazil is an icon for many in the country. A former president known by one name, Lula lifted millions of people from poverty and left office in 2010 with an approval rating close to 90%. But his reputation has also been tarnished by corruption scandals and a stint in prison. Michael Fox reports on the record of the leftist leader, in the final days before h...

A special prosecutor charged with investigating the abduction and disappearances of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014 resigned on Tuesday. That announcement came a day after the families of the missing teachers’ college students marked the eighth anniversary of their disappearances. Host Marco Werman speaks with Kate Doyle, senior analyst of US policy in Latin America at the National Security...

Rescue crews found this morning the body of Hilaree Nelson, a famed US ski mountaineer, on Mount Manaslu in Nepal. Nelson had been missing since Monday, when she reportedly fell into a crevasse shortly after summiting the mountain. The World's Bianca Hillier has her story.

The Biden administration is trying to aid the protestors being brutally suppressed in Iran, while at the same time attempting to cut a deal with Iranian officials to revive the 2015 nuclear accord. Robert Malley, the US special envoy for Iran, talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about what some might see as a contradiction in US policy.

The number of unauthorized migrants crossing the US southern border is at a record high. It’s been 2 million people in the past 11 months. These migrants undertaking the perilous journey to the US are overwhelmingly dependent on social media. But, as The World's Tibisay Zea reports, they have no idea what’s real and what might be a scam.

When some 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard from Texas and Florida, they arrived to find no food and no shelter. They were dumped and left, in the place known for being a vacation spot, as part of a publicity stunt. Their fortunes, however, appear to have changed. GBH's Sara Betancourt reports that lawyers argue that the migrants may qualify for visas reserved for crime victims, which wi...

A Category 3 storm lashed the western part of Cuba, causing flooding and triggering mudslides. Thousands had to be evacuated. There were also widespread blackouts. To avoid electrocutions, the state-run electric company shut off electricity to the capital, Havana. Host Marco Werman has an update.

China has been sowing disinformation that targets voters in the United States. That’s according to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, which said yesterday that it is removing fake Chinese accounts connected to a coordinated effort to manipulate public debate. Host Marco Werman speaks with Kenton Thibaut, a resident China Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Lab, about...

Both Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany are leaking, after a pair of explosions went off in the Baltic Sea on Monday off the coast of Denmark. But it’s not yet clear exactly who is to blame and potential motives are murky. Many European leaders are pointing the finger at Russia. The World's host Marco Werman discusses the recent events with Rachel Morison, who leads Bloomberg’s cov...

Host Marco Werman introduces us to the latest work from the three violinists in Lodestar Trio. It's an ensemble of musicians whose work revolves around classical, as well as, folk music from Norway and Sweden. But their latest work aims to fuse the two, as we'll hear in their Scandinavian take on a Johann Sebastian Bach bourrée, a popular baroque pairs dance.

Work by the research group Forensic Architecture and the Palestinian nongovernmental organization al-Haq have turned the town of Jenin into an exact 3-D computer replica, where Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead. Their investigation shows where the bullet that killed her came from. And the report has spurred Senate Democrats in the US to press for a thorough investigat...

Until it was shut down, Hydra was a billion-dollar drug-dealing site that revolutionized the industry. The Russian site ran itself as a kind of Amazon, streamlining ordering and delivery, and offering customer support, and even legal and medical services. Dina Temple-Raston of the “Click Here” podcast looks at how Hydra grew into a monster business.

Over the past seven days, the British pound has dropped to a record low against the US dollar. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Giancarlo Corsetti, an economist who studies financial crises, about the reasons behind the drop.

Historic rains have inundated huge swaths of South Asia this monsoon season. More than 1,500 people in Pakistan alone were killed, and the government there has warned that a return to dry land could take months. Malini Ranganathan is an urban geographer at American University who studies how social factors, like money and development, can play a huge role in where water collects in cities, and who...

Bank heists in Lebanon have become so common that the government has ordered banks to be shut down. Last week, the Association of Banks in Lebanon announced that the banks would remain closed for the foreseeable future. Customers have been trying to retrieve their own savings which are stuck in the banking system. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has our story.

NASA has successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. Its Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission has big implications because there are many asteroids out there, and the ability to change their trajectory could prevent them from crashing into Earth. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks to Cristina Thomas, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University and Lead for the Obs...

Russia says it needs more men to fight its war in Ukraine, and is calling up 300,000 former military personnel. That has sent many fleeing the country to avoid the draft. The World's Durrie Bouscaren spoke to Russians just landing at the airport in Istanbul.

Today marks the final day of voting in the so-called referendums taking place in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces. These votes are hardly free or fair, as they’re taking place under military occupation. They’re also illegal under international law. Ukraine’s government rejects the whole process as illegitimate. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of military aged Russian men are fleeing Russia...

Almost exactly a year after the legendary Jamaican musician and record producer Lee Scratch Perry died, we are graced with a massive retrospective of the music he made and had a crucial hand in producing. Host Marco Werman says that Scratch's fingerprints are on a lot of classic chart hits around the world.

Outside of major Chinese cities, tiny electric vehicles are the perfect cars to own. They are cheap and you don't need a driver's license to own one. Drivers say they are great for dropping kids off at school. The World’s Rebecca Kanthor has more.

While Shinzo Abe was immensely popular abroad, the Japanese electorate has been divided over the country's longest-serving prime minister. His state funeral has angered many, especially after revelations about Abe's relationship with the Unification Church. Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo on Abe's complicated legacy.

When it comes to sports, Kenya is mostly known for its long-distance runners. Marathoners like Eliud Kipchoge have been dominating the field for decades. But now, a young Kenyan sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala, is looking to put Kenya on the map for short-distance running. The World's Halima Gikandi speaks with him from the capital Nairobi.

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday by running a stunning 02:01:09. He was almost a full 5 minutes ahead of second place. Host Marco Werman has the details.