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New cross-border fighting this week has killed military from Azerbaijan and Armenia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Center think-tank in Yerevan, who says the attack from Azerbaijan on territory in southern Armenia amounts to "a dangerous widening of the conflict" that has been festering since a peace was brokered by Russia over the contested reg...

Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund announced a preliminary deal struck with Sri Lanka's government for a four-year, $2.9 billion loan to help get it out of its economic mess. The catch? Sri Lanka has to first start negotiating with its creditors — the largest of which is China — to restructure its debt. And win the IMF executive board's approval. The World's Carolyn Beeler reports...

China’s State-Owned Cosco Shipping is investing $3 billion to build a a port 50 miles north of Lima, Peru. It will be one of the preferential points for the exit of the raw materials that the region exports to China, such as copper and agricultural goods, and has been describes as a new milestone for Chinese presence and influence in Latin America. Tibisay Zea reports. 

President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jing Ping, of Russia and China respectively, are set to meet on Friday on the sidelines of an Asian nations conference. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Erica Marat, an associate professor at National Defense University, about what we can expect from the meeting and how the two nations' relationship is evolving. 

Mariana Bezugla is a member of parliament from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People party and deputy head of the Parliament’s Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee. She entered the northeastern town of Balakliya with Ukrainian troops when they seized it from Russian forces. She tells The World's Marco Werman that she photographed evidence showing Russian troops set up a sor...

The most popular Asian fast food chain sells a lot of hamburgers, but also sweet spaghetti enhanced with hot dog slices, and shrimp noodles covered in secret sauce. Yumburgers, Jolly Spaghetti and Fiesta Noodles are signature menu items at Jollibee. It’s a fast food joint from the Philippines, founded in 1978, and now the fastest-growing chain in the world. Its mascot is a giant red bee because, a...

The United Nations is saying it needs $1 billion in aid to avert a catastrophic famine in Somalia. The country is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years. But one thing that's making it difficult to coordinate a humanitarian response is terrorism. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us more from Baidoa, Somalia.

The death of French film pioneer Jean-Luc Godard has film fans, film critics and film directors around the globe extolling his influence on the medium. Over six decades, starting with his 1960 debut "Breathless,” Godard made over 90 features, documentaries, shorts and videos and managed to polarize opinions about him and sometimes alienate viewers. Marco Werman speaks with Beth Accomando, host of...

Last month, Iran introduced a new decree enforcing that women wear hijabs in all public spaces and on social media postings. This will be tracked by the government’s facial recognition software that was previously used during the pandemic to track if people were wearing face masks. Women’s rights activists have openly defied the mandate for years. Still, this new crackdown and surveillance model t...

As countries from China to Spain break heat records, some architects have been looking to cooling systems used centuries ago for inspiration. In Iran's historic city of Yazd, decorative wind-catching towers, sometimes paired with cooling pools, have been able to provide emissions-free heat relief for many private and public buildings. As The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports, while a lot of these t...

In the early weeks of the war, there was fierce fighting on the outskirts of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The village of Moshchun was hit with artillery and airstrikes, then occupied briefly by Russian soldiers. Many civilians were killed and homes destroyed. Now, residents are returning to what's left of their neighborhoods. They're clearing debris, digging out their homes, rebuilding their lives...

Major flooding is still ravaging Pakistan. This comes after UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited disaster-hit areas over the weekend. Meanwhile, a major power plant is under threat from the floodwaters. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Amber Shamsi, a reporter based in Pakistan, about the latest relief efforts as well what the country is looking for from the rest of the world in terms...

Modern slavery occurs in almost every country in the world, and cuts across ethnic, cultural and religious lines. A new United Nations report reveals that since the last global survey in 2016, 10 million additional people are trapped in forced labor or forced marriages. Host Marco Werman speaks with Grace Forrest, co-founder of Walk Free, an international human rights group based in Australia, whi...

France's pork industry is in a battle with a vegan food company because it created a plant-based bacon that tastes too much like the real thing. According to a forthcoming law in France, using meat-based terms in marketing plant-based foods would be banned. But this conflict is calling the new law into question. Reporter Rebecca Rosman in Paris taste-tested the fake bacon in question, and checked...

Ukraine’s recent success on the battlefield has touched off a “blame game” in Russia, with nationalist Russia bloggers trading barbs with  influential Russian media personalities. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman. 

In Kenya on Tuesday, William Ruto was sworn in as president after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election. His opponent Raila Odinga had contested the result, but Kenya's Supreme Court rejected the challenge last week, paving the way for today's peaceful transition of power. Host Maro Werman has the latest.

Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years. It's driven a million people from their homes in search of food and water. Now, the United Nations is warning that famine is "at the door." The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi traveled to one of the worst affected areas.

The five core members of the pop band Superorganism are from all over the globe and when they released their first album in 2018, they had never even met in person. Host Marco Werman spins for us, "On and On," the single off their latest album "World Wide Pop."

Tensions appear to be easing between China and India. Both nations are pulling back troops from a disputed land border high up in the Himalayas. For more than two years, the common border has been a flash point. Chinese and Indian soldiers have been locked in standoff there, and at times, they have clashed violently. The World's Patrick Winn speaks with host Marco Werman.   

US schools suffer from a critical shortage of bilingual teachers. But Connecticut had a novel idea: recruit young people from Puerto Rico who are still in college. They are US citizens so they aren't subject to immigration rules. While the program offers many benefits for young teachers, Brenda Leon reports the program is contributing to the island's brain drain. 

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, are expected to travel to London to pay their respects to the queen. Among them, world leaders who have been instructed to travel to the funeral at Westminster Abbey by bus. Host Marco Werman tells about the anticipated transportation nightmare in the days ahead.

The UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled her new Cabinet, and for the first time in British history, there are no white men in the four main leadership positions. Host Marco Werman speaks with British writer and political activist Taj Ali about the new Cabinet, its ethnic and gender diversity, and growing criticism that its members are still drawn from the country's most-privileged rank...

Sweden’s neck-and-neck election results have put the country's Social Democratic Party's decadelong control of the government in jeopardy. While a final tally isn’t likely before Wednesday, what is clear is that a far-right, anti-immigration party with Neo-Nazi roots is set to be the second largest in the Scandinavian country known for its progressive politics and welfare state. Journalist Dominic...

For the first time, Somalia has a minister of environment and climate change. Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi has stepped into this position amid the worst drought to hit Somalia in the past 40 years. The World's Halima Gikandi met with her in Somalia's capital Mogadishu to discuss how the country is being impacted by climate change.

After 70 years on the throne, the face of the Queen of England was everywhere. Now, with her death, currency, stamps, flags and oaths will all have to change to acknowledge King Charles. Gerry Hadden reports that some of this is symbolic but in the 14 Commonwealth countries, the changes may also provide an opportunity to end their allegiance to the crown.