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The music for all 25 “James Bond” films draw on a simple riff written by British guitarist and composer Monty Norman. Norman has died at age 94. Marco Werman has the story of how Norman created one of the more recognizable music themes in all of cinema.

After weeks of cancellations, delays and increasing tempers, the UK's largest international airport announced its solution on Tuesday. London Heathrow is telling airlines to stop selling tickets. The airport is capping its daily passenger limit at 100,000 people a day. Marco Werman has the details.

Images shared Tuesday by NASA from the James Webb Space Telescope are the furthest and deepest ever taken. According to NASA, the first image made public on Monday captured a slice of the universe that "is approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground." The World's host Marco Werman spoke with astronomer and author Dr. David Whitehouse.

Moscow plans to shut off the gas supply to Germany for pipeline repairs. But will it turn the gas back on? The World's Marco Werman spoke with Ben Cahill, a senior fellow with the Center for International and Strategic studies, about the planned shutdown and what it means for Germany. 

Wimbledon's final match didn't go the way Ons Jabeur was hoping it would. The 27-year-old lost to 23-year-old Elena Rybakina. Jabeur became a crowd favorite over the course of the tournament. But her biggest fan base may just be back home in Tunisia. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story of how Jabeur is inspiring both her country and the entire African continent.

For US vacationers to Europe, the fact that the euro is now nearly the same value as the dollar might sound like a more affordable visit to the continent, but economists say this could be bad news for the US economy. Eswar Prasad, a trade policy professor at Cornell University, told host Marco Werman that this could have a big impact on the US trade deficit.

Brenda Birungi from South London was sent to jail at age 21 for fighting in a nightclub. Writing poetry was her form of coping. Upon release, she got involved in poetry readings, and then joined National Prison Radio (NPR), hosting a show featuring the writings of inmates. It's just one of many of NPR's offerings, from prison news to rock 'n' roll. Jon Fasman of "The Intelligence" podcast, reports...

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has obtained a trove of confidential documents from the ride-hailing tech company Uber. The World's host Marco Werman interviews Rob Davies, a reporter from The Guardian, who reported on leaked documents which showed that Uber used a "kill switch" to deprive law enforcement of data when they raided their offices abroad.

After a chaotic week in British politics, the scramble is now on to fill the seat of prime minister, after Boris Johnson was forced to resign. Members of his Conservative Party have laid out the rules for the election of a new leader. Whoever it is, his successor will have an overflowing inbox. From the cost of living crisis to the continued fall-out from Brexit. And as The World’s Europe correspo...

Spain is sending help to Portugal, which is trying to manage a surge in wildfires across the country. But fires in Spain are already double the yearly average this summer. As Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, concerns are growing that the EU simply won't have enough resources to fight fires on a larger scale.

Large-scale protests are rare in China. But more than 1,000 bank depositors in central Henan province demonstrated on Sunday, after four local banks froze their assets. Men in white T-shirts violently broke up the demonstration. Michael Pettis, a finance professor at Peking University, talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about the financial scandal and the fragility of China’s banking system.

November 15th is the day that the UN says the world's population will reach 8 billion people, according to a report published today on World Population Day. The UN secretary-general says it's a day to celebrate diversity and remember our "shared responsibility to care for our planet." Host Marco Werman shares some of the statistics.

A new subvariant of the omicron coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in India and has already been identified in the US. While research into the new subvariant, BA.2.75, which some are calling “centaurus," is still underway, it could have as many as nine mutations making it more infectious, even for those with immunity. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, chief of the division...

Protesters in Sri Lanka occupied the president's residence in the capital Colombo over the weekend. They also set fire to the prime minister's residence nearby. Both men have said they will now resign after months of protests over the lack of fuel, food, and electricity cuts. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Kalani Kumarasinghe, editor with the Daily Mirror in Sri Lanka, about the situati...

Danish Klezmer artists Mames Babegenush are back on the road in North America. Host Marco Werman tells us that the name of their tour says it all: COVID stopped them in their tracks but they're back!

As parishioners continue to abandon the Spanish Catholic Church, bishops have begun testing out reforms. This includes surveying lay people to see what they would like to see change, and mounting a wide-ranging investigation into alleged sexual abuse by clergy. As Gerry Hadden reports from Spain, other changes, such as ordaining women as priests, may face some stiff resistance, but the church is b...

Shinzo Abe's assassination has brought Japan's world of crime and police to center stage. The World's Marco Werman interviews Jake Adelstein, an investigative reporter who has delved deep into Japan's underworld for years.

A goat born in Karachi, Pakistan, has record-setting long ears, according to its owner. Host Marco Werman explains. 

From the brink of extinction, the mighty fin whale has made an incredible resurgence, delighting researchers off the coast of Antarctica. In new research, scientists discuss the species' rebound, and share lessons for biodiversity conservation. The World's Marco Werman speaks to Helena Herr, a marine mammal ecologist at the University of Hamburg. 

Peng Shuai has made few public appearances since last year when she accused a former high-ranking member of China's Communist Party of sexual assault. Since then, many in the global tennis and human rights communities have feared for her safety. Despite no developments in the case for months, activists say Peng's story mustn't be forgotten. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative reporter and blogger, was assassinated with a car bomb in 2017. This week, one of her murder suspects confessed to a journalist. The World's Marco Werman interviews Stephen Grey, a special correspondent for Reuters who has made a podcast about the assassination called "Who Killed Daphne?" and to whom the suspect confessed.

A new report released by one of Venezuela's major phone companies confirms what many had suspected for years: that the government spies on its citizens. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, walked out of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia on Friday. Unsurprisingly, it was related to Ukraine. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, about the effectiveness of the summit. 

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech on Friday morning in Nara, Japan. Reporter Thisanka Siripala in Tokyo tells The World's Marco Werman how people in Japan are reacting, and what will be Abe's legacy in the country.  

Haiti’s acting President Ariel Henry has an ever weakening grip on power. Meanwhile, the armed gangs that control much of everyday life in Haiti are growing ever more powerful. Ambassador Daniel Foote, the former US envoy to Haiti, says “there are indications” that Henry has conspired with the gangs, but gotten little in return.