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At the NATO summit today in Madrid, US President Joe Biden announced that NATO is "more united than ever,” and with Finland and Sweden soon joining NATO, he said the alliance would be "stronger than ever." Biden also said that the world has changed "and NATO is changing as well." Some of those changes include an increased US presence in Europe, more US troops on NATO's eastern flank and a new perm...

Scientists are raising alarm bells once more about bird flu. Tens of millions of birds have been culled and hundreds of thousands have died from the H5N1 strain. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Jonathan Runstadler, a professor of infectious disease at the Cummings School for Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, about the disease and how to keep it from affecting humans. 

The biggest trial in modern French history came to an end on Wednesday. In 2015, terrorists killed 130 people, the worst attacks on French soil since World War II. Reporter Rebecca Rosman reports on the sentences from outside the courthouse in Paris.

Countries around the globe have attempted different financial strategies to put pressure on the Kremlin. Sanctions, in particular. In isolation from international financial systems, one workaround that some Russians have turned to is cryptocurrency. Dina Temple-Raston of the cyber and intelligence podcast, "Click Here," has the story.

Finland and Sweden signed a deal with Turkey on Tuesday that will clear the path for the two Nordic nations to join NATO. Turkey was threatening to veto their membership aspirations on grounds the countries were supporting terrorists. Now, the memorandum says they will be fighting terrorism together. Host Marco Werman spoke with Soner Cagaptay, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near...

Britain’s top tennis tournament, Wimbledon, has an official color — white. This week, authorities loosened the dress code requirement to allow players to also wear small blue and yellow ribbons. Host Marco Werman explains how big a deal it is for Wimbledon to bend the rules to show solidarity with Ukraine.

Have you been to a restaurant lately and thought, “This service is taking forever.” It’s probably not the kitchen’s fault. Since the pandemic began, there’s been a scramble for workers in the US. Not just in kitchens. Across hotels, in factories, and in high-tech. A big reason for the shortfall is a lack of foreign workers. But as The World’s Jason Margolis reports, relief may be on the horizon.

A Colombian government panel investigating the cause and consequences of the country’s five-decadelong civil war issued its final report this week. It called on Colombia to become a global leader in what it called “strict legal regulation” of some drugs. Reporter Manuel Rueda talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the Truth Commission’s recommendations.   

European countries have been scrambling to find alternatives to Russian fuel since the start of the war in February. Rebecca Collard reports from Berlin that that means making deals with other countries with problematic reputations in human rights or democratic governance.

US President Joe Biden called the NATO summit in Madrid "history making." On Wednesday, NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance. Biden also announced a plan for new US military deployments to Europe including creating a new permanent US military headquarters in Poland. Host Marco Werman speaks with Rachel Rizzo, a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center where she focus...

Dozens of members of Iraq's parliament were sworn in last week to replace those who had walked out en masse last month. The walk-out was in protest to deadlocked negotiations over forming a new government. And it allowed a party backed by Iran to take over power of the parliament. Andrew Peek, former deputy assistant secretary of Iraq and Iran, tells host Carol Hills this shift is "cataclysmic" in...

The language learning app Duolingo recently added a course in Haitian Creole for English speakers. The course was developed by a professor-student team at Florida International University in Miami. For many immigrants, language is often lost through assimilation. Wilkine Brutus of WLRN says that learning Haitian Creole can help people in the diaspora reconnect with the mother tongue of their famil...

There may be a green silver lining to Lebanon's financial crisis: The country's solar energy output has nearly quadrupled in the past two years. As people faced with electricity blackouts install solar panels on their roof, they say they're seeing some relief — but it comes alongside frustration with the government's inability to power the country. Durrie Bouscaren reports.

As leaders prepare for the NATO summit this week, the fighting in Ukraine rages on. We are now more than four months into the war. The US plays an outsized role within NATO, and is also directly aiding Ukraine's military. Host Carol Hills speaks with Dara Massicot, a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, where she focuses on defense and security issues in Russia and Eurasia.

NASA launched a small satellite today as part of its so-called CAPSTONE mission to explore an important new lunar orbital path that could eventually lead to a mission to launch a lunar space station to orbit the moon. The World's Carol Hills interviews Elwood Agasid, a deputy program manager for the mission, about the satellite's reconnaissance.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj has instituted a new application system for Muslims coming from Western nations. The change has caused confusion and a loss of the ability to perform the pilgrimage this year. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Seán McLoughlin, a professor of Islamic anthropology at the University of Leeds, about the challenges in the new system and why it was implemented in the fir...

At least 50 people who were found inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, have died and more than a dozen others saved from the trailer were hospitalized for heat-related illnesses. An investigation is ongoing, but authorities say this is among the deadliest known outcomes of a human smuggling operation across the US-Mexico border. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, a professor at the Schar School...

NATO members are gathering in Madrid for what many are calling the most important summit in at least a generation. From the war in Ukraine to the threat of China's rising power, much is at stake. The World's Orla Barry reports on the agenda for the two-day meeting, and NATO's expansion plans.

Erratic weather patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor are leaving millions of people in food insecurity. Local farmers in a rural community in Honduras are learning how to deal with climate change. Tibisay Zea reports.

A female student on a university campus in Jordan was fatally shot on her college campus. The shocking murder of 21-year-old Iman Rashid has caused an uproar in Jordan. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Hiba Alhijazi, a policy and advocacy manager at Plan International in Jordan, about the case and the wider issue of gender-based violence in the country. 

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it's been difficult to pin down exact casualty numbers. This has especially been true on the Russian side. But even according to Russia's official numbers, some evidence suggests that casualties among Russian ethnic minorities are disproportionately high. Russia contains nearly 200 different ethnic groups. One such group is called Buryats, from the...

The largest carrier for flights between Spain and the rest of Europe is Ryan Air, the airline known best for its low-cost, no-frills service. But its workers are starting to strike, and this could cause real havoc for tourists. Airport staffing shortages are already creating delays and, as Gerry Hadden reports from Spain and France, things may get much worse before they get better. 

For the past few years, made-to-order videos featuring African children have been making the rounds on the Chinese internet. Some of the videos are innocent enough; the children recite a personalized birthday greeting in Chinese. But others are racist, with children unknowingly voicing derogatory things about themselves. A recent expose has triggered calls for this to end. But as The World's Rebec...

Leaders of the seven most advanced economies in the world are meeting in Germany this week. The discussions have been dominated by Russia and the war in Ukraine. How to cut the price down on Russian oil was a major discussion Sunday. Leaders are looking to establish a cap on Russian oil prices. This would effectively create an oil buyers' cartel, though nothing has been set in stone yet. Gregory B...

The US has provided Ukraine with billions of dollars of military aid since February, when the war there began. That includes a wide range of equipment, weapons, drones, helicopters and night vision devices. And Congress has approved tens of billions of dollars for more economic and security assistance. That should keep the US arms industry working in overdrive. Host Carol Hills speaks with William...