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Several Iranian scientists and military figures have died under murky circumstances in Iran in recent weeks. Iranian officials are blaming Israel for targeting and assassinating people involved with Iran’s military and nuclear program. And Israeli leaders are not exactly denying the accusations.

The risk of war between the US and China is on the rise. Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia and author of “The Avoidable War,” speaks with The World’s host Caroline Beeler about how the two superpowers can step away from the precipice.

June 14 marks 40 since the war between the United Kingdom and Argentina over control of the Falkland Islands. While the war may have ended in an Argentine defeat and the continued British control of the islands located roughly 300 miles east of the South American country, Argentina continues to dispute control of what the country calls the Islas Malvinas. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Alejandro M...

It's been almost a year since the US Military fully disengaged from Afghanistan. In mid-August of last year, some Afghans clung to a C-17 military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths. Multiple investigations were launched into this incident. In a statement yesterday, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said the investigations found that the crew quote: “exercised sound judgment in t...

Loneliness has become its own epidemic in many parts of the world, including the US. And it can have serious effects on one's health. In the UK, instead of prescribing medication, doctors are writing prescriptions of social activities for some lonely people. Sofie Kodner reports from London on the Posh Club, a dance party for the elderly that is designed to combat clinical loneliness.

A fight between Turkish and Afghan teenagers has set off a series of attacks against migrant workers who pick up trash across Istanbul. Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country in the world and, as the country's economy worsens, tensions between Turks and refugees are getting worse. Host Carolyn Beeler gets the latest from The World's Durrie Bouscaren in Istanbul.

This week, the United Nations started a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the transfer of oil out of the FSO Safer ship off the coast of Yemen. The ship is rapidly aging and could break apart, causing an ecological disaster. The World's host Carolyn Beeler reports.

For centuries, wild and domesticated animals in Spain's countryside grazed at the edges of forests, clearing underbrush and providing a natural protection against forest fires encroaching onto cities and towns. After an era of deforestation, some of these forests are returning, but without the animals that created that fire buffer. Gerry Hadden reports that, in Catalonia, shepherds are now being t...

Canada has a pollen problem this year, with huge amounts of it wafting across the country. Host Carolyn Beeler interviews Janice Cooke, biologist from the biological sciences department at the University of Alberta.

Many of the clothes you donate during your annual spring cleaning will end up halfway across the world in places like Kenya, where second-hand clothing is a huge industry. But the future of that industry is being debated after a few controversial remarks by a presidential hopeful. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from the capital Nairobi.

Mariana Bezugla, a Ukrainian MP from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People party, is hunkered down with Ukrainian troops in the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. She told The World’s host Carolyn Beeler that the soldiers she’s watching are having to make do with shortages of weapons and supplies.

Certain diseases tend to be more common in particular communities or regions of the world. Outliers exist, but what if the outlier is all of Sub-Saharan Africa? Zambians with multiple sclerosis, or MS, have struggled to find answers to their years of unexplained symptoms, because the disease is thought to be nearly nonexistent in their community. Local medical providers seldom consider the diagnos...

This weekend's 22.5-mile Man vs Horse race in Wales ended in a third victory for humankind since the competition began in 1980. Winner Ricky Lightfoot won more than $4,000 and bragging rights over a thousand other runners and the 50 horses and their riders. This was also the first race since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

For months, dolphins have been washing up on the shores of countries along the Black Sea. Researchers believe the deaths may be tied to navy sonar systems being used as part of the war in Ukraine. In Istanbul, a team of marine biologists goes out on the Bosphorus Strait to try and find the answers.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's annual report, global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow. The Swedish body found that the nine nuclear-armed countries of the world are increasing or upgrading their arsenals. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Hans Kristensen, one of the authors of the report and an associate senior fellow with the Stockholm International Peace R...

In 1962, revolutionary leader Fidel Castro banned professional sports in Cuba, and encouraged athletes to pursue amateur careers. Now, the country is ending its longtime ban on professional boxing, and the national team "Los Domadores" has made a triumphant debut. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

People often call journalism the first draft of history. But right now in Ukraine, at least one museum has taken a different approach. In Kyiv, at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, curators are currently running a contemporary exhibit that's all about Russia's invasion of their country. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dmytro Hainetdinov, the head of the museum's...

Hong Kong has changed radically since 2020 when China imposed a harsh security law. The territory’s 7 million citizens now face severe penalties for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party — and religious leaders do not get a free pass. The Hong Kong government is taking a special interest in Catholic priests, seeking to weed out priests and bishops who invoke pro-democracy messages in their sermo...

A vicious attack by nine men on a group of women at a BBQ restaurant in China over the weekend has taken Chinese social media by storm. Both women and men are incensed over the attack and what it says about gender relations in China. The World's host Carolyn Beeler spoke with China correspondent Rebecca Kantor about what happened and what it means about gender inequality in China.

Faced with rising numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the English Channel on boats, the UK government came up with a plan to fly them to Rwanda. They could apply for asylum there. And other asylum-seekers, so the thinking goes, would think twice before trying to cross the channel. But now, the plan is facing legal challenges, and it might not even happen. The World's Orla Barry in Lond...

Naming your child can be stressful, but Ikea is here to help. Its Norway branch put out 800 possibilities, drawn from the names it gives its products. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

The NBA finals continue into next week with the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics fighting for basketball's biggest bragging rights. Thanks to the The Celtics' head coach Ime Udoka the team's Boston fan base is deepest in the city's Nigerian community. GBH's Esteban Bustillos has our story.

Hundreds of years ago, Chinese women created a secret language to share their struggles and dreams with each other. The language is almost extinct, with only a handful of women still able to read and write it today. A new documentary shows how the language is being preserved in China today. 

On Sunday, Russia's former McDonald's restaurants will reopen under new branding and ownership. Host Jason Margolis explains what's in store for fast food fans in Moscow.

Iran's government has removed monitoring equipment in the form of cameras at a number of nuclear sites. In response, the International Atomic Energy Association has called it a "fatal blow" to the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. The World's Jason Margolis spoke with Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group, about what this means for the talks and likely scenar...