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Hunger and malnutrition are already critically pervasive in Ghana. But now, caterers who work for the nation's school food program have essentially gone on strike. They're facing inflation, rising food and transportation costs, and the government owes them payment from previous months. As Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports, the crisis could jeopardize the main meal of the day for many children. 

Voters in Colombia are set to cast their ballots for a new president on May 28. But many believe the breakout star in the country’s election season is the vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, who could become the country’s first Black person elected to the office. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia reports from Bogotá.

On Monday, 260 Ukrainian fighters, among them dozens who were badly wounded, surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. The troops were taken to areas under Russian control. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik in Kyiv about the soldiers’ fate.

The Irish teen comedy "Derry Girls" ended its run on UK TV this week. But it has special significance for women who grew up in Northern Ireland in the ’90s, a period of conflict between Catholics and Protestants often known as The Troubles. Rebecca Rosman has the story of why the show is resonating in Northern Ireland and around the world.

The International Ski Federation has announced that as of the 2022-23 season, men and women World Cup cross-country ski competitors will race the same distances. The pressure to equalize race distances came mostly from retired cross-country ski racers, not those currently competing. Marco Werman speaks with the person who organized the sport pressure for the change: Molly Peters: a former racer an...

Leaders from four European Union countries met on Wednesday in Denmark around the goal of making the North Sea into Europe’s “Green Power Plant” by 2050. How? Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands pledged to increase wind power use tenfold. Host Marco Werman spoke with Finn Mortensen, the executive director of State of Green. He’s based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Across Ukraine on Thursday, people are celebrating Vyshyvanka Day. The Vyshyvanka is one of the best-known symbols of Ukrainian culture. It's an elaborately embroidered shirt or dress traditionally worn in Ukraine and in some neighboring countries. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Lydia Tomkiw who, as a Ukrainian American, celebrates Vyshyvanka Day.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war has fueled unprecedented world hunger, and the number of food-insecure people have doubled in just two years to over 276 million worldwide. Host Marco Werman speaks to Eric Munoz, a senior policy adviser with Oxfam America.

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea became the first Black African to win a stage of one of cycling's Grand Tours. But he had to pull out of the race after a sparkling wine cork hit him in the eye on the winner's podium. The World's Marco Werman has the story of this reversal of fortunes.

Mexico's National Registry of Missing Persons announced this week that the number of people reported missing now exceeds 100,000. Most of them are young men. Before 2006, the number of missing was below 2000. But since the Mexican government's war on drugs, the number of disappeared people has skyrocketed. Marco Werman speaks with human rights advocate Maria Luisa Aguilar Rodriguez of the Miguel A...

When all their theaters closed at the start of the war, professional ballet dancers in Ukraine were left with no jobs and nowhere to dance. Now, they've gathered together to perform around Europe. The World's Carolyn Beeler reports on a performance of Giselle in Bucharest this past weekend. 

Armed clashes between rival groups erupted on Tuesday in Libya's capital. The clashes occurred when an armed group backing a rival prime minister tried to take power in Tripoli. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Emadeddin Badi, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Initiatives, about the factors behind the fighting and the challenges Libya faces toward establishing a unity govern...

Australian elections are coming up on Saturday, May 21. Whatever you may think about the candidates or the issues, one thing is for sure: Australia's electoral system is ranked as one of the best in the world. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Last summer, President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Jessica Stern to be the US Special Envoy for International LGBTQI+ Rights at the State Department. Special Envoy Stern took the role in September. In her first extended interview since taking the position, Special Envoy Stern tells The World's Bianca Hillier who she connects with around the world to advance LGBTQ rights, and which issue...

Today is the first day of CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, and this year it's taking place in Hungary. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the keynote speaker. But why is the conference taking place in Hungary and what does it say about American politics? Host Marco Werman speaks with Cas Mudde, a political scientist at the University of Georgia, and leading expert on...

This week, President Joe Biden approved the reestablishment of a small US military presence for Somalia. It's a reversal of a decision by former President Donald Trump who withdrew US forces operating there last year. The move comes amid the ongoing threat posed by the al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabab. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

For weeks now, baby formula has been hard to find in some US states. Pandemic supply chain issues and a Michigan plant shutdown are partly to blame. But Scott Lincicome, director of general economics and trade for the Cato Institute, tells The World’s Marco Werman that global trade policy is also responsible for the crisis.

Fuel is running critically low in the island nation of Sri Lanka. The country’s new prime minister warns that only a day’s fuel supply remains. Kalani Kumarasinghe in Colombo talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the crises bearing down on the near bankrupt nation.

This week, a judge at the US District Court in DC issued a memorandum opinion saying cryptocurrency exchanges must abide by sanctions because sanctions apply to virtual currencies, and payments are ultimately traceable. Marco Werman interviews Brian O'Toole, a former director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the US Treasury, about the state of cryptocurrency and sanctions evasion.

Rape has long been used by armies around the world as a weapon of war. Dozens of allegations of sexual attacks have been made against Russian soldiers in Ukraine in the past two months. Lyudmyla Denisova, the Ukrainian ombudswoman for human rights, has said she believes many of the assaults were deliberate and systematic. But as The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports, proving that in...

This week Sweden's governing party approved a plan to join NATO. Neighboring Finland's parliament also passed a motion to join the military alliance. But NATO member Turkey is saying no. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Soner Cagaptay, a senior fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the factors behind Turkey's decision and what it means for NATO.

The latest edition of "The Official Highway Code" is out and it is topping Britain's best sellers' list, with 19,000 copies sold a single week. Yes, it's required reading, if you drive a car. But Economist correspondent Catherine Nixey argues that because each new edition chronicles a changing country, cultural critics should also study its pages.

The United Arab Emirates is mourning the death of the son of its founding leader Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who died last Friday. His successor has been named but as The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, the funeral could serve as a moment to mend strained ties between the Middle Eastern nation and the US.

China’s largest city has been under strict COVID-19 lockdown for more than six weeks. The government now says Shanghai is on track to reopen by June 1. The daily number of new cases in Shanghai has declined steadily for more than two weeks, but the government acknowledges the possibility of the outbreak rebounding, Marco Werman has the details.

After more than two years of claiming zero Covid cases, North Korea’s government is finally admitting it: the country has a Covid problem. Pyongyang has declared a “maximum national emergency,” reporting more than 50 Covid-related deaths — and 1.5 million people suffering Covid-like symptoms. North Korea’s population is totally unvaccinated. Will the regime accept outside help as it battles this p...