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Millions of children were among the Ukrainians who fled to Poland after the Russian invasion of their country. It was the middle of their school year, and many parents have looked for ways to continue their education in Ukrainian, help them learn Polish and ease the trauma of war. Lydia Tomkiw reports on how children are keeping up with their education, and the special schools that have popped up...

Russian soldiers have occupied the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol since February. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with one of the city’s residents about the fears locals have, and how they deal with the new authorities who now control their city.

The World’s host Marco Werman introduces us to the Swedish family band Kolonien, a quartet that has led a folk revival for years. They are now somewhat of a house band for the environmental movement there.

It’s day two of a fire at a landfill in India’s capital, New Delhi. The monumental pile of waste at the Bhalswa dump is taller than a 17-story building and covers over 50 football fields-worth of space. The fire is raging amid a record-breaking heatwave across parts of Pakistan and India. The World’s Host Marco Werman spoke with Bharati Chaturvedi, the founder of Chintan, an environmental research...

In April 1989, the American band Sonic Youth played for a crowd in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. In the audience was a teenaged Eugene Hutz, future founder of the rock band Gogol Bordello. Hutz tells The World how this concert changed his life and inspired him to find his own musical voice when he emigrated from Ukraine.

A scholar in Moscow was briefly detained at the end of February for protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While hundreds of thousands of other Russians fled the country, this man decided to stay. The World’s host Marco Werman checks in with him to find out how he's doing as the Kremlin cracks down on dissent.

The US and Russia agreed to an unexpected prisoner swap today. Russia released former US marine Trevor Reed from custody, while the US released a Russian pilot. Both men were facing long prison sentences. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Mary Ilyushina, a reporter for the Washington Post, about the rare diplomacy between the two countries.

Military courts in Myanmar convicted Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption today. This increases the likelihood that the pro-democracy icon, now 76, will spend the rest of her life in prison. Suu Kyi was the country’s political leader until February 2021 when the military ousted her in a coup and locked her up, accusing her of a slew of crimes. The corruption charges bring her total sentence to 11 years,...

American crypto investors are flocking to Puerto Rico, lured by massive tax breaks and tropical weather. The growing community is hoping to attract curious locals. But as the world’s Tibisay Zea reports, not everybody on the island is happy about the newcomers.

Yesterday, we ran a story about Portugal's Golden Visa Program. The story gave the impression that foreigners can still purchase homes in popular areas, such as Lisbon, in order to qualify. But that part of the program ended on Jan. 1 of this year. Home buyers would have to purchase an older property in a rural area in order to be eligible for a Portuguese residency card. We apologize that this wa...

Photographer Debdatta Chakraborty took the top prize at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition. The winning photo, “Kebabiyana,” shows a kebab vendor engulfed in smoke at a street food market in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. The World's Marco Werman has more.

In eastern Ukraine, Russian military forces are slowly making gains, capturing small villages as they continue to bombard the country with heavy artillery. Ukraine, though, is pushing back, with the support of weapons provided by the US and other partners. Yesterday, military leaders and diplomats from 40 nations, including the US, gathered in Germany. Many of them committed to supporting Ukraine'...

Moscow on Wednesday said it has cut off Poland and Bulgaria from receiving Russian gas, because the two countries have failed to make their payments in rubles, something Vladimir Putin has demanded. The European Union has countered that Russia is trying to blackmail countries that support Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler, who is in Berlin,...

Host Marco Werman digs into the music vaults for an appropriate accompaniment to an interview on aging, and the fact that women generally live longer than men, and shares with us Harry Belafonte, now 95 himself, and his classic "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)."

The oldest-known person in the world, Kane Tanaka of Japan, has died at the age of 119. Host Marco Werman discusses her longevity and the lives of other supercentenarians with Thomas Perls, a professor at Boston University School of Medicine and founder of the New England Centenarian Study.

Twitter is one of the world's most-influential public spaces. Its purchase by Elon Musk, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” is likely to shake up the role the global media platform plays. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Human Rights Watch researcher Yaqiu Wang about how the Twitter sale might reverberate in China. 

About 3 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland in recent months. Although the war continues in their homeland, some are already making their way back. Others are deciding whether to stay in Poland for the long term. Reporter Emily Johnson talked to Ukrainians and the communities receiving them in Warsaw, Krakow and Przemysl to hear how they're weighing the options.

The war in Ukraine has hit the country's agricultural sector hard. UN officials warn that an acute wheat shortage could ripple through the rest of the world. Marco Werman interviews Nikolay Gorbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association, about the wheat harvest's prospects.

Tragedy strikes again in Lebanon with the drowning of six people off the coast after a confrontation with the Lebanese navy. Dozens of migrants were on a boat at the time, heading for international waters. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Randa Slim, a senior fellow with the Middle East Institute, about the ramifications of this tragedy in Lebanon. 

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a longtime civil society leader to a lifetime in prison without the chance of parole. Osman Kavala, 65, was convicted of plotting to overthrow the Turkish government. Seven others tried alongside Kavala were sentenced to 18 years. Host Marco Werman spoke with The World's Durrie Bouscaren, who has been following the trial.

The letter Z has become a symbol of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, appearing on T-shirts, billboards and social media accounts defending the war. Now, some European countries have decided to ban public displays of the letter altogether. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.

After a weekend visit to Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that US diplomats would be returning to Ukraine. Though pledging increased military support for Ukraine’s war effort, the officials emphasized that the US military would still not be directly involved in Ukraine’s war. The World’s Marco Werman talks with analyst Anne Applebaum about the...

The UK has completely relaxed its pandemic measures, looking to return to a prepandemic state: masks are off, testing has been reduced, isolation is no longer necessary if sick. But as The World’s Elana Gordon reports, with cases through the roof and hospitals packed, many front-line health workers are feeling left behind. 

Stephen Carpenter and Eric Bourne met aboard a ship 20 years ago. They've been working together in the open waters ever since. So when it came time to choose a venue for their wedding, the helideck of a polar research vessel was the only way to go. The World's Marco Werman has their story.

There is no greater target for Russian cyberattacks than Ukraine. For about a decade, they have come thick and fast, even knocking out parts of Ukraine's electrical grid in the dead of winter. But now, they seem to have slowed down. Victor Zhora is the deputy chief of Ukraine's cyberdefense agency, State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, which guards against cyberattack...