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Roughly three months after ISIS fighters attacked a prison in northeast Syria, the United Nations says the fate of more than 100 minors who were held at the prison remain unclear. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.

Port lockdowns at Shanghai and Guangzhou have slowed shipping out of China. The longer China stays offline, the greater the impact on US supply chains. Host Marco Werman speaks with Craig Fuller, supply chain analyst and CEO of the industry journal FreightWaves, who says a long term US strategy should include increased domestic production and healthy trade links with Mexico and Canada.

The coronavirus case numbers seem to be going down slightly. But the megacity of Shanghai is entering its fifth week of lockdown. And now, there are fears that China’s capital city of Beijing is heading in a similar direction. The World’s Rebecca Kanthor is on the line from Shanghai. 

An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria killed over 100 people this weekend. The government vowed to crack down on these illegal operations, which it says steals over 150,000 gallons of oil each day. Host Marco Werman spoke with Vivian Chime, an environmental reporter for TheCable and Report for the World corps member.

Vladimir Kara-Murza is one of Russia's most outspoken politicians and critics of Vladimir Putin and his regime. He's also spoken out against Russia's war with Ukraine. Two weeks ago, he was detained in Moscow on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 15 days of jail time. Now, he could be sentenced to an additional 15 years of prison. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sergei Davidis, head of the indepen...

The World's Marco Werman speaks to Rebecca Rosman, who was at the candidates’ campaign headquarters in Paris as the results rolled in.

April 23 brings together two important holidays in Spain's northeast region of Catalonia: World Book Day and St. George’s Day, or, La Diada de Sant Jordi in the regional language of Catalan. Entire towns and cities fill with hundreds of stalls selling roses and books, since the tradition calls for an exchange of a book and a rose between loved ones, family members and friends. It's one of the most...

Leaders across Mexico, from the president to members of congress to human rights leaders are remembering Rosario Ibarra, who died Saturday and was the country’s most visible champion of the disappeared. As The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia reports, the country’s number of missing persons is higher than it’s ever been. 

With bold lyrics and glittering costumes, Rio de Janeiro’s samba groups are turning the world’s biggest festival into a platform for protest against the violence and racism Black Brazilians face. After the pandemic shut what's possibly the world's biggest party down two years in a row, Carnaval is back in Rio and many other Brazilian cities, albeit out of season. Ana Ionova reports from Rio de Jan...

India's first female superhero has tackled issues like masking up during the pandemic or surviving assault and acid attacks. Now Priya, astride her faithful flying tiger, is back to show younger children the power of collective action in fighting air pollution. Chhavi Sachdev reports from Mumbai.

The prime minister of the Solomon Islands made a deal with China that could allow the country to request military and law enforcement personnel to help maintain “social order” on the islands just north of Australia, raising concern among the country and its allies like the US. Host Marco Werman spoke with Charles Edel, a former adviser on the Indo-Pacific region in the State Department. He's the A...

Myanmar used to be a hip travel destination, attracting 4 million travelers in 2019 to its golden temples and natural beauty. The country’s military rulers want to start issuing tourist visas again. In fact, they said they would this week. But the country is also engulfed in a civil war — and pro-democracy revolutionaries say, please, stay away. The World's Patrick Winn reports. 

On Friday, Rustam Minnekayev, acting commander of Russia's central military distric,t was quoted by Russian news agencies, saying that the goal of the second phase of the war is to "establish full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine." Russia also continues its assault on other parts of eastern Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city. Host Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street...

When Oskar Pernefeld designed a flag for planet Earth it didn't immediately catch on. Afterall, there's already the UN flag, and flags with that famous photo of the earth taken from space. Matt Hoisch reports that Pernefeld's design is finally getting traction.

Voters in France go to the polls to either reelect French President Emmanuel Macron or propel far-right challenger Marine Le Pen into office. At one point, Macron was comfortably ahead in the polls. But Le Pen has worked to soften her image and appeal more to the center. The World's Marco Werman is joined by the host of The Intelligence podcast, Jason Palmer, to discuss the race.

Polls give French President Emmanuel Macron a slight edge in Sunday’s presidential race. But Denis Franceskin, Marine Le Pen’s point person in North America, tells The World’s Marco Werman that even if his candidate loses, she has shaken up French society and mobilized a significant portion of voters behind her far-right agenda.

As Ukraine requests more assistance, yet another round of US sanctions has been announced. These sanctions are supposed to target Russian’s that have evaded the existing economic punishment. But have round after round of sanctions worked? Host Marco Werman spoke with Bill Browder, who was at one time among the largest investors in Russia. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management...

American and Cuban officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, in the highest-level US talks with Havana since President Joe Biden took office. A record number of Cuban migrants traveled to the US-Mexico border in March. What's driving this trend? Tibisay Zea has the story.

The effort to document war crimes in Ukraine has gotten strong international support. But what does it actually take to put a former leader on trial at The Hague? For an example, we look at the violence that enveloped Yugoslavia in the 1990s, and the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. The World’s Chris Harland-Dunaway tells the story of two men: the prosecutor — Alex Whiting, and Milan Ba...

In northern Afghanistan, an attack on a mosque on Thursday and recent bomb blasts in schools in the Kabul area highlight long-standing persecution of Hazara Shiite communities there. Host Marco Werman speaks with Batol Gholami, a Hazara women's rights activist whose family members were among the victims.

Salt makes food taste good, but too much of it can also lead to an unhealthy diet. Still, Japanese researchers are unwilling to give up some of their favorite sodium-laden dishes. So, they create electric chopsticks that make food taste saltier. Host Marco Werman has the story.

Sri Lanka, on the verge of economic collapse, turns to the IMF amid national protests calling for ouster of the president. Host Marco Werman speaks with Kalani Kumarasinghe, features editor of The Daily Mirror, who is based in Columbo.

On Thursday in Washington, President Joe Biden announced that the US is sending additional aid to Ukraine. He said the US is sending $800 million, which includes weaponry suited for fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, as Russia prepares to launch a new offensive. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jeffrey Edmonds, a Russia military analyst with the Center for Naval Analysis think tank. He...

During the Soviet era, when the Ukrainian language was repressed, it was dangerous to publish Ukrainian political and cultural texts within Ukraine. One man, Wolodymyr Pylyshenko, in the diaspora Ukrainian community of New York, began collecting this dissident literature. His daughter, Katja Kolcio, an associate professor of dance at Wesleyan University tells the story of the archive to Gemma Ware...

Weedie Braimah is a master of the djembe, the West African drum that originated in present-day Mali. In his new album, “The Hands of Time,” Braimah shows off the djembe's range and power, and tells the story of his own African and African American upbringing. Afi Scruggs has the story.