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An extraordinary spectacle of millions of orange and black butterflies is unfolding above a national forest in central Mexico. But the future of the monarch butterflies is in question. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia reports from Michoacán, Mexico, on one local community’s effort to preserve their habitat in Mexico. 

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukrainian city centers throughout the country. The bombing campaign has intensified in the south of the country, in cities like Mariupol and Mykolaiv. Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Solohub speaks with host Marco Werman from the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa.

Earlier this month, the southwestern Ukrainian community of Voznesensk beat back a Russian attack that could have allowed Kremlin forces to cut off the vital port city of Odessa. Host Marco Werman spoke with the Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, who reported this week from the site of the decisive two-day battle.

The World's Marco Werman steps in with a song about hope and healing from Brazil's Marisa Monte who is touring the US through the end of March.

Haitians trying to seek asylum in the United States have been turned back by the thousands in part because of public health measure Title 42, instituted at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration. But some have succeeded in making it to the US and applying for asylum. Alisa Reznick in Phoenix, Arizona, reports on a Haitian American school teacher who, in his off hours, is devoted...

As the world's oil supplies are threatened by war and sanctions, the International Energy Agency has announced a plan to reduce consumer demand. Host Carol Hills explains the 10-point plan, which calls for decreased use of cars and planes to save up to 2.7 million barrels of oil per day.

US President Joe Biden spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday morning in a call intended to warn Beijing against supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Jason Li, a researcher with the East Asia program at the Stimson Center, to understand what arrows Washington has in its quiver to dissuade China. 

The tiny country of Moldova sits just next to the southwestern border of Ukraine. Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe. It's not a member of NATO or the European Union. It's also got hundreds of Russian troops based in the breakaway region of Transnistria, a sliver of territory that sits along the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. It all makes for anxious times for this country, as Andrew Co...

President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have expressed the idea that Russia's war against Ukraine isn't only about Ukraine. The war represents the clash between democracy and autocracy and freedom versus repression. Zelenskiy has appealed to Western leaders and demanded that they stand by “European” or “Western” values that institutions like the EU, NATO and the UN are supp...

With food prices up all over, shoppers are figuring out how to cut corners. In Canada, Anita Elash reports that apps that locate produce and goods nearing their sale-by-date are growing in popularity. They also cut down on food waste.

With Ukrainian universities bombed and students and professors trying to get to safety, academics, including Russian Americans, are organizing to bring them to the US. WGBH's Kirk Carapezza reports that this kind of helping hand goes back to the Russian Revolution.

The Ukraine refugee crisis is said to be the largest in Europe since World War II, and billions of dollars of relief aid is pouring in from around the globe to help those displaced by Russia's invasion. But how does the new refugee crisis affect the world's willingness and ability to help refugees around the world where crises have been ongoing? Host Carol Hills speaks to Bob Kitchen of the Intern...

Diébédo Francis Kéré, who grew up in Burkina Faso, and was one of the first children to be educated in his village, has dedicated his career to creating structures from scarce resources that serve the people of his country and other parts of Africa. Host Marco Werman speaks to him about his work.

Andriy Kolesnyk lives in a contested suburb of Kyiv called Irpin. When Russian soldiers broke into his home, they found his two passports and were convinced he was a spy. Kolesnyk explains how he survived an execution attempt, and then watched the soldiers rob his home and drink all his liquor.

The president of the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, is in Washington this week. He's making the case for international recognition of Somaliland as an independent country. The World's Halima Gikandi spoke with President Bihi about his objectives on this diplomatic mission. 

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is trying to push through a raft of bills that opponents have dubbed a "death combo" for the environment. One of them would allow mining on Indigenous territory. The war in Ukraine has threatened a crucial supply of fertilizer from Russia and Bolsonaro wants mining expanded to create a domestic source of fertilizer. Marco Werman speaks with Adriana Ramos, coordin...

Photographer Khrystyna Kulakovska spent 15 years in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Now she’s trying to learn what's become of friends and family there. On Wednesday, Kulakovska reached her friend Masha who had just managed to escape from Mariupol. Kulakovska tells The World’s Marco Werman about the conversation.

When the pandemic hit his home city of Istanbul, Ahmet Faruk picked up an old passion: drawing. He wandered around the city, looking for forgotten, underappreciated buildings. Then, he brought them to life on the pages of his sketchbook. Lately, he has been focusing on Islamic architecture, specifically, mosque domes and minarets. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke with Faruk.

China’s zero-COVID-19 policy is being severely tested by omicron as the country battles its highest numbers of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai, who is in lockdown with her family.

Thousands of Russians have fled their country in the past weeks — many who oppose the war, and have been longtime critics of President Vladimir Putin. But with the EU closing its skies to Russian planes, there aren’t many places they can go. This has made cities like Tbilisi, Dubai, and Istanbul new hubs for the Russian opposition. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul.

European infrastructure and processes are fast developing to receive tens of thousands of new refugees. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Andrew Geddes, director of the Migration Policy Center, about the challenges for Europe as a mass of refugees arrive from war-torn Ukraine.

On the day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Congress, The World’s Marco Werman takes a step back to look at the leader’s trajectory from comedian to symbol of resistance.

To some, the vision of Russian oligarchs might entail luxury yachts, private jets and palatial mansions. But in recent weeks, the US and European governments have piled on sanctions against influential Russian oligarchs. How much influence do they have over Putin? Host Marco Werman spoke to Anders Åslund, who says you can’t be a billionaire in Russia without close Kremlin connections. He’s a forme...

As companies from McDonald’s to IKEA close down in Russia, ordinary Russians have rushed to get what could be their last Big Mac or Starbucks latte. But the impacts on the Russian economy are wider than the loss of big international franchises and companies. Host Marco Werman speaks with John Quelch, dean of the Herbert Business School at the University of Miami.

After two years of pandemic, there are many countries that continue to have entry restrictions because of COVID. Some, like the US, require a negative test and approved vaccination. Others, like Japan, only allow citizens and visa holders to enter. As The World’s Lucía Benavides reports, this has become one more hurdle for multinational families separated by borders.