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Ukrainian comic Anton Tymoshenko is based in Kyiv, and since the start of the war, he's begun performing in both Ukrainian and English. Amid a groundswell of comedy in Ukraine, Tymoshenko has managed to cross over to reach a global, English-speaking audience. He says that for him, comedy is a way to process the war. It's also a defense mechanism, and sometimes a distraction.  The World's Daniel Of...

An unnamed 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter today, after a collision between two ships in the North Sea yesterday that left one sailor presumed dead. The cause of that crash is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

A new Scottish tartan has been designed to honor the thousands of individuals — mostly women — who were executed between 1563 and 1736 under Scotland's Witchcraft Act. The Witches of Scotland tartan is part of a campaign to recognize what advocates call one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history. Host Marco Werman speaks with Claire Mitchell, a lawyer and co-founder of the...

A small group of San Diego residents have created patrols in the Linda Vista neighborhood to keep watch for suspicious vehicles. They’re not cops or private investigators. They’re activists with Union del Barrio, a locally based immigrant rights group, looking for any signs that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is trying to arrest their neighbors. Gustavo Solis reports from KPBS in San...

In 1977, David Holden, the chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times in the UK, went to Egypt to cover peace talks with Israel. He was murdered shortly after arrival. Preliminary investigation showed he was the victim of a sophisticated operation. Peter Gillman, a former reporter for the Sunday Times, has been investigating ever since, and talks about his reporting partner and his mission t...

Today marks five years since the World Health Organization made a big announcement — about COVID-19. The first Western country to go on lockdown was Italy. The whole experience of facing this mysterious new disease so early on took a real toll on Italians. Film producer Francesco Frisari was based in Rome at the time, and he remembers it vividly, as he shared with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler.

A museum in Finland was long known as the last museum in Europe dedicated to Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary and founding father of the Soviet Union. While the museum long symbolized the ties between the two countries, the invasion of Ukraine changed all that. Re-opened as the Nootti Museum (a word that translates as "diplomatic note"), its director Kalle Kallio told The World's Host Mar...

Following eight hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia today, the US and Ukraine say that Kyiv will accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, if Moscow also agrees. Washington also pledged to lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Solohub for the latest.

Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall in the city on Saturday. It was the first storm of its kind in the area in 51 years. The city is further south of where tropical cyclones typically hit, and scientists say climate change is playing a role in increasing extreme wea...

Extreme-right candidate Calin Georgescu stunned many in Romania when he won the first round of a presidential vote in November. This weekend, he was barred from participating in May's presidential vote redo, sparking clashes between his supporters and police. Oana Popescu-Zamfir, director of Bucharest’s Global Focus Center, discusses the implications with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler.

Canada's new leader, Mark Carney, has led the central banks of two separate countries through financial crises. As prime minister of Canada, he'll be putting his fiscal policy bona fides to the test as the country prepares for a trade war with the US, Canada's most important trade partner. The World's Host Marco Werman learned more from Tari Ajadi, a political scientist at McGill University. He jo...

She convinced US President Donald Trump to delay tariffs twice, and Trump recently praised her as a “marvelous woman”. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is one of the few world leaders who have been able to deal constructively with Trump. From Mexico City, The World's Tibisay Zea reports on how people are reacting to that distinction at home.

Athol Fugard worked with Black actors to create plays about life under apartheid in South Africa, often drawing from small personal moments, then telescoping them into wider observations of society. Daniel Galloway, the former manager of the Fugard theater in Cape Town, talks about Fugard's work and approach, and recollects his time with Fugard.

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman catch you up on a few headlines you may have missed.

La Paz, Bolivia, depends its public transportation. There are 10 lines and more than 26 stations. But this is no metro. It’s the longest cable car system in the world — and it’s also the highest. The system opened in 2014. Michael Fox recently took a ride and reported on how the cable cars have transformed public transportation in Bolivia’s administrative capital.

Suitcase Stories is an 8-year-old program in the Boston area, meant to give immigrants a chance to share their journeys with a larger community. But recently, three foreign-born storytellers scheduled to perform canceled their appearances. Given President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, they decided that participating would not be safe. Phillip Martin reports from GBH in Boston.

Today, a cargo ship ran into a tanker that was carrying fuel for the US military. All crew members survived, but one has been hospitalized. Potential environmental damage is still being assessed, though scientists say the impact might be less severe than it would have been had the tanker been carrying crude oil. The World's Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the story.

Scam Factories, a special series from The Conversation Weekly, takes you inside Southeast Asia’s brutal scamming compounds. The Conversation's UK podcast looked at how these compounds, hidden in plain sight, are allowed to continue operating and how they make money. The World brings you an excerpt from the podcast. And you can check out The Conversation's story here . 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is estimating that approximately a thousand people have been killed in major violence in Syria's coastal region. The violence began after an attack on government forces left more than a dozen soldiers dead late last week. Since then, members of Syria's Alawiite community have been attacked and killed in the ongoing violence. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with J...

For years, the US has been presented as Russia's No. 1 enemy. Russian state TV is obsessed with finding external enemies and bashing them. But with recent reversals in US foreign policy vis a vis Russia, Ukraine, and Europe, Kremlin-controlled media is striking a different tone. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

Denmark's postal service just announced that it will cease to accept letters after this year. The amount of letters sent through the mail dropped rapidly in the country over the past two decades. In a highly digitized society like Denmark, the email and apps like Facebook are the go-to for bills and season's greetings.

Late last year, China broke its own record for the world’s fastest train, clocking in at 281 miles per hour. But in Japan, testing is underway for another type of train — one that levitates and can top 300 miles per hour. As The World's transportation correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports, this isn't just a competition. It could revolutionize the future of travel.

Farmers in Zimbabwe are facing a spike in an invasive caterpillar, the fall armyworm. The species surges in dry conditions, and Zimbabwe is emerging from a drought. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Christian Thierfelder, a Principal Cropping Systems agronomist in Harare, about how climate change is encouraging the species’ spread.

Syria's new government is clashing with former soldiers and supporters of the recently deposed Assad regime. And the fighting is escalating. Some fear the fighting could lead to more sectarian tension. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Sarah Dadouch, a journalist with the Financial Times, about what's driving this.

The movie "The Brutalist," shot in Hungary, won three academy awards at the Oscars earlier this week. The country is a big draw for US production companies with its striking landscapes and significant tax breaks. But for Hungary's own filmmakers, making movies there can be challenging. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.