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Novak Djokovic flew to Australia to play in the Tennis Open and landed in an immigration detention hotel. The famous, anti-vaccine athlete was blocked by border officials and is now fighting to win back his visa. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on the reaction in Australia.

In the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, protests continue to escalate as the nation recedes into chaos. In Almaty, Kazakhstan's biggest city, there have been reports of the military shooting at protesters in the city's main square, resulting in multiple casualties. Today, Russian troops are reportedly being deployed into Kazakhstan to quell the unrest. Host Carol Hills speaks with Torokul Door...

The imagery of the Jan. 6 insurrection has made for powerful propaganda in the hands of extremists abroad. Heidi Beirich, the co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, tells The World’s Carol Hills that the Jan. 6 insurrectionists have inspired neo-fascist groups around the world.

Preet Chandi, the British Sikh army officer, skied 700 miles in 40 days, braving extreme cold, exhaustion and whiteout conditions. She said she did it, in part, to be a role model to other Asian women and people of color. The World's Carol Hills has the story.

The gleaming city-state of Singapore was once an island of villages, known by the Malay word, kampongs . The often overcrowded villages were deemed disgusting by the government. In its rush to modernize, all but one was eventually razed to make way for skyscrapers and shopping malls. Economist reporter Charlie McCann visits Sng Mui Hong. the woman who is holding on tightly to her family's land.

On Sunday, Yemen's Houthi authorities intercepted an Emirati cargo ship off the Yemeni coast that was headed for Saudi Arabia. The Houthis say it carried military cargo. The Saudis say it carried medical equipment. Host Carol Hills speaks with Bernard Haykel professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University, about the capture, and the competing narratives.

Omicron continues to spread rapidly throughout the world, including Africa. Scientists in South Africa have made major discoveries about the behavior of this virus, which has informed the rest of the globe as it grapples with the new strain. At the same time, most of the continent continues to lack vaccine access. Host Carol Hills speaks with Dr. John Nkengasong, director of Africa’s Center for Di...

In the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, an unprecedented wave of protests is unfolding throughout the country. The protests started as a result of a drastic spike in gas prices but have resulted in major upheaval. The president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, declared a state of emergency. Host Carol Hills speaks with Aigerim Toleukhanova, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council,...

Mario Antonio Palacios, a former Colombian soldier, appeared in federal court in Miami Tuesday. US officials charged him with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the US. Ambassador Daniel Foote, the former US special envoy for Haiti, tells The World’s Carol Hills that the murder investigation appears to be inching forward with renewed US support.

Canada's government has pledged to award the settlement to families in order to begin to repair the damages by a discriminatory system that has removed tens of thousands of children from their parents over the decades. Reporter Anita Elash has the story.

Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash ended his 141-day hunger strike on Tuesday in Israel. Hawash started his hunger strike in protest of his detention without charge — a practice known as administrative detention. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Daniella Cheslow, a reporter in Jerusalem for the AFP, about the case and Israel's use of administrative detention policy for Palestinian prisoners....

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to make the lives of the unvaccinated in France as difficult as possible, and he has used some strong language when speaking about unvaccinated people in an interview on Tuesday. Macron's comments led to the suspension of the French Parliament on Wednesday. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry speaks with host Carol Hills.

The 177 potato farmers on Prince Edward Island are unable to send their year's crop to the US because of an export ban. It was imposed when a potato virus was discovered on two farms in October. The crop has since been declared virus-free, but the ban persists, leaving PEI with enough potatoes to fill 25 NHL hockey stadiums. Host Carol Hills speaks with Greg Donald, manager of the Prince Edward Is...

Lawyers for Prince Andrew have appealed to a New York judge to dismiss the sexual assault civil lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre (Nee Roberts) previously accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse and of trafficking her to Prince Andrew and other men. Prince Andrew has denied all the allegations as The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry tells host Carol Hills.

The European Union has spent the last few years hardening its borders and paying neighboring countries like Turkey and Libya to stop people from crossing the Mediterranean to claim asylum. This means that people fleeing countries like Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan may spend years trying multiple routes to Europe, with no luck. Reporter Özge Sebzeci brings us a story from Turkey, of one Syrian man’s d...

Mexican singer Silvana Estrada is one of her country’s most promising young talents. At 24, she’s already gotten wide acclaim on music that relies on little more than her voice and her small, four-string instrument. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia sat down with Estrada in Mexico City to talk about her upcoming debut album “Marchita,” and her first headlining tour across the...

A North Korea defector to South Korea redefected to the North on Tuesday, crossing the heavily militarized DMZ line. The World's Carol Hills spoke with reporter Donald Kirk, who is based in South Korea, about the rare occurrence and the difficulties North Koreans face when they defect.

Ella Hawkins has been baking for years. She also has a PhD in Shakespeare studies. And during the pandemic, she has combined both passions into small, intricate — and edible — artworks. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story.

In the old days, spy agencies lurked in the shadows and rarely spoke to the press. But times have changed. The head of MI6, Britain’s spy agency, is Richard Moore. Code name C. Moore recently spoke to host Anne McElvoy of the podcast The Economist Asks about the changes he wants to see at the agency. 

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry fled the northern city of Gonaïves on Saturday after a shootout between his security forces and an armed group. The prime minister’s office is describing the clash as an assassination attempt. Journalist Gessika Thomas in Port-au-Prince talks with The World’s Carol Hills.

Two years ago this week, the US and Iran came as close to war as they had been in years. The US military killed Iran’s top military general in a drone strike near Baghdad’s airport. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on the impacts of that assassination on the region.

In recent months, our lives have been dominated by the delta and omicron variants, but now, there might be another one lurking — temporarily named IHU.  But how do variants get classified as “variants of concern”? Host Carol Hills speaks with Emma Hodcroft, an epidemiologist at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

A Chinese man who was abducted over 30 years ago has been reunited with his biological mother after drawing a map of his childhood village from memory. Carol Hills tells the story of Li Jingwei, and how a video of his hand-drawn map led authorities to his hometown, his mother and an emotional reunion.

As we look to another year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, we wanted to find out from a clinical perspective what people can expect moving forward with this virus. Host Marco Werman speaks to Dr. Wafaa El Sadr, a professor of medicine and epidemiology. 

Richard Leakey, a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter passed away over the weekend at the age of 77. He was most well known for his discovery in Kenya of skeletons belonging to Homo erectus, an ancient ancestor of human beings. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Paula Kahumbu, conservationist and CEO of WildlifeDirect, about Leakey’s story and legacy.