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Over the weekend, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, announced it would uphold a ceasefire requested by their leader, who remains imprisoned in Turkey. The World's Durrie Bouscaren takes look back at the past 40 years of a PKK insurgency, and a look forward — to consider what might happen next.

Cooperation, respect and strategic interdependence have long characterized the US-Canada relationship. Now, in a matter of weeks, that mutual friendliness has been jeopardized by a trade war and increasing threats from President  Donald Trump about annexing Canada. So says Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University.

The decision by President Donald Trump to pause military aid to Ukraine has reverberated across Europe, and not just because European nations must now fill the billion-dollar void created by the withdrawal of US support. Some in the bloc are now questioning the very future of the 80-year trans-Atlantic relationship that's guided global conflict resolution since the mid-20th century. The World's Eu...

When you take a snooze on an airplane, you have to put a certain amount of faith in the belief that your stuff will still be there when you wake up. But a spate of in-flight thefts in East Asia and Southeast Asia has experts warning travelers to take nothing for granted. The World's transportation correspondent, Jeremy Siegel, has the story.

For the first time, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled in favor of an animal. A panel of four justices ordered a zoo in Mexico City to improve care for an elephant allegedly suffering from depression. The decision could set a precedent in Mexico, recognizing that animals have rights. From Mexico City, The World’s Tibisay Zea has the story.

Iraq's population now stands at 46 million people following a nationwide census that was held in November of 2024. The census, the first in 40 years, has been billed as a success by Iraq's government. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Hamzeh Hadad, a visiting fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations, to get the highlights from the census data.

In the north African country of Tunisia, it's common for Muslims to pray at the shrines of saints. One shrine in Tunis is devoted to a female saint, which is rare. Lilia Blaise takes us there for a glimpse of what the shrine means to the women who visit. The story is part of The World's "Sacred Spaces" series, taking us to places where people find spiritual meaning and connection across the globe.

Sudan is the world's leading exporter of gum arabic, which comes from hardened acacia tree resin. It's a necessary ingredient for lots of household items and food products. But the RSF, which the US says is responsible for genocide in Darfur, controls areas key to the production of this widely used material. Mohammed Salih is a gum arabic importer in Sweden who explains how he's forced to contend...

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman quickly take us through what we need to know about news stories of the day from Egypt, Australia, and Serbia.

Scotland’s Flow Country looks from a distance like a vast expanse of dull, wet brown vegetation — not the kind of view that tourists typically find enticing. But it's become a real attraction since being declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. DW's Richard Baynes has been delving into the strange and wonderful world of Europe’s biggest peat bogs, and he brings us the story.

When natural disaster strikes, people can lose anything and everything. But what survivors often say they miss most are the lost photos. In Valencia, Spain, photo restorers have been collecting and cleaning images pulled from the mud and returning them to very grateful owners. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.

President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on the United States' top three trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China. The response from China came almost immediately. This, as China's political leaders meet in Beijing to set the country's agenda for the next year, in what's known as "The Two Sessions." Host Marco Werman speaks with Taiwan-based journalist William Yang about the economic relat...

Filmmakers from Latvia, the Palestinian territories, Brazil and more took home some of the top prizes at the Oscars last night. The World's Bianca Hillier takes a closer look at the international stories that won big.

Ukrainians are showing support for their president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following Friday's breakdown of diplomacy in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ukrainian security analyst, Maria Avdeeva, about how the country is reacting to the Trump and Zelenskyy meeting, and what Ukrainians see as their options going forward.

About an hour outside of London, Thames Carpets sells handmade, antique and modern handwoven carpets mainly from the Middle East. The business goes back decades, and now, the next generation is spreading awareness of the ancient art on a new platform. The World's Shirin Jaafari has the story.

Last Friday, a 10-year-old boy became the youngest-ever person to give a speech in the UK's House of Commons. The boy, Owen Glass, traveled thousands of miles from his home on Tristan da Cunha to address the UK Youth Parliament. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.

In the early 1900s, Brighton, England, was full of electric trams. But at the start of World War II, they were scrapped for the war effort. All of the trams were lost — or so historians thought. Then in 2009, one was discovered on a pig farm, and a team of locals have been working ever since to restore the tram to its original glory. Now, it's back — and the group behind the restoration is hoping...

This week, the US Supreme Court will hear a case that places some blame for cartel violence in Mexico on gunmakers in the US. The Mexican government argues that the firearm industry enables the trafficking of guns used by cartels. Host Marco Werman discussed the case with John Lindsay-Poland, of the advocacy Group Stop US Arms to Mexico.

Since July 2024, when Masoud Pezeshkian became Iran's new president, Iran's currency, the rial, has lost about 60% of it's value. Parliament voted on Sunday to fire the economy minister. Pezeshkian has reiterated that he believes a nuclear deal might be the best way to relieve sanctions and rehabilitate the economy, but hard-line forces within the government have stymied him. The World's Carolyn B...

Launching a career is a major hurtle for immigrants whose professional credentials come from institutions and certification processes unfamiliar in the US. GBH’s Trajan Warren brings us the story of efforts to help hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts start — or restart — their careers.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about walking the modern Silk Roads through Asia and into South Korea, where village markets, souks and caravanserais are reincarnated as convenience stores that perfectly serve the needs of a traveler on foot.

"Españoles, Franco ha muerto.” With that announcement, in 1975, the people of Spain learned that Francisco Franco, the general-turned-dictator, had died. He'd been at the helm of an authoritarian regime since 1936. The current Spanish government has kicked off a yearlong celebration of Franco's demise, called "Spain in Freedom." But not everyone is on board. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from t...

A tag team of European leaders travelled to Washington this week, in large part, to garner American support for the fight in Ukraine. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron had a friendly sit-down with President Donald Trump in the oval office. Yesterday, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer spent a few hours with Trump talking about the good relationship between the two countries. The World...

In Athens today, massive demonstrations hit fever pitch as protesters pummeled police with rocks and gasoline bombs outside the Greek parliament. Protests and vigils across the country Friday marked the two-year anniversary of a deadly train crash that killed 57 people. Since then, anger has grown out of what many Greeks see as a lack of accountability on the part of the current government in resp...

President Donald Trump met today with his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office. It was expected that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would sign a deal to allow the US access to rare earth metals in exchange for military support. But as The World's Daniel Ofman tells us, the cordial meeting devolved into a shouting match.