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Cuban artist Hamlet Lavastida was arrested in late June on the charge of "instigation to commit a crime.” Over the weekend, he was transferred directly from a Havana prison to the José Martí International Airport and put on a plane to Poland with his partner, writer Katherine Bisquet. This freedom-in-exchange-for-banishment is the latest episode in the ongoing persecution of artists, journalists a...

A growing number of farmers in Colombia are starting to preserve and even regrow forests on their land. They're finding that bird-watchers are looking for places to view the country's astounding biodiversity. Manuel Rueda visits a few ranches turned ecotourism resorts in the mountains.

Since 2014, avocado consumption around the world has exploded. And farmers in Colombia have been converting their crops over to the lucrative plant. But as Megan Janetsky reports, avocado cultivation can have a devastating impact on forests and water quality, and even further climate change.

The city of Tapachula in southern Mexico has long been a transit point for migrants. This year, it became perhaps the largest community of newly arrived Haitian migrants in the world as local immigration officials detain them while they wait out their applications for refugee status in Mexico. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia reports.

China's Belt and Road Initiative has lent billions to developing countries so they can undertake massive infrastructure projects, such as roads, ports and dams. Sounds like a good deal, except when a country defaults and has to cede the project to China, making it a debt trap. A new study by the College of William and Mary looks at how much debt China has racked up. The World's Marco Werman speaks...

The World Health Organization issued an apology for sexual abuse by staff members in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 2018 Ebola outbreak. This followed a report which detailed 80 instances of abuse involving nearly 20 members of WHO staff. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Amy Costello, host of the “Tiny Spark” podcast, about how common sexual abuse is in the aid and development sect...

Prevented from inserting immigration reform into the budget deal, Democrats are adding language to the Federal Register in an effort to preserve DACA, the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program. The proposed rule seeks to protect nearly 800,000 immigrants who came to the US as children from being deported or losing their ability to work. The World's Daisy Contreras reports that the rule cha...

Debate on the rushed US withdrawal from Afghanistan moved to the House on Wednesday. Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, faced pointed questions. Author Sarah Chayes, a former special adviser to the US military in Afghanistan, tells The World’s Marco Werman that the fundamental problems with the...

The lights have gone off in parts of China. Elevators have shut down and streetlights have gone dark. The country isn't producing enough electricity. The shortages are being blamed on the high cost of fuel because of strong demand from industries and tougher emission standards. The World's Rebecca Kanthor reports. 

José González was first inspired by the Brazilian bossa nova and Latin folk that his parents played at home in Argentina. The,n he took notice of the hardcore punk bands he heard while a student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. On his latest album, “Local Valley,” he turned to Africa, particularly Ghanaian highlife.

The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex had powerful jaws and teeth, great for ripping flesh. But scientists looking closely at the jawbones of adult Tyrannosaurs have a new theory about consistent scarring there. The Economist's science correspondent Matt Kaplan says that face bites were likely a part of the dinosaur's sex life.

The Grammy-winning ensemble Opium Moon is back with a new release called "Day+Night." The quartet includes a Canadian, an Israeli, an Iranian and an American musician who bring their sensibilities to songs that capture the feel of daytime and nighttime. Host Marco Werman shares two companion tracks from the new album.

Only a few hundred people who identify fully as Maleku remain in Costa Rica, where much of the Indigenous population has been decimated and assimilated into the colonial Spanish culture. Naomi Prioleau reports on efforts to preserve the Maleku language, traditions and identity.

According to the latest survey, 43% of transgender travelers have experienced a problem at airport security due to their transgender identity. Issues often arise at the body scanners, which requires TSA officers to guess if a passenger is a man or a woman based on how they present themselves. The TSA says the advanced technology is in place to keep people safe, but advocates say it's “security the...

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, faced sharp questioning on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Topics include the rushed US evacuation from Afghanistan as well as Milley’s calls to his Chinese counterpart in Donald Trump’s final days in office. The World's Marco Werman gets a reaction from reti...

The US decision to move forward with boosters has been mired in questions about who might need a shot and when. But if there’s one place that has really influenced the decision to move forward with boosters, it’s Israel. Leaders around the world have been paying special attention to Israel, even as big scientific and policy questions surrounding boosters remain. The World's Elana Gordon explains w...

San Marino, a 24-square-mile country nestled inside Italy, is the latest in Europe to decriminalize abortion. In a referendum held over the weekend, voters delivered a decisive victory to abortion rights activists. Lucía Benavides reports on the long battle to overturn a 150-year-old law.

NASA has launched the newest version of its satellite that has been keeping meticulous track of changes to the Earth's surface for 50 years. NASA’s Josh Willis explains to Marco Werman the value of that historical data, and why Landsat still matters in an era when space is jammed with satellites of all kinds.

This week Jordan's government announced it was reopening a major border crossing with Syria as well as resuming flights to Damascus from Jordan's capital, Amman. This follows a deal to bring Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Natasha Hall, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about these developments and what...

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is on a visit to the Middle East. He is meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as well as officials in the United Arab Emirates to talk about Yemen and Iran. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on the significance of this trip.

Most young people in South Sudan have faced conflict and displacement their entire lives. And as the 10-year-old country's government struggles to find a peaceful path forward, those young people are looking to heal the trauma caused by warfare. Reporter David Lomuria visits The Baobab House, an art gallery in the capital of Juba where people are using music and conversation to help.

The volcano on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, continues to spew volcanic ash and send lava flowing a week after it started erupting. More than 500 buildings have been buried by lava, and more than 6,000 people have been displaced. The World's Marco Werman speaks to Loÿc Vanderkluysen, a volcanologist at Drexel University, about the hot spot in the Earth's mantle causing the eruption.

Thousands of Haitians deported from Texas continue to land in Port-au-Prince. Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat sees the forced returns as part of a long history of mistreatment of Haitians. Danticat talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the toll the mass expulsions are taking on her homeland.

Nearly two-thirds of Swiss voters backed a referendum supporting same-sex marriage this past weekend. With that, Switzerland becomes one of the last Western European nations to legalize same-sex unions. Host Marco Werman gives us an update.

Cambodia is run by a strongman government, one known for dysfunction and harsh crackdowns against dissent. Rarely does its leadership pull off a huge success — but its vaccine program is remarkable. Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, appears to be the most vaccinated capital city in the world. And nationwide, Cambodians are better vaccinated than most US states — even California. How did they pull it...