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Norway has one of the world's most ambitious climate change targets — it aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. But it's also a major producer and exporter of oil. This contradiction became a key issue during the country's elections this week. Based on the results, it isn't likely to be fully resolved soon. Reporter Brett Simpson visits some net-zero projects in Norway and analyzes how climate change...

After 16 years in office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office this month. Voters will decide on her successor in elections on Sept. 26. As our Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports, the next German leader may not be the person Merkel would have wanted.

This week, Apple rushed to update its iPhone software after security vulnerabilities were discovered. A hacking tool developed by Israeli spyware firm NSO Group was shown to easily target iPhone users. The World's Carol Hills spoke with John Scott-Railton of The Citizen Lab, the group behind the discovery, to understand the significance of this technology breach.

The new abortion ban in Texas has resulted in more people seeking abortion pills from online providers. These are websites run by nonprofit organizations that have been used by people in countries with restrictive access for years and the pills they ship are the same ones provided by health care professionals in places where abortion is legal. Reporter Lucía Benavides speaks with host Carol Hills...

Haiti’s government has banned its own prime minister, Ariel Henry, from leaving the country. That’s because prosecutors want to question Henry about the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Phone records show a key suspect in the assassination called Henry twice just hours after the killing. The World’s Carol Hills talks with Widlore Mérancourt, editor of the Haitian news outlet...

Dolphins have long been hunted in the remote Faroe Islands. But this year’s killing of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a single day has alarmed even supporters of the legal and regulated hunt. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports that the annual Grindadrap' in the North Atlantic is now coming under greater scrutiny.

Ever since winning a sixth term in an election that the White House and most Western countries deemed as a sham, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been brutally cracking down on opposition both at home and abroad. In July, an opposition journalist was abducted after the commercial flight he was on was forced down over Belarusian airspace. That plane was heading to neighboring Lithuania...

Tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula. Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday within hours of each other. Over the weekend, Pyongyang said that it had successfully launched a long-range cruise missile — its first test in six months. Host Carol Hills speaks with Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow, and the Korea chair at CSIS, the Center for Strategic and International St...

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world's greatest soccer players and also one of the most physically fit. Ronaldo returned to the English Premier League Saturday after signing on to play with Manchester United. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's renowned fitness comes with a very healthy diet which is already influencing his new teammates. Goalkeeper Lee Grant said at a recent dinner, fellow player...

Boeing's 737 Max jet gained worldwide attention starting in 2018 when two planes crashed within months of each other: one in the Java Sea, off Indonesia, and one in Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people. Tom Jennings is the director of a new documentary called “Boeing's Fatal Flaw,” which is a production of Frontline – produced at GBH in Boston. The World's Carol Hills speaks to Jennings about the s...

The number of HIV and AIDS cases was on the decline around the world until COVID-19 hit. In Africa, efforts to contain the pandemic tapped health resources that once went to prevent new infections. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports that in Ghana, the shortage of antiretroviral drugs is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. Without the drugs, pregnant women are now more likely to pass the virus...

Just before going into self-isolation for possible COVID-19 exposure, Russia's Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Mona Yacoubian, a senior adviser at the US Institute for Peace, about Russia's role and future strategic goals in the Syrian conflict.

Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish. Now, the mayor of Helsinki wants to declare the capital an English-language city to attract more foreign workers to come and live there. Not everyone is on board though, as our Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Images from Kabul this weekend showed women in black marching in pro-Taliban demonstrations. The women are wearing long, dark outfits, and their faces are nearly fully veiled. Taliban leaders say this form of dress is a return to Afghan tradition. Bahar Jalali, a former history professor at the American University in Afghanistan, disagrees. Jalali talks with The World’s Carol...

In the country of Georgia, there has long been a preference for boys. That trend is changing, with parents-to-be relying less on sonograms and abortions to ensure they produce a male child. Elise Burr, who writes about foreign affairs for The Economist, explains that women have more say in marriages and daughters are increasingly seen as being able to financially take care of aging parents.

A new, wide-ranging study has found that young people are suffering from anxiety and distress over the climate crisis. Thousands of young people were surveyed across 10 countries. The World's Carol Hills delves into some of the findings.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill this week about the botched US pullout from Afghanistan. He's doing his best to spin a narrative that deflects blame from the Biden administration. Author Susan Glasser talks with The World’s Carol Hills about the takeaway for US allies and adversaries.

The United Nations will soon have to make a tricky decision about Myanmar: Should it accept a widely despised military regime that illegally seized control of the country earlier this year? Or will it recognize a new revolutionary government, composed of ousted elected officials, that has massive public support — but not nearly as many guns and no liberated territory of its own. Both seek a seat a...

On Monday, workers will finish wrapping the Champs-Élysées landmark in Paris in 270,000 square feet of metallic blue fabric. It is a posthumous installation designed by artists Christo and Jean-Claude. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Komodo dragons are fearsome creatures. They can grow up to 10-feet long, have forked tongues and venomous saliva, and can take down animals as big as a horse. But now- the dragons are the ones under threat. The IUCN, an international conservation body, has put the Komodo Dragon on its endangered species list, citing  the threat of sea - level rise and habitat destruction. The animal is only found...

Pressure is mounting on the leaders of a military coup in the West African nation of Guinea. On Sept. 5, soldiers in the mineral-rich country ousted their president, Alpha Condé. He is now in jail, and Guinea's neighbors are calling for the coup leaders to restore constitutional order. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Howard French, an author and former West Africa correspondent for The New Yo...

When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called snap elections this year, it seemed like a safe gamble. He had done relatively well containing COVID-19 and the country was starting to open up. But Trudeau's center-left Liberal Party's lead has vanished and it is now neck and neck in the polls with the center-right Conservatives, led by Erin O’Toole. James Yan discussed the Canadian election on...

Undocumented college students do not qualify for federal financial aid, including loans, even if they are DACA recipients. For tuition purposes, they are considered foreigners so they often don't qualify for in-state tuition. But concerned about the low graduation rate among these students, some states are starting to provide financial assistance. Stephanie Daniel of member station KUNC reports on...

Iran and the UN's nuclear watchdog came to an agreement on Sunday. At the center of the agreement were the monitoring devices at Iranian nuclear sites. The World's Carol Hills spoke with senior Iran analyst Naysan Rafati of the International Crisis Group about what this means for potential talks between the US and Iran.

Homosexuality has long been criminalized in Afghanistan, but advocates fear the situation will get more violent under Taliban rule. The group reportedly targeted LGBTQ people during their previous reign 20 years ago, and many LGBTQ Afghans are now afraid history will repeat itself. They're asking foreign governments and aid organizations for help. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.