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After the attacks of 2001 on the United States, China and the US cooperated on counterterrorism. Washington even designated a Uyghur group as a terrorist organization. In the 20 years since Sept.11,  the two countries have come to see terrorism threats in China differently. China built a network of draconian-level surveillance and launched its “people’s war on terror.” The US, meanwhile, has remov...

Twenty years ago, the world turned upside down and global geopolitics forever changed because of 9/11. But in the weeks that followed, another event would grip Americans, and help reshape biosecurity as we know it — or at least attempt to. The World’s Elana Gordon reports on the legacy of the 2001 anthrax attacks and how those lessons are taking on a new meaning and urgency during today’s pandemic...

The Taliban have seized control of an Afghanistan that doesn't have enough food for its people. In a normal year, Afghanistan’s river basins would be bursting with life during harvest season. But not now, says Kaustubh Devale, with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in Kabul. Devale tells host Marco Werman that Afghanistan is in its second drought in four years and more than 10 million Afg...

Twenty years after 9/11, and in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many Americans are questioning the assumptions underpinning the so-called global “war on terror.” The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on some of those assumptions and some possible ways forward.

Protestors in Afghanistan and journalists who cover demonstrations are being beaten, clubbed and threatened. Local Afghan reporters bear the brunt of the violence, Nabih Bulos, the Middle East bureau chief for the LA Times, tells The World’s host Marco Werman. Bulos describes the run-in he had with the Taliban today.

The trial of the suspects in the 2015 attacks in Paris began today. The attack took place in November 2015 at the Bataclan nightclub and other sites in the city, leaving 130 people dead and many more wounded. The World's Marco Werman caught up with journalist Rebecca Rosman who is following the latest developments in the trial.

People took to the streets on Brazil's Independence Day yesterday, but it wasn't the usual festive celebration. President Jair Bolsonaro had called for his supporters to take to the streets with weapons, and talk about military action. Michael Fox reports that the demonstrations remained mostly peaceful, but may have set the stage for more conflict.

The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to jail women for having an abortion. However, the decision does not mean that women across the country will have immediate access to the procedure. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Latin America Correspondent Jorge Valencia about the ruling.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot in the political landscape around the globe. One of its consequences is the growth of authoritarianism, or its tendencies, in a number of countries and regions. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Luke Cooper, a London School of Economics researcher and author of the book “Authoritarian Contagion” about this phenomenon.

Wikipedia exists in more than 300 languages, but half of them have fewer than 10 active contributors. That's created enormous discrepancies in quality and accuracy, for example, a local language in the Philippines still listing Dianne Feinstein as mayor of San Francisco. But entries in other languages betray a political agenda: Until recently, Croatian Wikipedia referred to a concentration camp in...

Iraq is facing a severe drought this summer, and it appears that upstream dams in Iran and Turkey are the culprits. Turkey has continued to build controversial dams on the Tigris and Euphrates, arguing that it needs to protect its own access to water. There are protocols in place as to how much water Turkey releases from the dams, but they're accused of not abiding by them.

Twenty years after 9/11, militant Islamists continue to be a threat, not just in Afghanistan, but across much of the world. And as Robin Wright of the Wilson Center tells Marco Werman, the US is far from done with its forever wars.

Semiconductors are essential to modern life. These micro-chips are as important to electronics as neurons are to human brains — and without them, none of our gadgets would work. But there’s currently a bit of chaos in one part of the semiconductor supply chain in Malaysia. The World’s Patrick Winn reports that this is having ripple effects into the US and across the globe.

Sara Wahedi is the founder of Ehtesab, an Afghan crisis alert app. Her app provides on-the-ground information to Afghans — everything from electricity cuts to bombings. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Wahedi about the challenges the app and its employees now face since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

The Central American nation of El Salvador has officially adopted Bitcoin as one of its currencies. Salvadorans will now be able to use bitcoin in shops, restaurants and in financial transactions. The World's Marco Werman spoke with journalist Anna-Catherine Brigida about her experience using Bitcoin and what consequences this adoption will have in El Salvador.

Brazil is the world's largest coffee exporter, and last year, the country saw record production.  But extreme weather has destroyed many coffee plants across Brazil, threatening the Latin American country's coffee producers. Michael Fox reports on what that means to farmers and how it could raise the cost of your caffeine fix.

The Taliban today announced choices for several interim positions in their new government. An influential religious figure, as well as the head of the Taliban's political bureau, will share the top slots. Author and analyst Carter Malkasian says the inclusion of two individuals from the Haqqani Network, a US-designated terror group, means it will be difficult for Washington to recognize the new go...

Traditional a cappella groups cover pop lyrics and full music beds with impressive skill. But one group in South Korea, called MayTree, is taking the genre further to mimic the digital devices that occupy our lives. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story. (This story originally aired in February 2021.)

Germany has started to return hundreds of valuable artworks that were looted from Nigeria more than a hundred years ago. The ownership of the Benin Bronzes has been disputed for years, and pressure is now on Western museums to release them from their collections. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports. (This story originally aired in May 2021.)

“Drama” is Rodrigo Amarante's second solo album. But that doesn't accurately reflect the Brazilian's 25-plus years making music professionally. From his collaborations with a member of The Strokes to his own rock band in the ‘90s, Amarante speaks to Marco Werman about his career in music.  (This story originally aired in July 2021.)

Mohammed Rezuwan, a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh spent the past year interviewing people in the camps at Cox’s Bazar, recording and translating folktales as told by refugees.  The World's Stephen Snyder has the story of how, and why, saving Rohingya folk tales is so important to Rezuwan. (This story originally aired in July 2021.)

Austrian forests got some attention when President Trump praised the country for avoiding wildfires by living in “forest cities.” That led to social media mayhem, but is there something to his point? How do European countries like Austria avoid the catastrophic wildfires that are so common to the American west? Amanda Peachers explains.

What role will automation and AI play in our jobs 20 years from now? Kai-Fu Lee has thought a lot about this. He founded Microsoft Research China and was president of Google China. Today he runs a technology venture capital firm in Beijing. Kai-Fu Lee was a recent guest on The Economist Asks, a podcast from our partners at The Economist. He spoke to host Anne McElvoy.

Over the weekend in Tokyo, the Olympic torch went dark, marking the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. They were postponed from last year, and almost didn’t take place. And they ended up being action packed, both on and off the field.

The Taliban claim they have captured the last remaining anti-Taliban territory in Afghanistan. Panjshir Valley is the site of anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban resistance and is home to former Afghan government officials. The Taliban's opponents in the region, however, claim that the fight continues. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Haroun Rahimi, a law professor at the American University in Kabul,...