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Since 2002, the US has backed the Philippines in fighting Islamist groups trying to take over tropical islands. Nearly 20 years on, and the rebels are still there, including a group called Abu Sayyaf, which sympathizes with ISIS, and can be just as vicious. Constantly evolving, the group is increasingly recruiting young boys to fight — and girls, too. The World's Patrick Winn reports on the case o...

For the last 400 years, you would be hard pressed to find a wild beaver in Britain — the species was hunted to extinction way back in the 16th century. But conservation groups in the UK want to turn back time and reintroduce beavers to their native lands. The government is considering plans to release beavers into rivers there, after a successful pilot project. The World's Marco Werman speaks abou...

Nearly three months have passed since Nigeria's government indefinitely suspended Twitter after the company deleted a tweet by the country's president. As Africa's most populous country, it's no surprise that Nigerians make up a big portion of Twitter users there. While for many, Twitter might be just a source of entertainment, for others it's a means of livelihood. The World's Africa corresponden...

The US military is officially out of Afghanistan. But extremist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS-K continue to operate in the country. Experts say the US will increasingly turn to drone warfare against these groups. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with national security expert Sarah Kreps, who is an adjunct professor of law, and the director of the Cornell Tech Policy Lab at Cornell University.

Residents of Afghanistan’s capital are queuing up for hours to withdraw strictly limited amounts of cash from their bank accounts. Prices for basic goods are skyrocketing. LA Times reporter Nabih Bulos in Kabul talks with The World's host Marco Werman about some of the practical challenges facing people under Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers.

Pao Barreto has been the frontwoman for several bands that fall under the rubric of French-Latin music. Barreto has lived in Paris for the past 10 years, but leaves lots of musical footprints back to her home of Colombia. Marco Werman plays us a track from her new album.

In Cartagena, Colombia, tour guide Alex Rocha gives his customers more than just a history lesson. He puts a spotlight on Black history. Join us on a walking tour with a man trying to re-frame the legacy of a colonial city.

Brazilians are preparing for next year’s presidential elections. And President Jair Bolsonaro has been following US President Donald Trump’s lead by already denouncing the country’s upcoming vote with claims of fraud. Michael Fox reports on how this is raising concerns for Brazil’s young democracy.

Mexican authorities are dropping off hundreds of people every day in a rural border crossing with Guatemala, where most are lost and don’t have any food. One neighbor has taken it upon herself to feed them. The World’s Jorge Valencia tells her story.

“We regret to inform you that international military evacuations from Kabul airport have ended.” That’s the grim message many Afghans received via text from US officials this weekend. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with a Kabul resident who worked on a high-profile women’s empowerment project, but she did not manage to get on an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan. (For security reasons we’re no...

Cookbook sales have soared around the world over the past year. Market analysts tracked a 145% increase in bread cookbook sales alone. But traditional cookbooks can be expensive, cumbersome and inaccessible to some home bakers. That's why Ruby Tandoh, a London-based chef, is helping folks cook without the book through an audio guide called "Breaking Eggs." The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story.

For decades, leaded gas was billed as something that would improve engine performance. When the health risks of lead exposure became widely accepted, it was phased out in the United States. The United Nations has announced that leaded gas in passenger vehicles has now been phased out around the world. A stockpile in Algeria was used up in July. Marco Werman speaks to the person behind the nearly 2...

On this first day of full Taliban rule in Afghanistan, many vulnerable Afghans are hiding out at home. They’re scared to venture into the streets. The World's Marco Werman speaks to an Afghan man who worked in intelligence with a US Army unit and as a journalist about his life in Kabul today.

We break down how we got to today with a timeline of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban, and a recap of the US withdrawal after its 20-year war. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Lee "Scratch" Perry, legendary Jamaican record producer, dies at 85. Host Marco Werman has an appreciation of the man who reinvented reggae and inspired boundary-defying music production from New York to Tokyo.

It starts with the noise. Harsh mechanical sounds, like loud screeching. Then an uncomfortable pressure, a loss of balance — like being hit with a beam of energy. All of that can be followed by months, even years, of headaches, nausea and hearing and memory loss. Since 2016, more than 200 US government officials have described feeling some or all of these symptoms, and others. It's widely known as...

New rules are now in place in Sri Lanka to better treat and protect elephants. They’ll have their own identity cards and no elephant below the age of two will be put to work, among other rules. Elephants are sacred in Sri Lanka. And killing an elephant is punishable by death. It's part of a long effort to better protect Sri Lanka's elephants. Ravi Corea, head of the Sri Lankan Wildlife Conservatio...

There is a global challenge facing local communities during this pandemic, over how to maintain kids' education while protecting everyone's health. Meira Levinson is an education professor at Harvard University, and she talks with Marco Werman about the risks and trade-offs in figuring out how to get kids back to school.

It's back-to-school season for many parts of the world, not just the United States. We check in on educators, parents and children in three parts of the globe to hear how schools are reopening amid the ongoing pandemic. Manuel Rueda takes us to a private school in Bogotá, Colombia. Halima Gikandi talks to a 6-year-old and her mom in a market in Uganda, where schools remain closed and learning oppo...

Restrictions are returning for US travelers — specifically tourists — trying to go to Europe. That’s the recommendation today from the European Union. The World’s Elana Gordon speaks with host Marco Werman about the decision, and the cautionary lessons that global health experts are drawing as to why the US is leading the world in cases and deaths.

North Korea is firing up one of its nuclear reactors, and likely producing weapons-grade plutonium for nuclear weapons, according to a new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The agency says North Korea appears to have stopped refining plutonium for years — notably during talks with former President Donald Trump. The agency says the fact that reactors are up and running again is “d...

Athletes are halfway through the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and there’s been non-stop action since the Opening Ceremony last week. The World’s Bianca Hillier fills in host Marco Werman on the top moments in sport, and the Afghanistan Paralympic team that has been trying to leave Kabul and make it to Tokyo in time for their competitions.

Hurricane Ida slammed into the southern coast of Louisiana last night, bringing with it catastrophic winds and rain. Now, nearly half of the state is without electricity, and rescue efforts are underway in southern Louisiana and Mississippi. There have been 11 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean so far this year, with three months still left in hurricane season. To untangle the latest science on th...

As the evacuations wind down in Afghanistan, former Afghan interpreter Zia Ghafoori is working around the clock to help get his fellow interpreters out to the country. The World's Marco Werman spoke with him about this ongoing effort, as well as his hopes for the interpreters in their new lives away from Afghanistan.

US troops are now completely out of Afghanistan. The final days of evacuations were punctuated by violence: suicide bombers, rockets targeting the Kabul airport. And over the weekend, a US drone strike destroyed an ISIS car bomb, which the US military says was targeting the Kabul airport. It also killed 10 civilians, according to reports from family members. How will the US detect these dangers in...