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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's press conference on Monday was long — eight hours. But believe it or not, that was not the longest press conference in recent memory. That goes to another Eastern European leader.

On Monday, Britain, Canada, and the United States imposed new sanctions on Belarus. The move comes one year after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko rigged the country's presidential election in his favor. In a press conference on Monday, Lukashenko said the UK can "choke" on those sanctions. Host Marco Werman speaks with Daniel Fried, an American diplomat with many years of experience in the r...

In Turkey, a new fashion industry has sprung up, selling chic, colorful — but still modest — clothing for observant Muslim women. Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul.

Thousands of workers employed by mostly US-owned factories in Mexico were vaccinated with leftover Johnson & Johnson vaccines from the US that were close to their expiration dates. Factory owners covered the costs. Although the vaccination programs are now over, The World's Daisy Contreras reports that more may need to happen to keep border towns safe as new infection rates are on the rise.

Ethiopia's government is calling civilians to join the military to fight against Tigrayan rebel forces. This marks a stunning turnaround for Ethiopia and its leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Alex de Waal, of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University's Fletcher School, about the latest developments.

Of the many cover songs that Kingston, Jamaica's reggae and ska artists have covered, "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel may be the most unconventional for the style. But, as The World's host Marco Werman lets us hear, "Kingston Boléro" totally works.

Author Daniel Sherrell’s new book, “Warmth,” is about how it feels to truly face the magnitude of the global climate emergency. Sherrell talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about the psychological toll of climate change and what one generation owes the next in the face of this existential crisis.

After a year and a half of waiting, vaccinated American's can finally cross the border into Canada without needing to be quarantined. The World's host Marco Werman speaks to American Kaya Williams, who stayed overnight in Maine close to the border so she could cross into Canada as soon as possible. She is on her way to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where she spends the summers.

Canada reopens to fully vaccinated Americans today, while the US continues to keep its land border locked. While many are jubilant to be able to head north, there are others who feel left behind by the US's decision to not reciprocate. Reporter Ben Payne talks to families who will be reunited this week, and others still split by policies which have never been fully explained.

The NFL has paid out millions of dollars in compensation to players in recent years who have suffered serious medical conditions linked to repeated head trauma. In England, the professional football association (FA) is coming under increasing pressure over brain damage, reportedly caused by heading the ball. This week, a leading neuropathologist in the UK recommended that footballs should be sold...

The Earth will likely blow past the Paris agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius by the 2030s, and the impacts of climate change will continue to get worse over the next few decades. What happens after that is still up to us, as dramatic cuts to fossil fuel burning could still keep the worst impacts of climate change at bay. That's the headline from a major new analysis published...

When all is said and done, Lionel Messi may go down as the best soccer player of all time. And, although Messi is from Argentina, when you think Messi, you think Barcelona. Messi has been with the Barcelona football club for more than 20 years — and in a press conference yesterday, he announced that he was leaving. He said: "This is very difficult for me, after so many years, to have lived my whol...

As Myanmar suffers the highest COVID-19 death rate in Southeast Asia, the army generals who run the government are keeping a firm grip over the country's vital oxygen supply. A single tank now sells on the black market for nearly $1,000. That's about a half-year of income for many people in Myanmar. The World's Southeast Asia correspondent Patrick Winn has our story.

Over the weekend along Britain's east coast, new murals and other art installations appeared, with all the hallmarks of the mysterious street artist Banksy. Host Marco Werman tells the story.

The US has spent the better part of 20 years trying to train and prop up Afghanistan's military. But the unfolding events in Afghanistan — the Taliban having seized six provincial capitals since the US began its withdrawal — has many questioning what went wrong with all that effort and training. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Christopher Kolenda, a veteran of the war and advisor to the U...

Crews and locals on Evia island, and other parts of Greece, continue to battle blazes burning through thousands of acres of forested and residential areas. More than 20 countries, including Israel, France, Germany and the United States, have deployed crews and equipment to assist Greece with the fires, some of which began more than a week ago. Meanwhile, many residents in areas ravaged by flames s...

Marta is the star of Brazilian soccer and is considered by many to be the best women's soccer player in the world, a record-holder goal scorer for men and women in World Cups and Olympics. After her team lost to Canada last week in the Olympics quarterfinals, she played a samba tune in the locker room to mourn the loss and celebrate her love of the game. Marco Werman reports. 

France dropped nearly 200 atomic bombs on French Polynesia between 1966 and 1996 as part of its nuclear testing program. During President Emmanuel Macron's first visit to the territory last week, he acknowledged the damage but failed to apologize. Ashley Westerman reports on the legacy of the atomic tests, and the ongoing fight for recognition of France's wrongdoing.

The UN's volunteer science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is set to release a report on Monday updating the latest knowledge on climate science. The last version of this report was published in 2013, eons in climate science, and the updated version is expected to include a clearer (and more dire) picture of just how much more carbon we can emit before crossing the threshold o...

This week the Israeli Supreme Court offered Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem a compromise deal. 

Brazil has won more medals than any other South American nation in the 2020 Olympics, in part because of their dominance in one sport: volleyball. Michael Fox reports on how Brazil became the world's volleyball powerhouse.

On Friday, two Belarusian coaches were kicked out of the Olympic Village in Tokyo. The IOC said in a statement that they were expelled “In the interest of the wellbeing of the athletes of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.” This comes following the ongoing saga of Belarusian sprinter Krystina Tsimanouskaya, who defected to Poland earlier this week.

On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, a photographer roamed through the rubble of Hiroshima. His images were the only ones taken that day of people who had been exposed to the atomic blast. Nearly half a century later, Yoshito Matsushige told his story to Max McCoy, a reporter visiting from Kansas. McCoy speaks with host Marco Werman about the photographer who captured Hiroshima on film that day.

In the world of climate change policy, the term "net zero" means pulling in as much carbon dioxide emissions as you put out. Countries and companies across the globe are making pledges to reach net zero. One common roadmap is by planting more trees and restoring forests. A new report from Oxfam warns that the sheer scale of these plans could threaten global food systems. Joining The World's host M...

Fires continue to ravage southern Europe, and we have an update from Turkey by reporter Durrie Bouscaren.