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As fighting in western Afghanistan intensifies, thousands of women and children are forced to leave their homes. The UN estimates 270,000 Afghans have been displaced since January. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports from Herat Province. 

Host Marco Werman spins the new collaboration single, "Connexion Total,” from Colombian trio Bomba Estereo and Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade. 

A controversial new bill in Ghana could make life even more difficult for LGBTQ people. Same-sex relations are already illegal there, but the proposed legislation would further criminalize LGBTQ people. And even advocacy on behalf of their rights. Reporter Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman has our story from Ghana's capital, Accra.

Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, tens of thousands of ancient artifacts and pieces of art have been looted and smuggled out of the country. This week, the US agreed to return more than 17,000 artifacts and treasures to Iraq, including an ancient clay tablet containing a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh.” Host Marco Werman speaks with Nada Shabout, a professor of art history and coordinator...

In India, anger is growing over the death of a 9-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted and murdered. The girl is from India’s Dalit community, the most oppressed group in India's caste system. Activist Yogita Bhayana speaks with host Marco Werman about what happened, and the community's reaction. (Warning: This interview discusses the alleged sexual assault and murder of a child.)

Months before the Olympics began, Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori was forced to resign after making sexist comments. Afterward, organizers brought former Olympian Naoko Imoto onto the team as an adviser on gender equality to the Tokyo Olympics. The World's Bianca Hillier speaks with Imoto about her plan coming into the role, and what she's observed during the Games.

People in southeast Europe are experiencing one of the worst heat waves in decades. Record high temperatures have prompted dozens of fires in countries including Italy, Croatia, Albania and Turkey. In Greece, crews have been battling fires around the country. This is all happening as the city has appointed a chief heat officer. It's the first such appointment in Europe and only the second in the w...

At the Tokyo Olympics, Russian athletes are competing as neutrals. The Russian flag and the Russian anthem are not allowed. It's supposed to be a punishment for Russian state-sponsored doping. But it's not having the desired effect in Russia. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

The Mexican government sued 11 American firearm manufacturers, importers and distributors in a federal court in Boston. As The World’s Jorge Valencia reports from Mexico City, Mexican officials claim manufacturers’ negligence facilitates the illegal smuggling of guns south of the border.

The World Health Organization made their stance clear this week about COVID-19 booster shots: Countries need to hold off because the majority of people, globally, have yet to receive their first dose. The stance comes at a time when Pfizer and Moderna are reporting record-high earnings. The World’s Elana Gordon has been digging into how we got here.

Host Marco Werman introduces us to "An Elegant Ritual," the latest recording from Turkish American jazz multi-instrumentalist Mehmet Ali Sanlikol.

One year after a deadly explosion at Beirut's port killed 200 people and injured and displaced thousands, Lebanese citizens are still trying to find out what happened. People link the lack of government accountability in this disaster to the overall economic crisis. Reporter Rebecca Collard talks to a woman who lost her husband, her home and her job in the explosion, about her quest for justice an...

As Maine's real estate market booms, refugees, asylum seekers and the groups that work with them are finding it more difficult to secure affordable housing. And this problem is echoed around the country where previously affordable cities are becoming desirable to remote workers. Reporter Ari Snider talked to several recent arrivals in Maine about the struggle to find housing, and to one group that...

Spectators are barred from the Olympics in Tokyo due to COVID-19 concerns, and for some elite athletes who are used to performing in front of a crowd, that's a big adjustment. Host Marco Werman speaks with sports psychology consultant Adam Naylor.

When Americans think of vaccines, they usually think Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson and Johnson — all American companies. But in much of the world, the jabs going into peoples’ arms will be made in China. Most come from a firm called Sinovac in Beijing. China’s government has spread more than a billion Sinovac doses around the world — and often for free. But there is a growing sense among some that th...

Ethiopia has suspended the aid operations of Doctors Without Borders and the Norwegian Refugee Council in its Tigray region. This comes as hundreds of thousands of people in the region live under the threat of starvation. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with William Davison from Crisis Group about the latest developments in the region.

Climate change is threatening the future of emperor penguins. A new study says if warming continues at its current rate, more than 80% of the Antarctic colonies will be gone in the next 80 years. In response, federal wildlife officials in the US are proposing to put the animals under the Endangered Species Act. Research scientist Phil Trathan, with the British Antarctic Survey, speaks to The World...

Haitian clerks and judges trying to apprehend the masterminds behind the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been facing death threats. Attorney Brian Concannon has assisted the Haitian government in its investigation of several other high-profile killings. Concannon tells The World’s Marco Werman that it will take more than technical expertise to bring the killers to justice.

Park skateboarding has made a memorable debut at the Tokyo Olympics. One by one, 20 skaters from six continents dropped into the bowl. The women’s event was one of the youngest the Olympics has ever seen, with most of the competitors coming in under 20 years old. The host country has so far dominated skateboarding at the games, and last night was no exception. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Despite strict restrictions, cases of the COVID-19 delta variant are on the uptick in China, with 300 cases in 24 cities, following an outbreak in Nanjing. Entertainment and public spaces have been closed in the city and people are unable to travel. There are also new cases in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province, which has been recovering from flooding in July. Beijing has suspended all transp...

For the first time since the 1990s, Taliban militants in recent days attacked the western city of Herat, one of Afghanistan's largest cities. Fighting in the vicinity of Herat's airport has grounded flights for several days. The Afghan government has sent in military reinforcements to defend the city. The World's Shirin Jaafari has just come back from Herat, and she explains to host Marco Werman w...

The brutal murder and beheading of the youngest daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat has sparked outrage in Islamabad and beyond. But Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani human rights activist and chair of the group Aware Girls, tells The World’s Marco Werman that Pakistan’s government is backpedaling when it comes to protecting women from abuse.

The hourglass-shaped dùndún, known by some as the “talking drum,” has been a part of West African music for hundreds of years. Among the Yorùbá people, dùndún drumming is an oral tradition. A study by a musicologist has found that the dùndún replicates tones and patterns of the Yorùbá language and that in certain instances, the instrument is used as a form of language. Marco Werman speaks with Cec...

Israel has sent its largest-ever Olympic team to the Games in Tokyo, with 90 athletes competing in 15 sports. If you're a fan, it’s a lot to keep up with. But thanks to two longtime superfans in Israel, the athletes’ stories are being told. Host Marco Werman speaks with David Wiseman and Shari Wright-Pilo, who run a social media account called “Follow Team Israel."

Samoa finally has new leadership after a constitutional crisis left the Pacific island nation without a government since May. An appeals court ended the political stalemate a little over a week ago when it ruled Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was the new prime minister. The move paved the way for not just Samoa’s first political turnover in over four decades, but also for Samoa to have its first female lead...