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Hurricanes are expected to grow more intense with a changing climate, and already, emergency officials are starting to change their messaging around the season. Hurricanes will no longer be named after Greek letters after the named list is exhausted. Also, the National Hurricane Center will start issuing its hurricane forecasts on May 15. Officials may move up the hurricane season’s start date as...

In the US, the CDC is recommending that states lift indoor mask mandates for vaccinated people. In other parts of the world, including Greece, people are celebrating the lifting of other restrictions. The World's Lydia Emmanouilidou has more from Athens.

Eight months ago, Donald Trump presided over the signing of the "Abraham Accords" — diplomatic agreements between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. He said the normalization of ties would usher in a new generation of peace in the Middle East. The World's Sarah Birnbaum has more on why that vision didn't materialize. Correction: This report contains an error. Khaled Elgindy is a senior...

Fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza strip intensified Thursday night. At midnight, Israeli air and artillery forces initiated a large-scale attack on Hamas targets in the north of Gaza, killing a family of six and also causing major blackouts in the northern parts of Gaza. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Ariel Oseran in Tel Aviv.

The city of Krakow, Poland has a tradition that goes back hundreds of years: an hourly bugle call from a church tower in the famous city square. As the city prepared for the return of tourists, it realized it was short a few trumpeters to cover the 24-hour shifts.  The requirements: ability to play the trumpet, physically fit enough to climb the nearly 300 stairs to the church tower, and someone w...

Germany says it will start the return of hundreds of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, more than a hundred years after they were stolen. Will other European countries and the US follow suit? The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Researchers in New South Wales were tracking a shark via GPS last week when he appeared to go ashore and wander around a university campus. Marco Werman tells the tale of the Australian land shark.

The spread of COVID-19 in India has impacted the livelihoods of Indian seafarers. Abdulgahni Sarang, general secretary of the National Union of Seafarers of India tells host Marco Werman that some countries are not allowing Indian crew members to leave their ships. Which means, some Indian mariners are forced to stay longer at sea, while other Indians are stuck onshore waiting for the chance to wo...

New cases of COVID-19 remain stubbornly high in India. Nearly 400,000 new infections are reported each day — about half of the daily total for the entire planet. Rukmini S. is a data journalist in Chennai who has spent much of the past year producing a podcast called “The Moving Curve," which tracks the impact of the coronavirus in her country. She speaks with The World's Marco Werman about the hu...

Feminism in Russia is not generally accepted. Among conservatives, feminism might be seen as a Western issue, and many other people throughout society simply don't see gender inequality as a priority. But for Tatiana Nikonova, that status quo was unacceptable. Nikonova was a pioneering feminist activist, sex education blogger and a supporter of LGBT rights in Russia. Yesterday, according to a mess...

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that his administration hopes will strengthen US digital defenses against cyber attacks. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports that this comes after several major hacks targeting US private companies and government agencies.

Dutch graphic designer Marianne de Groot-Pons has created a completely biodegradable COVID-19 mask made of rice paper. It also includes flower seeds (between layers of the rice paper). It's a disposable mask but when you're done with it, you plant it (the entire mask!) in your garden or flower box. Marco Werman speaks with Marianne de Groot-Pons about what inspired her to create her Earth-friendly...

Amsterdam has become the first city in the world to ban ads that promote greenhouse gas-intensive products, like gas-guzzling cars and cheap flights. Advocates in the country are asking for a national ban on fossil fuels that follows the mold of a similar ban on tobacco ads. For this week's installment of The Big Fix, Anna Kusmer reports.

Wednesday at sundown marked the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan. The World asked listeners how they're celebrating around the globe. Host Marco Werman has the story. Scored by The World's Uzair Ahmed.

As violent exchanges of fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza continue, violent riots between Jewish and Arab mobs have erupted in mixed towns all across Israel. Attempted lynchings on both sides, three Synagogues and a Muslim cemetery were set on fire, shops were vandalized and looted. Earlier this week, in the city of Lod, just outside Tel Aviv, an Arab man was shot dead in the street by a Jewis...

With so much division in the world, it's refreshing when people come together, like the late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and Nigerian writer Ben Okri. The tune is “Cosmosis.” Okri's words reflect the social and political chaos swirling the globe these days.

In March 2020, the Trump administration largely blocked migrants from entering the US in the name of public health and the pandemic. President Biden is keeping it in place. In Mexico, many migrants face clear danger, particularly from organized criminal groups. The World’s Monica Campbell reports on efforts to get asylum-seeking families to safety.

The Friends of Notre Dame de Paris have rolled out a crowdfunding campaign that allows donors to "sponsor" a work of art damaged in the 2019 fire, including statues of Joan of Arc, various saints, and the cathedral's famous "grotesques." Host Marco Werman has the story.

America has long dumped its dirty “recyclable” plastic on other countries. Little of it actually gets recycled. Much of this plastic gets dumped in streams or torched, poisoning foreign soil. That was all poised to change through an international treaty that classifies used plastic as hazardous waste. Almost every country in the world signed on. But as The World's Patrick Winn reports, the US is d...

The World’s Shirin Jaafari brings us the story of a 5-year-old boy who was born in Idlib, Syria, and was left paralyzed because the hospital where he was born didn’t have the right equipment while the area was under air attacks. Syria’s medical system has been decimated in the decade-old war.

The international community is calling for deescalation in Israel and Gaza. The World's Marco Werman speaks with former State Department Middle East adviser Aaron David Miller about where the Biden administration currently stands on the matter.

At least 42 people have been killed in Colombia amid protests fueled by growing poverty and inequality during the pandemic. Almost all who have died are younger than 40. The World's Jorge Valencia reports on how young protesters leading the demonstrations are primarily taking the toll. 

Last spring, member states at the World Health Assembly called for an independent review of the world’s response to COVID-19, with recommendations for the future. Today, they released their report which finds that the world was not prepared.  Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Joanne Liu, former director of Médecins Sans Frontières and a member of the independent panel for pandemic preparedness and...

The number of days until the Tokyo Olympics are dwindling down. But the pressure to cancel them continues to increase. Host Marco Werman has the latest from activists and athletes with concerns over the Games.

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say that at least 53 Palestinians, including 14 children, were killed by Israeli airstrikes launched after Palestinian militant groups fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli towns. At least 10 Israelis were killed in direct rocket hits in the south of Israel. Host Marco Werman speaks with Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security advisor.