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Cypriot leaders meet in Geneva today as the United Nations kicks off talks about the future of Cyprus. The island nation has been divided along ethnic lines for decades, and several reunification attempts have failed. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports that some Cypriots say they don't have high hopes for this round of talks, either.

Many families and teenagers have been approaching the US-Mexico border in recent months, hoping to enter the US. Yet, we hear less about men crossing — adult men who are alone, and who actually represent the vast majority of people attempting to enter the United States in recent months, following historical trends. Reporter Ana Adlerstein visited a migrant shelter in the northern Mexican state of...

Yesterday, the world got a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Iran’s leadership, in the form of a leaked recording from an interview Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave two months after the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani last year. In it, Zarif can be heard complaining how he had “zero” influence over Iran’s foreign policy, and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps actu...

On Sunday, a fire broke out at an Iraqi hospital, killing 82 people and injuring more than 100. The tragic event added to the crisis that Iraq's health care system is already facing, after decades of war, sanctions and neglect. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Marsin Alshamary, a postdoctoral fellow at the Brookings Institute, about the impact this is having on ordinary Iraqis.

Brazil's congress is starting an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic, while the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country continues to set records. Michael Fox reports on the disproportionate impact the outbreak and related economic struggles have had on Brazil's Black communities.

Beavers reminded Canadians of their “national animal” status last weekend when they gnawed through some fiber cables and shut down internet service for about 900 customers in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The beavers seemed to be operating on instinct, rather than mischief (chewing and building dams and lodges is their job after all), but their feat caused many to wonder. Marco Werman speaks wi...

People in Lebanon are facing the pandemic, a financial crisis and are still recovering from a deadly blast in the capital that took hundreds of lives. And now, they're losing their doctors. Rebecca Collard reports that Lebanese medical professionals have been leaving in droves because inflation has slashed their salaries.

A would-be fashion designer from Russia was cajoled into competing in a reality-style competition on Chinese TV. The winners would form a singing and dancing boy band. But, as The World's Marco Werman tells it, young Vladislav Sidorov could neither sing nor dance. And this weekend, he just missed being voted into the band by Chinese fans.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was one of the many world leaders who participated in US President Joe Biden's virtual climate summit last week. Morrison's speech highlighted the leader's increasing isolation on the global stage. His government has failed to make ambitious targets and has a history of climate denial. Australian energy expert Ketan Joshi speaks to The World's Marco Werman...

Salim Abdul Ghani ran a center in Gaziantep, a city in Turkey near the border with Syria, which helped Syrian child laborers get therapy and education. But the COVID-19 pandemic has shut it down for a whole year, and Abdul Ghani worries about the fate of the children who had been benefiting from it. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

German gymnasts took a stand against sexualization in the sport this weekend. Three teammates — Elisbaeth Seitz, Sarah Voss and Kim Bui — wore full-body uniforms at the European championships. The decision was widely met with praise from fellow gymnasts and the sport's governing bodies. Host Marco Werman has more.

Covid-19 has contributed to a steady decline in religious freedom, according to a just-released annual report by an independent commission on religious freedom. That’s despite the US’s long-standing focus on the issue, and a controversial, increased emphasis on religious liberty by the Trump administration. As The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, the Biden administration isn’t completely dismissing ev...

After nearly three months of horrific violence in Myanmar, the country’s top general says he will “immediately” stop the bloodshed. Myanmar is in a state of near-collapse following a coup in February. Police and security forces have responded to anti-coup protests with a wave of violence. The World’s Patrick Winn talks with host Marco Werman about whether the general’s vow is a breakthrough or a s...

The Turkish have long resisted the use of the term "genocide" to describe what was perpetrated on the Armenian people during World War I. The history is part of Turkey's foundation story as a nation. Durrie Bouscaren reports that many are waiting to see what this declaration will do to the relations between the US and its ally.

President Biden on Saturday gave official US recognition of the Armenian Genocide, which began in 1915 and was responsible for the deaths of some one million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turkish forces. Jason Sohigian, executive director of the Armenian Museum of America, tells host Marco Werman that people in Armenia and in the diaspora were pleased by Biden's move, and he hopes that one day...

Thousands of health care workers in Mexico have yet to get a coronavirus vaccine, even as government officials have moved on to giving shots to other priority groups. The World's Jorge Valencia reports from Mexico City.

The team behind the film “Sound of Metal” — this year's Oscar winner for Best Sound — worked across international borders. Sound supervisor Nicolas Becker, who is based in France, worked with sound engineers and editors from Venezuela and Mexico and studies in the Mexico City area. They examined how we listen with our whole bodies, and how we hear our bodies, our breathing, even our organs.

The film “Nomadland” clinched Best Picture, but director Chloé Zhao’s victory was not reported in China. Instead, Beijing imposed a news blackout on Zhao’s award and erased references to her accomplishment on social media. From Shanghai, The World’s Rebecca Kanthor discusses the controversy with host Marco Werman.

Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians on a nightly basis for nearly two weeks, since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The immediate spark of the current unrest was a controversial decision by Israeli police to barricade the Damascus Gate plaza — a traditional outdoor gathering spot — limiting free movement throughout the month. The World’s Ariel Oseran reports from the Old Ci...

Thousands took to streets in France on Sunday to protest a top court’s decision not to try a man who killed his 65-year-old Jewish neighbor in 2017. The court’s reasoning: the perpetrator was in a, quote, “delirious state” during the attack, which was aggravated by his consumption of cannabis. Rebecca Rosman reports from Paris.

The world is in a bind. Coronavirus infections are up. And there just aren’t enough vaccines to go around. After much pressure, the US this weekend lifted a ban on the export of raw materials needed in India to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. But in recent weeks, there’s been a growing push for countries with vaccines to donate some portion of their vaccine supply to places in need. France made new...

Shifting its policy, the United States has agreed to allow companies to export to India raw materials needed for vaccines. The raw materials had been prioritized for making vaccines in the US. But the shift in policy comes amid an outbreak in India that is pushing that country’s health system to the brink. Host Marco Werman speaks with Matt Kavanagh, an assistant professor of global health at Geor...

British Indian composer and pop musician Nitin Sawhney — whose music ties in deeply to politics and society, race and class — has been thinking about the Derek Chauvin trial and verdicts. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sawhney from London.

The virtual climate summit hosted by the White House wrapped up on Friday. The headline from the Biden administration on the opening day of the summit was that the US promised to cut carbon emissions by half over the next decade. The focus on Friday was how to meet that goal, along with targets set by countries around the world.

"Wolfwalkers," from a small animation studio in Kilkenny Ireland, is up for an Oscar this weekend. It’s full of magic — yet surprisingly relevant. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports, the driving theme in “Wolfwalkers” is about the destruction of the environment, the violence of colonialism and the deep connection between humans and animals.