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This week, Pakistan's longest and most well-known human rights activist, IA Rehman, died of natural causes at age 90. He co-founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and for years braved threats and danger in order to support the rights of religious minorities and women. As The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, for many his passing signals the end of an era.

The US Embassy in Havana is still closed after the suspected sonic attacks and thousands and thousands of families have been stuck in an immigration limbo ever since. The US is asking them to travel to Guyana to be processed. The World's Marco Werman talks to Daniel Rivero, reporter for WLRN in Miami who's been following this.

This is a momentous week in Cuba: It's the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion when US-backed forces failed to overturn Fidel Castro's Communist government. It also marks a significant change for the future of Cuba: Raúl Castro is expected to step down as Communist Party chief and leader of the nation at the party's congress this weekend. It will be the first time in 60 years that the cou...

Fifty years ago this week, the first official American delegation in decades was invited to China to play pingpong. It was an unconventional moment for diplomacy. But the matches led to President Richard Nixon’s visit the next year and a normalization of US-China relations. Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai reports that those games have not been forgotten.

Next week, the European Commission is expected to unveil its long-awaited proposal on artificial intelligence regulations. The World's Lydia Emmanouilidou obtained a draft of the regulations and has this report.

Peru is set for a presidential runoff between Pedro Castillo, a socialist schoolteacher, and Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the controversial former President Alberto Fujimori. The two came ahead in a crowded field of 18 candidates in the country's first round of voting this week. The World's Jorge Valencia reports.

The main ingredient for bubble tea is boba. These chewy tapioca pearls are imported mostly from Taiwan and are in short supply due to shipping backups at West Coast ports. But as The World's Stephen Snyder reports, rising concerns about a nationwide boba shortage may be unwarranted.

Ethiopia's human rights situation continues to deteriorate in its Tigray region. There were reports of up to nine civilians killed this week by Eritrean troops in addition to rape and sexual abuse allegations leveled at both Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers. The World's Carol Hills spoke with International Crisis Group's senior Ethiopia analyst William Davison about the latest developments.

Health authorities in South Africa announced Tuesday they were putting a pause on the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients, out of nearly 7 million total in the US, experienced rare blood clots. Host Carol Hills speaks with Mosa Moshabela, professor of public health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, from Durban.

Turkish officials plan to build a massive new canal near Istanbul connecting the Mediterranean with the Bosphorus Sea. Durrie Bouscaren talks to some residents of the region, many of whom are concerned about the impact on agriculture and the environment in the region.

Now that the US has announced it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September, women fear a return to the dark days of oppression and abuse under Taliban rule. Wazhma Frogh, a women’s rights advocate and the founder of the Research Institute for Women, Peace and Security talks with The World’s Carol Hills.

Caribbean Island St. Vincent is covered in ash. And it keeps coming, spreading to nearby islands. Starting last Friday, after years of dormancy, the La Soufrière volcano in the north has been erupting. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports that communities have been recovering and bracing for more.

The US is hosting a climate summit on April 22 and 23, where the Biden administration is widely expected to announce a new target for cutting climate-warming emissions. His administration has been scrambling to figure out just how much it's possible to cut emissions by the end of the decade. And Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has been traveling the world — in the middle of a pan...

The COVID-19 pandemic left people stranded around the globe, some of whom are still trying to get back home — including tens of thousands of Australians. A United Nations committee is deciding whether Australia should be called out for failing to uphold those citizens’ rights. As The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, there’s only a small chance the committee’s decision will have a tangible impact, but...

The Biden administration has imposed significant sanctions against Russia. The sanctions tackle what the White House calls "Harmful Foreign Activities by the Russian Government." According to the Biden administration, those activities include: undermining US elections, government-sponsored cyberattacks, undermining Ukrainian sovereignty and other malign activity. Host Carol Hills speaks with forme...

As COVID-19 continues ravaging the world, certain places in Asia have stood out as success stories. Among them: Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. But that doesn’t mean they’re not hurting. Thailand, in particular, has an economy reliant on tourism — but with hardly any travelers coming, people are out of work and desperate. The World’s Patrick Winn reports on a Thai island seeking a creativ...

As in other countries, Kenya's elderly population has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of COVID-19 deaths in the country have been people aged 60 years and above. As Kenya expands its vaccine rollout, some are still hesitant about taking the vaccine. One Mau Mau freedom fighter is trying to change that by sharing his story and getting the COVID-19 shot. The World's Africa Corre...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted children’s education all over the world. But for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, things are even worse because of the country’s “triple crises”: COVID-19, an economic collapse, and the Aug. 4 explosion. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

For five weeks now, protests have been held in cities across Britain against a proposed new policing bill. The law, if passed, would grant British police officers greater powers, most controversially with regard to how they deal with street protests. Critics say the proposed law constitutes an attack on democracy. The World's Orla Barry reports from London.

President Joe Biden announced this week his intention to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year. The US has been in Afghanistan since it invaded in 2001. The World's Marco Werman spoke with US Army veteran Matt Farwell about his time in Afghanistan and how he understands America's legacy there.

There are some 6,000 American soldiers who died in World War II but are still unaccounted for. Fifty-two of them are soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Division who fought and died in Italy in 1944 and 1945. The 92nd was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during World War II. Current rules require a DNA sample from a blood relative before remains are to be tested. Now...

In December of 2020, Switzerland’s parliament approved the legalization of same-sex marriage. But this week, a nonpartisan opposition group went to the country's Federal Chancellery and submitted signatures from 59,000 Swiss citizens who oppose the legislation. Under the law, that's enough opposition signatures to send the country to a referendum. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

The police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man killed by an officer during a traffic stop in a suburb of Minneapolis, is raising questions once again about why policing in the US can be so deadly and how other nations do things differently. Host Marco Werman speaks with sociologist Paul Hirschfield from Rutgers University.

Afghans have five months before US troops depart and many see that period as the last chance to push the peace process forward. Lotfullah Najafizada, the head of Afghanistan’s Tolo News channel, talks with The World’s host Marco Werman.

The Republic of Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977. A new collection of music from that time shows just how much music played a pivotal role in its quest toward independence. The music was released on Ostinato Records. Vik Sohonie is the label's founder.