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A bombshell interview between Meghan Markle and Oprah has rocked the UK and its royal family. The interview covered issues of race, mental health and personal security for Markle and Prince Harry and their son Archie. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Bristol’s former Lord Mayor Cleo Lake about the issues surrounding the interview and its aftermath.

The Biden administration has said that managing US-China relations is a top priority. One flashpoint for a potential conflict between the two countries is the island of Taiwan. From Beijing’s perspective, Taiwan is a rogue province that must never be treated as an independent country, even though it effectively runs its own affairs. Washington says it's determined to keep the democratic territory...

One visible change since Joe Biden took office is a steady rise in the number of migrants at the US-Mexico border, including children arriving alone, often hoping to reunite with a parent or close relative in the United States. We hear the latest from The World's immigration editor, Monica Campbell, including the imminent revival of a regional effort in Central America that would allow minors to s...

Yoichi Funabashi’s new book, “Meltdown: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis,” is based on interviews with more than 300 officials, power plant operators and military personnel involved in the Fukushima disaster. Funabashi talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the mistakes and miscalculations that marked one of the most dangerous episodes of the nuclear age.

International organizations are starting to send billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries. One of them is North Korea, which claims to have zero coronavirus infections. Not many outside observers believe what North Korea reports. Early in the pandemic, the country sealed its borders and refused humanitarian aid from outside the country. But now, North Korean officials are expected...

Sir Clare Roberts, former attorney general of Antigua and Barbuda, serves on an independent commission looking into police violence against people of African descent in the US. He speaks with host Marco Werman as jury selection begins in the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in the killing of George Floyd.

Being a reporter in Turkey is not easy: The country ranks second only to China for putting journalists behind bars. Kurdish journalists have it even harder. Many Kurdish journalists in Turkey are often accused of being part of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group accused of attacking parts of southeastern Turkey for decades. However, Kurdish reporters cover stories that few others...

Throughout the pandemic, women have played a groundbreaking role in research and response. Professor Sarah Gilbert led the development of Oxford-Astrazeneca’s vaccine against COVID-19 and Dr. Ozlem Tureci, co-founder of BioNTech in Germany, was a developer of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine against COVID-19. Both spoke at a World Health Organization event on Monday about the importance of women in the p...

Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro discusses his new novel, “Klara and the Sun” with Anne McElvoy, host of the podcast The Economist Asks. The book tackles relationships between humans and artificial intelligence.

Fighting extremism, white supremacy, and fringe violent movements has become a priority here in the US, especially since the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. German officials are trying to combat similar problems in their country. On Thursday, German intelligence placed the Far-Right Alternative for Germany Party under surveillance for extremism. The AfD party is entrenched in German politics. It has scores...

Worldwide, illicit trade in wild animals could be worth up to $23 billion annually according to the United Nations. Thousands of species are affected. In Colombia, a frog farm is trying to defeat poachers by competing against them. Reporter Manuel Rueda has more.

In 2019, a locust swarm of biblical proportions wreaked havoc on crops across East Africa and the Horn. Now a second swarm has returned. Kenya is trying to beat them away before they do real damage to the country's biggest industry: agriculture. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from Kitui, Kenya.

When the US goes to war, it rarely fights alone. For years, US military and personnel have depended on Afghans to interpret languages and advise on local norms. These contracted Afghans often risk their lives like any soldier or Marine. But when troops return home, the Afghans stay behind — and can face deadly threats. The US created a visa program to help bring them to safety. But is it working?...

Pope Francis arrived in Baghdad on Friday for a three-day visit to Iraq. He was greeted by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the airport. Throngs of people lined the highways, waving the Iraqi and Vatican flags as the pope’s motorcade passed. The World’s Shirin Jaafari gives us an update.

Canada typically gets a lot of praise for its health care system. But when it comes to distributing COVID-19 vaccines, the praise has been short in coming for two very different reasons. Host Carol Hills speaks with Jillian Kohler, a University of Toronto professor focused on global access to medicines and an adviser with the World Health Organization.

This month, we’re going to be hearing about a lot more countries around the globe finally receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The shots are arriving thanks to COVAX, an international initiative designed to distribute vaccines equitably around the world. The World's Elana Gordon speaks with host Carol Hills about the significance of the COVAX launch, and the realities of the long journey ahead.

China released its five-year plan, a road map for economic development and government policies for the next five years, on Friday. Climate change experts are watching it closely for key targets on renewable energy and fossil fuels to gauge just how seriously the country is taking a surprise goal announced by Chinese president Xi Jinping in September to peak carbon emissions by 2030, and hit net ze...

China’s National People’s Congress began Friday by setting out broad plans for economic growth. And as The World’s Rebecca Kanthor tells host Carol Hills, some people in China are paying close attention while others feel it does not apply to them.

Before envelopes were commonly available, people used to use "letter-locking" to seal their messages from prying eyes — that's when you fold a piece of paper in such a way that it becomes, essentially, its own envelope. Using high-tech scanning and a computer algorithm, a team of multidisciplinary researchers has "virtually unfolded" one such sealed letter, written in the 17th century but never op...

The minister of education in France recently announced she was launching an investigation into the influence of “Islamo-leftism" in academia — a perceived alliance between the left and Islamic culture. Rebecca Rosman reports that 600 academics have called for the minister's resignation, while many French are still struggling to understand what is meant by the term — and what harm it can do.

Pigeon breeding is a hobby that has taken off in Turkey during the pandemic. Durrie Bouscaren visits a pigeon enthusiast in Istanbul to learn about the history and beauty of one the world's first domesticated animals.

Italy has decided to play hardball with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, moving to block 250,000 doses of the company’s coronavirus vaccine that were slated to go to Australia. Italian officials cited rules set by the European Union last summer. Those guidelines say that vaccine exports can be stopped if a pharmaceutical company falls short of its obligations to the EU. The World’s Europe corre...

In Afghanistan, there has been a wave of deadly attacks targeting women. Human rights activists, journalists and judges have been among those killed. This week, three women were shot dead on their way home from work at a TV station in eastern Afghanistan. ISIS said its fighters are behind the killings. Host Carol Hills speaks with Wazhma Frogh, an Afghan women’s rights activist and co-founder of t...

For decades, Norwegian composer Terje Isungset has been making "ice music" using instruments made out of ice. His annual Ice Music Festival Norway, scheduled for this past weekend, was canceled due to the coronavirus, but instead, Isungset will host a virtual performance later this month. Host Carol Hills has the story.

On its 100th birthday, Danish window company Velux plans to celebrate by reversing every ounce of carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1941. They are one of a few companies reversing their historic carbon footprint. This week on The World's weekly look at climate change solutions, The Big Fix, Anna Kusmer reports on a conservation project in Myanmar that will capture some of that carbon.