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Last month, leading up to a protest in support of opposition politician and Kremlin critic,  Alexei Navalny, the hashtag #FreeNavalny blew up on Russian TikTok. But one video, in particular, grabbed a ton of attention. In it, a Russian TikToker with the username neurolera explains how to say some key phrases with an American accent, which "can save your life, or how to pretend to be American if yo...

Yevgeny Kutik was only a toddler when he and his family left the Soviet Union to come to the US. They were each allowed to bring only two suitcases. Kutik's mother, a violinist, filled one of hers with sheet music. Now, as an adult and professional violinist, Kutik has been going through the sheet music and will present stories and music in a new docu-recital series that premiers Thursday on his F...

In Turkey, there are a few thousand people who trace their ancestry back hundreds of years to the Byzantine Empire — to a group known as the Rum. Many of them speak Greek, practice Orthodox Christianity and despite forced deportations in the 20th century, they've remained in Turkey. A writer in Istanbul has a new novel out and her story is set in this small, tight-knit community. Durrie Bouscaren...

Opposition activists and lawmakers are demanding that Haitian President Jovenel Moïse step down. They say his five-year term is up. But Moïse says he has another year to go. The dispute has sparked angry protests in several Haitian cities. Widlore Mérancourt, the editor of the Haitian news outlet AyiboPost describes the crisis to The World’s Marco Werman.

An ancient conch shell thought to be a drinking vessel has now been determined to be a musical instrument, the earliest known conch shell horn. The 17,000-year-old conch shell was originally discovered in 1931 in the cave of Marsoulas, in the foothills of the Pyrenees. But a closer look showed that the shell was actually a very early wind instrument. Marco Werman speaks with Gilles Tosello, part o...

A deluge of water and debris crashed through two dams in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Host Marco Werman speaks to Arun Shrestha, a regional program manager at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, from Kathmandu.

The government of Colombia will grant temporary protected status to nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees. This is by far the most ambitious plan across the region to legalize and provide services to millions of Venezuelans who've fled the authoritarian rule of Nicolás Maduro. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia has more.

On Wednesday, impeachment proceedings continue. House prosecutors made their case against former President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection." In the Capitol building halls, where the trial is taking place, as well as outside the building, on the streets of Washington, DC — security is on high alert. There are more police and National Guard on hand, and less access to the Capitol buildi...

The project, Playing for Change, has artists from around the globe play together virtually. With the pandemic, Playing for Change dropped a new track for 2021: a cover of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up." Some of the artists on this latest track include Songhoy Blues from Mali, guitarist Louis Mhlanga from Zimbabwe, Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones and even Bob Marley’s daughter, Cedella Marl...

An Olympic sailing champion’s testimony of sexual assault has sparked a #MeToo movement in Greece. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports from Athens.

The Indonesian island of Bali is often portrayed as a tropical paradise. That’s especially true of globe-trotting social media stars — namely the “influencer” crowd. But as The World's Patrick Winn reports, people in Bali are getting fed up with influencers who overstep their bounds with some saying they’re just first-world gentrifiers.

In August, Lebanon suffered the tragedy of a massive explosion that ripped through the Port of Beirut. On top of that, ongoing political instability, protests against corruption and a ravaging global pandemic has left the country struggling. Now, add the assassination of a prominent political activist to the list. Lokman Slim, an outspoken critic of the militant group Hezbollah, was found dead las...

A report about how to reconcile the French and Algerian people, commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron, has failed to recommend France apologize or make reparations for its actions in Algeria. As The World's Rupa Shenoy reports, Macron's critics say he likely fears that an apology for French colonialism in Algeria would have made him seem like he’s being soft on current terrorism. But th...

President Joe Biden has taken steps to ease what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis — in Yemen. He has halted sales of weapons that are being used in the war there and has reversed an executive order that would have prevented humanitarian aid from reaching most Yemenis. But as Shireen al-Adeimi, a Yemeni American activist, tells host Marco Werman, a resolution to the cr...

President Joe Biden's Jan. 26 executive order stopped contract renewals between the Department of Justice and private prisons. But that did not address contracts between ICE and private prisons or county jails, immigration advocates say. They want the administration to end this practice as well. But that may not be an easy task. The World's Daisy Contreras has this story.

What do the impeachment trial and the siege of Capitol Hill have in common with the rise of right-wing, populist politics in some eastern European countries? Historian Anne Applebaum, author of "Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism," discusses global democratic decline with The World’s Marco Werman.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says lifting sanctions is a prerequisite to getting back to the negotiation table with the US on the nuclear deal. But the US says it won’t lift sanctions until Iran stops enriching uranium. The World’s Marco Werman spoke to the director of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution, Suzanne Maloney, about the latest developments.

Due to the pandemic, sports have suffered major disruptions for almost a year now. The Australian Open is no exception. The lead up to the tournament has been fraught with tension and cabin fever. A positive COVID-19 test at the 11th hour puts the logistical challenge of this summer’s Olympics into perspective. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

South Africa's vaccine rollout took a step back over the weekend. Yesterday, the country paused its distribution of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine. This comes after evidence emerged from a new study that the vaccine doesn’t appear to protect against mild and moderate illness from a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus, first detected in South Africa. Host Marco Werman talks wit...

After 13 years of fighting legal battles, a group of Nigerian farmers in the Niger delta were successful in holding Shell responsible for oil spills on their lands. The verdict came from The Hague Court of Appeal last month. We hear from an advocate for the farmers, Chima Williams, who is a lawyer with Friends of the Earth Nigeria. Host Marco Werman discusses the verdict with the lead lawyer on th...

“Iraq's Assassins,” a new film for PBS FRONTLINE, examines how Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. Director Ramita Navai tells host Marco Werman how she investigated allegations that Iran-linked militias are threatening and killing local Basra activists and politicians.

The United Nations recently urged 60 countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded at the al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria. Many of the children are sons and daughters of ISIS fighters who once controlled large parts of Iraq and Syria. Now, these children remain stranded and abandoned to their fate. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sara Kayyali, a Syria researcher for Human Rights Wat...

As hospitals in the Mexico City metro area have been at or near capacity since late December, many people are needing some level of treatment at home. But now there’s a shortage of medical oxygen canisters and for those lucky enough to have one, the lines to fill them up are hours long.

George Shultz, one of the most influential secretaries of state in US history, died this weekend at age 100. Secretary Madeleine Albright describes him as a champion of diplomacy, an advocate of American leadership and a model of public service. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Albright about Shultz’s efforts to end the Cold War and his late-life focus on climate change.

Three months have passed since the beginning of the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. More than 60,000 people have fled to neighboring Sudan, and millions in the region are facing food insecurity. The UN warns that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. The World’s Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi has the story.