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Sri Lankan writer Indi Samarajiva shares his experience living through the recent coup in his country, and the violent events that followed. He speaks with The World's host Carol Hills about what people in the US can learn from other countries about how to understand violent extremism and Wednesday’s attack on the US Capitol. 

The events on the US Capitol on Wednesday shocked the world. Host Carol Hills gets the view from The World’s China correspondent Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai.

Explaining events in Washington, DC, is particularly challenging for the foreign press corps. Host Carol Hills asks Washington, DC-based José Díaz-Briseño how he is interpreting the mob attack on the capital for readers of his newspaper, Reforma, in Mexico City.

Experts say the initial lack of law enforcement at the Capitol on Wednesday was not a unique event. As The World's Rupa Shenoy reports, they believe officers across the country often let far-right groups get away with behavior that would get diverse protesters arrested.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called Wednesday’s siege of the US Capitol  a “disgrace.” His top diplomat in the US, Ambassador Karen Pierce, talks with The World Carol Hills. Pierce has sharp words for President Donald Trump — and talks about what current events mean for trust in America's ability to renew and strengthen its democracy.

Among those who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday were supporters of a conspiracy theory known as QAnon. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports on what it is and how it’s grown internationally.

The World's reporters look at how the crisis in the Capitol is impacting three countries: the UK, where leader Boris Johnson has had a close relationship with President Donald Trump; Russia, which often seizes on moments of US instability for propaganda value; and Kenya, where the US has historically mediated election disputes. Host Carol Hills speaks to The World's Halima Gikandi from Nairobi, Or...

For decades, the US has presented itself as a beacon of democracy and a promoter of democratic values abroad. How have the events of this week impacted the US’ image? The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

Congressman Mondaire Jones was in the House chamber on Wednesday as insurrectionists breached the US Capitol. Rep. Jones is now part of the growing chorus of government officials calling to invoke the 25th Amendment and impeach President Donald Trump. Host Carol Hills speaks with Rep. Jones.

A valuable painting by Wassily Kandinsky is in a major museum in Amsterdam. It once belonged to a Jewish family before World War II. Now the heirs are suing to get it back. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports that the case is raising ethical questions about fairness.

Austrian forests got some attention when President Trump praised that country for avoiding wildfires by living in “forest cities.” That led to social media mayhem, but is there something to his point? How do European countries like Austria avoid the catastrophic wildfires so common to the American West? Amanda Peachers reports.

In the past two months, more than 50,000 Ethiopians have fled to Sudan to escape the conflict in Tigray. They’ve told stories of horrible violence and ethnic profiling. But amid the conflict, there have also been stories of hope. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports from Sudan.

Sudan’s cash-strapped government announced a breakthrough on debt relief Wednesday. Officials signed an agreement with the United States to have its World Bank debts forgiven and to normalize relations with Israel.

There’s a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. But it’s closer for people in some parts of the world than others. So far, the US and the UK, for example, have vaccinated about 1.5% of their populations. In Israel, they’re vaccinating about 1.5% of the population every day. So why is that country doing so well? The World’s Ariel Oseran reports.

Governments in Southeast Asia are desperate to get their people vaccinated and move on as the pandemic has ravaged economies. But most countries lack the power and influence to acquire vaccines quickly. Host Carol Hill speaks with The World’s Patrick Winn.

What’s being described as a “holy war” has erupted in Greece after the Greek Orthodox Church’s governing body instructed priests to defy government orders and open churches on Wednesday to mark one of the most important events on the Orthodox calendar. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou in Athens tells host Carol Hills believers turned out for Epiphany services.

Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested more than 50 former lawmakers and  pro-democracy advocates. Opposition politician Lo Kin-hei, the chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, tells The World’s Carol Hills that activists will carry on, and it is not yet the movement’s darkest hour.

The peaceful transition of power is a democratic principle that for the most part hasn't been challenged here in the US. But this year, after this election, many Americans are nervous. President Trump refuses to concede the election, he has baselessly alleged that the vote was rigged — some leaders in Congress have followed suit, and now, the runoff election in Georgia, is adding to the tension. H...

Armando Manzanero, one of Mexico's most beloved singer/songwriters died last week in Mexico City at 86. He had been hospitalized for COVID-19. Manzanero, who became well-known for songs like 1968’s "Somos Novios," wrote more than 400 songs during his seven-decade career. In 2014, he went on to receive a lifetime achievement Grammy.

Last month, a private cybersecurity company, FireEye, detected a hack. Some of the US government's most important agencies and departments were breached, including the Defense, Justice and State departments. In the weeks since then, cybersecurity experts and the US government have learned just how big the hack was. More than 250 federal agencies and businesses were affected. Most experts are point...

Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain ended their 3-year-old land, air and sea blockade on Qatar on Tuesday. Qatar emerges from the Saudi Arabian embargo by all respects, resilient with its economic and foreign policy independence intact.

Last year, protests over high prices of bread and fuel eventually led to the ousting of dictator Omar al-Bashir. The country has since undergone an unprecedented wave of political and social changes as it works to rejoin the international community. Still, the economy is struggling. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from the capital, Khartoum.

An outbreak of Ebola in The Democratic Republic of Congo that started in 2018 was stopped in its tracks by a vaccine program that worked. Host Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Alhassane Toure, who led WHO’s vaccine program in DR Congo during the latest Ebola outbreak. Then we turn to Anne Rimoin, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is studying vaccine rollout in both the...

In Indonesia, a group called the Islamic Defenders Front is waging a vigilante campaign against anyone its members deem impure. Many Indonesians think the group is over the top. But it's also proving to be a resilient force, even defying a government ban. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

One of the main issues the US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will be dealing with when it enters the White House is the war in Afghanistan. The Trump administration signed an agreement with the Taliban last February with the goal of ending the war. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has the latest developments.