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A new, interactive report analyzes diversity on the world’s largest corporate boards in 44 countries. Cynthia Soledad, of the global executive search firm, Egon Zehnder, tells Marco Werman what the 2020 Global Board Diversity Tracker reveals about diversity, equity and inclusiveness among top executives worldwide, and implications for women, people of color and LGBTQ people.

For the fourth time in less than two years, Israelis will head to the polls for a national election. After the unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to pass a budget, Israel's Parliament was dissolved. Voters are frustrated, The World's Ariel Oseran in Tel Aviv explains to host Marco Werman.

More than 30 undocumented immigrant women are alleging medical abuse while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They say they were pressured into having unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures as current or former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. Marco Werman speaks with Azadeh Shahshahani, a lawyer with Project South, a nonprof...

President Donald Trump issued a total of 15 pardons and five commutations on Tuesday, and there might be more to come. Inauguration day is nearly a full month away. If that happens, it's likely to invite more controversy. But as The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports, Trump's use of the pardon power is not exactly unprecedented.

With less than one month left in the White House, President Donald Trump has granted pardons to four Blackwater security guards responsible for the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007. The killings sparked outrage in Iraq and around the world. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Ali al-Mawlawi, a senior analyst with Inside Iraqi Politics, to get the reaction from Iraq

Because of the pandemic this year, many families are missing special meals shared with families. Yet, the smell and taste of a particular food can still offer comfort — even from afar. Reporter Valeria Fernández brings us the story of a collective based in Phoenix that is focused on the healing power of food — especially for Indigenous and immigrant families hit hard by the pandemic.

The $900 billion pandemic relief package that the US Congress approved Monday night has a lot in it including cash for American families, financial help for businesses and more benefits for people who are unemployed to help them weather the economic downturn. Also tucked into the package — one of the most significant pieces of climate change legislation that Congress has ever passed.

Reporter Lilia Blaise reports from Tunis, Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab uprisings and the country that was touted as the success story. She asks how Tunisians are remembering the events and whether their lives have changed for the better.

In its waning days, the Trump administration is trying to ease the ongoing blockade on the tiny nation of Qatar. Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies blockaded Qatar due to political disagreements in 2017. The World's Marco Werman spoke with William Lawrence, an American University lecturer and former senior diplomat at the State Department, to discuss what comes next for Qatar and...

In East Africa, there's a potential humanitarian disaster unfolding. The conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region started more than a month ago. In that time, more than 50,000 people have fled the fighting and crossed the border into Sudan. Now, tensions are surging at the border. The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

This year, a group of reporters worked with The World to follow young, first-time Latino voters throughout the US. Their stories were included in our “Every 30 Seconds” project, based on the fact that about every 30 seconds, a Latino becomes eligible to vote in the US. In the last installment from Washington state, we hear from Michelle Aguilar Ramírez, an 18-year-old student who recently moved fr...

Attorney General William Barr announced this week that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a Libyan bomb expert admitting his role in the Lockerbie blast. Filmmaker Ken Dornstein has devoted much of his life to tracking down those responsible for the incident. His brother was killed in the explosion. Dornstein talks with The World’s Marco Werman about his efforts to find those who...

The discovery of new variants of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa have prompted a wave of travel bans and restrictions to take effect around the world. But it's an open question as to whether these measures are actually effective. Host Marco Werman speaks to Lawrence Gostin, the director of Georgetown Law's O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

Cyclone Yasa ripped into Fiji late last week — it was the second tropical cyclone to hit the low-lying country this year. Fiji's ambassador to the United Nations, Satyendra Prasad, joins The World's host Marco Werman to discuss how Fiji can build back stronger and the need for global solidarity for poorer countries who are the most impacted by the climate crisis.

The “Jurassic Park” series is the inspiration for a planned tourist center on the Indonesian islands where the Komodo dragon lives. But is this a good idea? Tourists already pay good money to get close to the deadly lizards. Officials say a snazzy park will bring in a higher grade of tourists and more profits. Environmentalists and local tour operators say the park will ruin the lizards' habitat....

Deportations, family separation and detention have long taken a toll on the mental health of many immigrants in the US, along with advocates defending them. The trauma can become more acute when you add the pandemic and uncertainty about immigration policies. Reporter Valeria Fernández reports on a therapist network dedicated to serving the immigrant community during these challenging times.

The European Parliament has approved a resolution that follows a step the US took this summer to call for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for the persecution of Uighurs and a ban on imports made with forced labor. Britain’s House of Lords has also passed legislation that gives UK judges the power to declare whether there’s evidence of genocide in another country and revoke a trade agree...

This past summer, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned. Over the past two weeks, a joint news investigation is shedding light on many of the missing details about this attack. The investigation led to a shocking phone call where Navalny was able to dupe an FSB agent into revealing how he was poisoned. Host Marco Werman speaks with Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of the Russian...

Carlos Vives, one of the biggest recording artists in Latin America, received three Latin Grammys this year for his newest record “Cumbiana.” He speaks with The World’s Jorge Valencia about how Colombia’s natural habitats and cultural heritage are a driving influence in his work. PRODUCER:

US lawmakers have called Russia’s recent digital espionage operation “virtually a declaration of war” on the United States. Other observers consider the hack “routine espionage” not unlike the sort of spying the NSA conducts on foreign governments. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that helped find the Russians in the Democratic...

New variants of the coronavirus have emerged in the UK and South Africa. But while scientists are keeping a close eye on how the virus is changing, virus mutations are normal and expected. Host Marco Werman speaks to The World's Elana Gordon, who answers our questions about the science behind this and what it means for the future.

Over 40 countries worldwide have now banned arrivals from Britain over concerns about the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus. The British prime minister effectively canceled Christmas for millions on Saturday, imposing a strict lockdown on London, and surrounding counties. The ban has left thousands stranded at airports and huge tailbacks at Britain’s ports as truck drivers with food and o...

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy spent 196 days in space this year as the commander of Expedition 63 to the International Space Station. While there he contributed to hundreds of experiments, completed his tenthth spacewalk, and somehow also found time to record videos of himself playing soccer in space. Host Carol Hills talks with Cassidy about life as an astronaut, cooperating with Russian cosmonaut...

This week marks the ten year anniversary of a string of popular upheavals that shook the Arab world. The World's Marco Werman and author Kim Ghattas discuss when US diplomacy lent a hand, and when it hindered the Arab Spring's pro-democracy movements.

Christmas markets in Germany have been canceled for the first time since World War II. Pantomimes in British theaters are going online for the first time ever. Even the Pope’s mass on Christmas eve is being brought forward to comply with a local curfew in Rome. For a look at a very different Christmas, here’s The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry.