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After weeks of hanging precipitously due to snapped cables, the structure holding the world-famous Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed. This is a tragic blow for scientists who use the observatory to learn the mysteries of outer space. Puerto Rican scientist Abel Méndez speaks to The World's Marco Werman about what this means. 

Today, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases brought on behalf of children from Mali who allege they were trafficked to Ivory Coast and held in forced labor in the cocoa industry. Host Marco Werman speaks to Martina Vandenberg, the president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center.

When a bystander shot a video of police officers beating Rodney King in Los Angeles in 1991, the footage shocked the world. Back then, cellphones with cameras weren’t a thing. Today, everyone understands the power of bystander videos. That’s why many French citizens are angry with their government as it considers taking away the right to film or photograph police when they're in action. The propos...

The pandemic has hit Mexico hard. The country ranks fourth — behind the US, Brazil and India — in confirmed deaths from COVID-19. The virus has been bearing down especially hard on the country's medical personnel, with deadly consequences. Shannon Young reports from Oaxaca.

The Biden transition team has announced that the next US ambassador to the UN will be Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has decades of diplomatic experience, including serving as the US ambassador to Liberia from 2008 to 2012.  During those years, she worked closely with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who served as Liberia’s president at the time. Host Marco Werman speaks with Johnson Sirleaf about her experie...

The Trump administration's trade policy with China has been all about tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. But what happens to the US-China trade war when the new administration takes over? Host Marco Werman speaks with Lee Branstetter, a professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon.

Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration may soon include the Houthis, the group that governs most of Yemen, in the same category as al-Qaeda. Yemen scholar Gregory Johnsen explains how designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization may affect the lives of Yemeni civilians, peace talks and US national security.

It's hard to know what's actually happening in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray — communications have been cut off for weeks. Ethiopia's government says its military forces can claim victory over the Tigray People's Liberation Front. But the leader of the TPLF insists that his troops are still fighting. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi has the latest.

His nickname was the “bling-bling president.” Such was Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French leader’s taste for the high life. But today Sarkozy is in court in Paris to face the first of a series of trials against him, involving corruption charges, illegal campaign financing and influence peddling. Charges he denies. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

France's ruling party has agreed to suspend and “totally rewrite” Article 24, a security measure that has sparked nationwide protests over police violence and accountability. The World’s Marco Werman has the details.

"Cain's Jawbone" is a devilishly difficult literary puzzle created in 1934 that had only been solved twice in 86 years — until now. Host Marco Werman speaks to British comedian John Finnemore, the third person ever to solve “Cain's Jawbone.”

Human activity affects every corner of the world, from the deepest parts of the ocean to the tallest peaks. New research shows that Mount Everest is no exception. National Geographic Society climate scientist Aurora Elmore speaks to The World's Marco Werman about microplastics found on Everest, and how melting glaciers could affect the water source for billions of people.

A group of senior former European diplomats called today on EU governments to bolster diplomatic efforts with the incoming Biden administration in order to work on bringing back Iran to nuclear talks. This period could prove dangerous for both Washington and Tehran. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Greece, like many parts of the world, is dealing with unprecedented cases of COVID-19. Intensive care units in the country are nearly at capacity and a strict lockdown is in place until early December. Now, a debate about the role of the Greek Orthodox Church in the pandemic has resurfaced following the COVID-19-related death of a senior clergyman and the hospitalization of the head of the church...

There are lots of different food traditions that connect us to each other, but also to our history, our ancestry, and even our faith. We’re going to share stories about one ritual you may be familiar with: making a cup of coffee. That’s what producer Noon Salih did for an episode of the podcast “Kerning Cultures: Stories from the Middle East and North Africa, and the Spaces in Between.”

There was jubilation at the start of the week when Oxford University announced the results from phase three of their vaccine trials. The new vaccine, the university said, offers a high level of protection against COVID-19. But since then, scientists in the UK and the US have been asking questions — and some are worried that the drug may not be as effective as hoped. The World's Orla Barry reports...

Millions in Argentina are mourning the death of soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona. As The World’s Jorge Valencia reports, Maradona became intertwined with politics across Latin America, and yet somehow transcended it.

Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed near Tehran, Iran on Friday. Fakhrizadeh was said to be Iran's most senior nuclear scientist and has been described by diplomats as the "father of the Iranian bomb." Iranian media is reporting that Fakhrizadeh was ambushed by four attackers. Host Carol Hills speaks with Abas Aslani, a senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strat...

Samer Saem Eldahr, the music producer and visual artist behind Hello Psychaleppo , has been forced to find new homes in three different countries over the past decade. His migration journey began when war broke out in his native Syria in 2011.

Diana Gameros ’ memories form the premise of her song, “En Juárez,” which was a comfort to her when violence there, at the hands of drug cartels, had reached their peak.  She vividly remembers the park in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where she played as a child: “You would see a lot of kids out on the streets,” she says.

Home for Sudanese American artist Sinkane — who spent his childhood moving from one city to another — has been several different countries. “You're never going to find your home,” said Sinkane, whose real name is Ahmed Gallab. “It's going to find you.”

For singer, composer and cultural activist Meklit Hadero , her Ethiopian identity was often expressed at home through food and language and music. Hadero left Ethiopia with her family when she was just under two years old, and they came to the United States as refugees, settling in Brooklyn, New York. Hadero recalls how her parents often played old, garbled tapes of Ethiopian music from legends su...

Russian Grand Master and chess World Champion Garry Kasparov was a consultant for the Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit." He tells host Marco Werman about the thrill of real-life competition and how he made sure that the TV show portrayed chess the right way.

Period products, free to anyone who needs them: That's the promise Scotland made in a new law that provides access to tampons and pads free of charge. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland is the first country in the world to do so. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Health authorities in Canada say they’re determined to protect nursing home residents from the second wave of the pandemic. In most of the country, long-term care facilities are off-limits to everyone except for staff and family members who provide essential care. But as Anita Elash reports, that’s taken a toll and many residents who want the rules to change.