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Scientists used special equipment to survey and image a volcano beneath the ocean in the Arctic and discovered that it spews mud and gas. As they looked closer, they discovered an unexpected wealth of deep sea animal life surrounding it. Giuliana Panieri, a professor of geology at the Arctic University of Norway, who was part of the team of scientists, explains what makes it so special.

Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Serhii Zenin was the host of one of the nation’s most popular hard rock radio shows on Radio ROKS 103.6. Some three years later, Serhii is a soldier and Radio ROKS has taken on a whole new role, too. Radio Roks is trying to make millions of Ukrainians feel a little less alone — as they brace for whatever the Trump administration might bring. From the CLIC...

The manga industry is seeing a new wave of creators experimenting with AI to speed up the traditionally labor-intensive process of comic creation in Japan. Traditional artists argue that AI lacks the “soul” and cultural nuance that has defined manga, raising questions about artistic integrity, copyright and the future of human-created art. Rebecca Rosman talks to people in Tokyo's manga industry o...

Alkebulan is the ancient, Indigenous name for Africa. It means "Mother of Mankind." To musician Matt B, this place helps him reconnect with his African heritage and culture, a background he knew little about as a kid in the south side of Chicago. Alkebulan II is Matt B's second album in this journey. It's up for a Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category this year.

She was once called "the most dangerous woman in Africa.” But Andrée Blouin described herself as an African woman "inflamed by injustice" on a mission to free her continent from colonial rule. She was born in French Equatorial Africa, abandoned at the age of 3, escaped an arranged marriage at 15 and became politically active after French officials denied her son medication for malaria, leading to...

The White House recently used the threat of a 25% tariff to convince Colombia's government to accept deported migrants flown from the US on military planes. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at The Budget Lab at Yale University, about how tariffs are collected, what impact they have on trade, on the economies of exporters and importers, and, as an example, how a...

Thousands of people have fled their homes in northeastern Colombia, and at least 80 have been killed, as two rebel groups fight for control of the Catatumbo, a region next to the border with Venezuela that is teeming with cocoa fields. The fighting has displaced 18,000 people over the past few days. It led President Gustavo Petro to suspend peace talks with the ELN, Colombia’s largest rebel group,...

Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler highlight important global news stories flying just under the radar.

The families of a historic apartheid murder case are taking the government and president to court for not investigating and prosecuting the crimes properly. They want nearly $10 million in damages and a public commission to look into how political interference suppressed hundreds of crimes from that era. From Johannesburg, Elna Schutz reports. 

One legacy of British colonial rule in India is a ban on making and selling an Indigenous spirit called mahua, made from a native flower. The ban was initially meant to encourage locals to buy imported booze. But it's resulted in a stigma attached to the Indigenous drink. Now that entrepreneurs have found a legal loophole to get Mahua to market, some celebrate the overdue recognition, while others...

While some politicians are less than welcoming to those who want to enter the US, guitarist and composer Ciro Hurtado is sending the opposite message. His tune "Bienvenida a America" or "Welcome to America," is the first track on his Grammy-nominated album "Paisajes."

As Wednesday dawned across Asia, people were ready to celebrate the beginning of Lunar New Year. The holiday ushers in the Year of the Snake, animals that are treated with both fear and reverence in Chinese culture. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have more.

President Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation effort in American history, and Mexico is already preparing for it. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports on Mexico's ambitious program to receive and integrate thousands of potential citizens repatriated from the US. 

The reconstruction of Gaza is a major part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The task of rebuilding is a massive one following 15 months of Israeli bombardment of Gaza. More than 170,000 buildings have been damaged or flattened in the conflict. Host Marco Werman speaks with Mark Jarzombek, professor of the history and theory of architecture at MIT, about what it will require to actua...

On Tuesday, Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned. While his intention to step aside was intended to quell protests, Siniša Vuković tells host Carolyn Beeler that the prime minister's resignation does little to address the issues of corruption and autocracy in the current government. Vuković is a senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy at Johns Hopkins University, with...

Royalty, heads of state and dignitaries from more than 50 countries gathered in southern Poland today to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where roughly a million Jews were killed. Speakers are exhorting the world to remember against a backdrop of rising antisemitism and far-right extremism.

A Chinese artificial intelligence assistant called DeepSeek has become the most downloaded free app in the US. Its arrival has sent shares in firms like chipmaker Nvidia, as well as Microsoft and Meta, tumbling. Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson, co-founder of the firm Workhelix, tells host Marco Werman that DeepSeek represents a dramatic decline in “the price of intelligence.”   

Belarus's election commission says authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko won re-election with 87% of the vote over the weekend. The country's political opposition is mostly in jail or exiled abroad. As Host Carolyn Beeler explains, today they and European leaders called the election a sham.

This weekend a precious, solid gold helmet on loan from Romania was stolen in a dramatic museum heist in the Netherlands. Surveillance footage shows the thieves blowing up a door into the Drents Museum and, within minutes, making a run for it with the artIfact. Private art theft investigator Arthur Brand talks with Host Carolyn Beeler about the challenges of ever getting it back.

Comiket is the world's largest comic festival. Twice a year, more than 200,000 comic enthusiasts from around the world travel to Tokyo to support their favorite artists. While the vast majority of artists are Japanese, there are some foreigners who manage to grab a table to show their wares. From Tokyo, Kai Dambach has the story.

The US took a big step over the weekend, freezing nearly all foreign aid. The move is expected to last approximately three months while the Trump administration reviews where the aid should go. Military support for Israel and Egypt will be allowed to continue, however. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Hakan Bilgin, president of the Turkish branch of Doctors of the World, about the immediate impacts...

Director Mohammad Rasoulof is one of Iran's most well-known filmmakers. But his most recent film, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," isn't being shown in a single theater across the country. And Rasoulof, himself, has had to flee. That's because the film calls out Iran's authoritarian regime. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

According to one study, 1 out of 10 Spaniards between the ages 18 to 35 have ditched their smartphones for the antithesis: push-button models without internet connectivity. From Barcelona, The World's Gerry Hadden sets out to find some of these converts, but it turns out going from smart to dumb is harder than it sounds.

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman share headlines from across the Middle East.

"Heis" is Rema's second studio album. He is is also the Greek word for the number one. The album topped the charts in his home country of Nigeria, and now Rema wants to take home his first Grammy Award.