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It's been one of the biggest issues facing European cities like Prague, Venice and Amsterdam: overtourism. But that was all before the coronavirus. So, how are the cities whose biggest problem was once too many tourists coping now that the tourists are staying at home? The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

The World's Shirin Jaafari tells us about a new secretly filmed documentary called “Nasrin,” featuring one of the country's leading human rights activists and political prisoners, Nasrin Sotoudeh.

It's not entirely surprising that the citizens of Asbestos, Quebec, decided to change their name to something less evocative. The new name approved by its citizens is Val-des-Sources. But the original name’s backstory is a tale of boom, bust, strikes and cancer. Marco Werman speaks to Jessica Van Horssen, the author of “A Town Called Asbestos.”

According to a new study by the University of Cambridge, millennials around the world are currently less satisfied with democracy and more disillusioned than at any other time in the past century. The study — which combined data from 4,000 studies between 1973 and 2020 — includes nearly 5 million respondents from 160 countries. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Roberto Foa, the lead researc...

The so-called submarine killer, Peter Madsen, broke out of a high-security prison in Denmark on Tuesday, by taking a hostage and using a fake bomb. He is serving a life sentence for the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall. Madsen was recaptured soon after escaping. Tom Carstensen reports from Copenhagen.

The landmark START nuclear treaty with Russia is set to expire at the beginning of the year, and it looked as though the White House planned to exit the treaty. But Alexandra Bell, a former adviser to the US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control, talks with The World’s Marco Werman about a new offer from Moscow and what it might mean.

The gruesome murder of a history teacher in France has sparked intense criticism of social media companies over the role they played in motivating the killer and inciting the murder. French politicians and advocates are now pushing for legislation to hold social media companies and users accountable for content posted online. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou who’s been...

Whether it's through music, video or words, Dominican artist Rita Indiana has explored Caribbean identity and gender. In her video for “Como Un Dragon,” Rita Indiana plays her alter-ego La Monstra (or Monster). She recently spoke to Marco Werman about it.

In recent months, Latino strategists and voter activists have been making very public pleas for campaigns to invest in Latino voters — not necessarily the “Latino vote.”  Writer and journalist Michelle García speaks to The World's Marco Werman about why this is important, and how establishing a voting legacy is about understanding voter discrimination in history and today.

The US Justice Department has charged six Russian intelligence officers with involvement in an extensive hacking campaign. According to the indictment, the efforts targeted Ukraine, Georgia, the French elections, the 2018 Winter Olympics and investigations into the poisoning of former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal. Host Marco Werman speaks with Andy Greenberg, author of “Sandworm: A New...

One year after a landmark political revolution, Sudan's economy continues to struggle.  Many in Sudan have pointed fingers at the US State sponsor of terrorism label, which has been attached to Sudan for decades. But a new tweet from President Donald Trump could change that. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

It’s an international mystery that seems to be ripped from a Cold War spy novel: US diplomats coming down with mysterious brain ailments while posted overseas. But in 2018, this was a reality for dozens of diplomats and spies posted at the US embassy in Cuba. This condition became known as “Havana syndrome.” Today, a handful of diplomatic workers stationed in China and Russia are coming forward wi...

It's been a while since many of us felt blissed out — maybe since the middle of March. So here’s a tribute to a man who recently left us, but brought bliss to thousands — probably more like millions — of people. José Padilla is a DJ who for years worked the turntables on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza.

Africa’s most populous city is on lockdown one day after ongoing protests against police brutality overwhelmed authorities. Lagos resident Chude Jideonwo tells The World’s Marco Werman that Nigeria’s government does not appreciate the depth of citizen outrage.

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, travel is mostly a no-go. But people are desperate to be transported beyond the four walls of their home or office — which is where wildlife photography can come in handy. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is run by London’s Natural History Museum. This year, a whopping 49,000 images were submitted by professionals and amateurs a...

If and when the world gets an effective vaccine or vaccines for COVID-19, actually getting it from the lab to those who need it around the globe will be no small feat. It involves a lot of logistics. To prepare, UNICEF has already begun stockpiling more than half a billion syringes. Beyond that, there's the challenge of coordinating with communities on the ground and ensuring vaccines stay cold, e...

The UK government announced Monday that it is funding the first stage of a human challenge trial for a coronavirus vaccine. That means if the trials get approval from UK regulators, volunteers will be injected with the coronavirus to eventually test trial vaccines in an effort to speed up their development. The World's Carolyn Beeler reports.

Residents in Dingle, Ireland, are very worried. Fungie the dolphin is missing from their harbor. The beloved dolphin has been their community mascot for the past 37 years, and now the search is on to find out what happened to him. The World hears from Caroline Boland with the Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance.

A UN conventional weapons embargo on Iran has expired despite opposition from the US. Host Marco Werman speaks to Naysan Rafati, a senior analyst on Iran at the International Crisis Group.

Voters in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have voted out a president who favored reuniting the ethnically divided island. Ersin Tartar, a right-wing nationalist who was backed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won Sunday’s runoff against incumbent Mustafa Akinci, a pro-reunification moderate. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou tells host Marco Werman what the election m...

Celebrations stretched past midnight last night in Bolivia's capital of La Paz after exit polls showed the country’s socialist party far ahead in the presidential election. The votes still have to be confirmed, but centrist candidate Carlos Mesa conceded to ousted leader Evo Morals’ hand-picked socialist candidate Luis Arce. The World’s host Marco Werman gets more from Carwil Bjork-James, a cultur...

More than 50 people have died in Turkey over the past week after drinking bootleg alcohol. It's become increasingly popular in recent years because President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s conservative government keeps hiking taxes on liquor. Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul on a worldwide spike in deaths related to bootlegged booze.

Thailand’s officials are doing nearly everything they can to stop a growing protest movement against the government. They’ve locked up more than 50 protest leaders, many of them college students. They’ve threatened anyone who demonstrates with two years in prison. And they've also sprayed peaceful crowds with stinging blue liquid. The World’s Patrick Winn has the latest.

The Walt Disney Company has faced backlash in recent years for racist imagery in some of its movies. In November 2019, Disney began labeling titles with a disclaimer for “outdated cultural depictions.” Now, the media titan is strengthening that message by placing racism advisory warnings on some movies, including Dumbo, Lady and the Tramp, and Peter Pan. But some say the 12-second warning may not...

Italy is introducing a raft of new restrictions after the country recorded its highest coronavirus infection rate on Sunday. Slovakia is planning on testing its entire population, over the age of ten in the next couple of weeks. And in Britain, people in Wales learned today that they are heading for a "firebreak lockdown." The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry joins host Marco Werman with th...