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Candidates are ramping up their efforts in Arizona with only two months left until the general election. Reporter Michel Marizco, from KJZZ in Arizona, brings us an update on what campaigns are doing to get the Latino vote there.

Research released this week confirms a Manhattan-sized piece of ice broke off of the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden. It's the second summer in a row with such a large loss. Host Marco Werman has an update.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the first Arab states in years to break a long-standing taboo when they signed the White House agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel. This caps a dramatic month when first the UAE and then Bahrain agreed to reverse decades of ill will without a resolution of Israel's decades-old dispute with the Palestinians. Host Marco Werman speaks with Y...

The White House held a signing ceremony on Tuesday with Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The two Gulf states will be the first Arab powers to normalize ties with Israel since 1994. But what about the Palestinians? Why are they feeling betrayed? And what about other Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia? Are they lining up to normalize ties with Israel too?

On Saturday, the Dresdner Sinfoniker, a symphony orchestra, performed a socially distant concert featuring alphorns, trumpets, tubas, and drums from the rooftops of tower blocks in the city of Dresden. Host Marco Werman has the story.

Greece and Turkey's land borders are fairly clear these days, but claims over the sea are not. When you add recent, underwater gas discoveries to the mix, the decision about who has the right to drill — and where — becomes tangled and complex. Durrie Bouscaren reports.

China's Belt and Road initiative promises economic development to countries across the globe. But those deals aren't necessarily win-win. In the Central Asia country of Kazakhstan, the tradeoffs of that investment require China’s neighbors to reckon with the persecution of Muslim minorities just across their borders. Mary Kay Magistad reports in this feature, “On China's New Silk Road,” from the G...

Terry Branstad, the US ambassador to China, is stepping down from his post. Branstad served in Beijing for three years. He's now slated to leave China in early October. The World’s Marco Werman gets the latest from reporter Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai.

Russian President Vladimir Puti and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, met Monday in the southern Russian city of Sochi. This was their first face-to-face meeting since the August 9 elections in Belarus, which led to political upheaval in the country. Meanwhile, protests in Belarus continue as tens of thousands of people continue to call for Lukashenko to resign. So what's at stake for the tw...

Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders, has died. He was 77. Hibbert was one of reggae’s beloved stars; he gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement. Hibbert, the voice of Toots and the Maytals, has a distinctive voice but was a double threat as a songwriter.

The United Nations Refugee Agency confirmed two coronavirus cases in a camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan that is home to more than 40,000 people. Authorities and aid agencies are on alert out of fear the virus may spread further. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hamzeh Almomani with UNHCR’s external relations department for UNHCR in the Azraq camp.

A plan is now underway by the Greek government to resettle thousands of asylum-seekers displaced after the camp they were living in was destroyed last week. But many former Moria camp residents say they don’t want to be moved to another camp — even temporarily. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports from Lesbos, Greece.

New episodes of the popular British soap opera "EastEnders" include a storyline about a young woman with an abusive husband, whose abuse escalated during the coronavirus lockdown. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sophie Francis-Cansfield, senior campaigns and policy officer at Women’s Aid in the UK.

Zambia mourns the death of its "good-luck fish," Mafishi. Host Marco Werman reports.

“The Crown” is one of the most successful programs on Netflix, and it’s one of the many programs that has catapulted it into a global company. Reed Hastings is the co-founder and co-CEO of Netflix. He's guest on this week's edition of the podcast, “Economist Asks.” Anne McElvoy is the host and joins The World from London. 

Masses of asylum-seekers spent a third night on the streets of Lesbos, after a fire earlier this week ravaged a camp that housed approximately 12,000 people. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports from Lesbos.

A Spanish court has sentenced a former Salvadoran army colonel to 133 years in prison after finding him guilty of the murder of five Spanish Jesuits in 1989. Inocente Orlando Montano was convicted of taking part in the "decision, design and execution" of the Spaniards, who were killed along with a Salvadoran Jesuit and two Salvadoran women during the country's 12-year civil war. Marco Werman speak...

A new report in South Africa has revealed irregularities and misuse of the coronavirus relief funds and personal protective equipment. It comes on the heels of months of accusations about COVID-19 corruption, many of which have been directed at the country's ruling party. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

A whistleblower said this week that Department of Homeland Security officials have purposely downplayed threats in their briefs to President Donald Trump. Nineteen years ago, dysfunction at intelligence agencies stymied efforts to prevent the deadliest attack on American soil in history. Host Marco Werman speaks with Garrett Graff, author of “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11.”

Nineteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New Yorkers still remember the day like it was yesterday. At the 9/11 memorial in New York City, families gathered to remember their loved ones who were victims of the attack. Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence were also there commemorating the victims. We hear from Feliciana Oliva Umanzzor, who was at the memorial earlie...

A devastating explosion rocked the city of Beirut last month and killed nearly 200 people. Non-stop recovery efforts have been underway since then. And now musicians are making their own contribution. From Lebanese pop star DD Foxx to Arabic Rai singer Khaled to musicians who survived the blast in Beirut, artists are supporting those suffering in Lebanon and their community of musicians. But some...

A massive fire is raging at the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, a little more than a month after a huge explosion devastated the port facilities and surrounding area. There was no immediate information about what caused Thursday's fire, which sent a large column of black smoke into the sky.

Confucius Institutes are Chinese culture and language centers embedded in US universities and schools around the world. They've long been criticized for allowing the Chinese government a foothold on American campuses to suppress speech criticizing China. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has suddenly escalated tensions, declaring they will all close by the end of the year. As The World's Rupa Shen...

Bogotá and other cities in Colombia became embroiled in violent protests last night after two police officers in Bogotá were recorded brutally assaulting and tasing a man who later died. Host Marco Werman speaks to The World's Jorge Valencia in Mexico City.

The images are shocking: Fires blazing across the West Coast, smoke blocking all sunlight, and the sky is glowing in a dim orange hue. Nearly 14,000 firefights are battling 25 major wildfires across California. Last week, Canada sent 60 more firefighters from Quebec to help in with the effort. Host Marco Werman speaks with Melanie Morin with SOPFEU, a forest firefighting organization in Quebec, Ca...