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Leaders of the European Union held an emergency teleconference today to discuss the unfolding situation in Belarus. The EU says it does not recognize the results of the presidential election on Aug. 9 and is poised to roll out sanctions on a number of Belarusian officials. Host Marco Werman speaks to Charles Grant, director of the Center for European Reform.

Heavy rains that began in July have sent floodwaters coursing through a 2,500-year-old neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. Architect Anna Paolini of UNESCO describes the brick residential towers in the Old City of Sana'a, some of which have collapsed in the deluge.

The newly formed Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance, a project of the Atlantic Council, wants to develop a system for naming heat waves — like we name hurricanes — to bring more attention to the "silent killer.” The World's Carolyn Beeler reports on why the risks of extreme heat are often overlooked, and how naming heat waves might help.

Like bands all over the globe, Arashi hasn't been able to go anywhere. The pandemic is holding them back from their fans. We reached out to the band via email and they sent back audio responses, in English.

A tiny mammal called the Somali sengi, which had not been documented by scientists for 50 years, has been rediscovered in Djibouti. Host Marco Werman speaks to Steven Heritage, the lead author of the study and a research scientist at Duke University's Lemur Center.

Militants linked to ISIS have overtaken a port in northern Mozambique. The region has experienced a growing Islamist insurgency in recent years that has displaced thousands of people. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

The Democratic National Convention is touting diversity during the virtual, prime-time event. But not many Latino leaders are headlining the speeches. The World's Daisy Contreras speaks to host Marco Werman about this lack of representation.

Germany has been the poster child in Western Europe in terms of how it handled the coronavirus pandemic. The death rate there from COVID-19 has been lower than most of its European neighbors even though its lockdown was not that strict. But protesters have been taking to the streets in German cities each weekend in opposition to government restrictions. Will the demonstrators upset Germany's good...

Restaurants have been hit hard by the pandemic’s lockdown. But new data released on Tuesday from a UK government program suggests they may have found a solution. The program, “Eat Out to Help Out,” offers diners at participating cafes and restaurants 50% off their meal. Around 85,000 restaurants are taking part in the program. But others have their reasons to opt out. The World's Bianca Hillier re...

No matter how you look at it, this year's presidential election will be historic. And one record expected to be broken this year is the number of ballots cast through the mail. They'll come from citizens living here in the US and those who live overseas. Paddy McGuire, the Mason County auditor in Washington state, explains.  

Wearing a mask, as we know, is one of the basic ways people can help stop the spread of COVID-19. Right now, the world needs billions of them. Many countries are turning to China to fill their orders. Our Shanghai correspondent, Rebecca Kanthor followed one businessman who’s doing everything he can to make sure people get what they need.

In Spain, cases of the coronavirus are increasing — particularly in the northeast region of Catalonia. One of the cities hardest hit is just outside Barcelona — it’s primarily working-class, with a large migrant population and poor living conditions. As Lucía Benavides reports, the threat of a possible new lockdown is worrying some residents there.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon delivered its verdict in the trial over the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The UN-backed court located outside The Hague gave its verdict in the trial of four men who were accused in the deaths of Hariri and 21 others. The four defendants, who were not in custody and are being tried in absentia, are linked to Hezbollah. The tr...

Across Belarus, protesters are basically saying enough is enough. They want change, and they've turned to a Soviet-era rock band for their protest anthem.  "I Want Change!" by the band Kino was written in the late 1980s as the dissolution of the Soviet Union grew inevitable. Today, the band's legacy is healthy in the streets of Belarus, as host Marco Werman explains.

On Friday, the UN Security Council rejected a US proposal to extend a conventional weapons embargo on Iran. Host Marco Werman speaks to Azadeh Zamirirad, an Iran researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.

Flu season is just around the corner for much of the world, but this year it's expected to be quite different because of the coronavirus pandemic. Health leaders are sounding the alarm about prevention measures that could prevent a double whammy. The World's Elana Gordon speaks to Marco Werman.

Most government ministers are not well-versed in software programming, “Star Trek” and Daoist philosophy. Audrey Tang is. She is Taiwan's digital minister. And perhaps it's because she has that multi-faceted mind that she's been able to reshape ideas about what government officials can do. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Tang on how Taiwan has used technology, crowdsourcing and the public’s t...

Time seems to be running out for Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. But Russian analyst Konstantin Eggert tells The World’s Marco Werman that Moscow can easily orchestrate a transition that keeps Belarus in the Kremlin's orbit.

With an impressive 295 co-sponsors, the House of Representatives passed a bill last month approving the establishment of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, as part of the Smithsonian Institution. Next up in the process is getting the bill passed by the Senate. But that has been delayed due to the Senate's crammed legislative schedule as they manage COVID-19 relief efforts....

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is expected to present its verdict Tuesday in the trial over the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. The UN-backed court, located outside The Hague, Netherlands, was due to give a verdict against four suspects belonging to Lebanon's armed Shi'ite Hezbollah group two weeks ago but postponed it following the huge explosion in Beirut'...

How do you grade exams for students who haven’t been in school for months? Teenagers in Britain and across Europe are discovering it's complicated, and they're not happy. The British government found itself under fire after nearly 40 percent of students in their final year of high school received lower grades than expected. At the heart of the issue is a computer algorithm — one that students and...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that she was delaying the country's parliamentary elections by four weeks after the reemergence of COVID-19 in the country. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on how Ardern's decision is different from President Donald Trump's suggestion last month to delay the American elections.

Eight months feels like an eternity while living through a pandemic. But when it comes to learning about immunity to a new virus, it's a flash. Some of the first studies on COVID-19 immunity are coming out. Immunologist Marion Pepper at the University of Washington talks to The World's Marco Werman about what is known about immunity and what scientists still don't understand.

COVID-19 claimed the life of another artist this week: Trini Lopez, born into a family of Mexican immigrants who came to Dallas from Guanajuato, had hit records in the 1960s. His rendition of “If I Had a Hammer” was one of his greatest hits.  

The US Census Bureau confronted a logistical nightmare before the pandemic. And now that it’s ending its count one month early, the likelihood of undercounts of groups including Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous populations has grown exponentially. A former director of the US Census Bureau, Kenneth Prewitt, talks with The World’s Marco Werman.