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Amnesty International analyzed videos of police violence against protesters in the US, drawing on techniques it used to study protests in places such as Hong Kong and Baghdad. Host Carol Hills speaks with Brian Castner, Amnesty’s Senior Crisis Advisor, who led the study of videos taken in demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd.

The Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics wants to expand its operations in a part of Louisiana nicknamed "cancer alley." Activists protesting the company's record on the environment were busted, and now they're facing serious criminal charges. What is Formosa Plastics and why are locals so upset? Kyle Vass reports. 

Amusement and theme parks in the US and around the globe are starting to reopen. They're not going to feel the same, though. In Japan, the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park team released a video asking people not to scream out loud, because that's how they could spread the coronavirus to fellow adrenaline-seekers. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

Art can be a powerful tool for inspiration and community building in the climate movement. This week on The World's climate change solutions segment The Big Fix, producer Anna Kusmer speaks to host Carol Hill about how poetry can help us confront the overwhelming challenge of climate change. We also play the first installment of a collaboration with an educational organization Write the World, a g...

The United Kingdom recently issued safety guidelines to reopen schools in the fall. They include separating groups of children into "bubbles” and having schools conduct their own contact tracing for students. But there are concerns that many schools won’t be able to fully comply with the measures, which also include fines for missing school. Host Carol Hills speaks with Tiffany Yates, the head of...

The US legal system can work differently for people who are citizens versus those who are not. The World’s Monica Campbell reports on how this different treatment plays out for some immigrants released from prison – and how these differences are getting a lot more controversial during the pandemic.

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 today that prosecutors in New York must be given access to President Donald Trump's financial records. The decision means financial institutions that have done business with Donald Trump must decide how to respond. Deutsche Bank, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, is one of them. Host Carol Hills speaks with David Enrich, author of a new book, “Dark Towers: Deutsch...

We meet members of the Syrian rock band Tanjaret Daghet. The trio fled the civil war in Syria almost a decade ago and has achieved success in Lebanon. But now, the members of the group are ready to move on.

Last month, reports said that senior White House officials were aware as early as the beginning of 2019 of classified intelligence indicating that Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for killing US troops. Mark Galeotti is a senior associate fellow at the British-based Royal United Services Institute and an expert on Russia’s security services. Host Carol Hills talks with Galeotti...

China's Belt and Road Initiative invests trillions of dollars around the globe on infrastructure, transportation and energy projects in more than 130 countries. And while the investments are welcomed by some, the environmental impacts can be troubling. Jingjing Zhang is an environmental lawyer based in the US. She speaks to The World's Carol Hill about her nongovernmental organization, China Accou...

At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in Burkina Faso over the past several months. Human Rights Watch says the evidence points to extrajudicial killings by the government. Host Marco Werman speaks with HRW West Africa director Corinne Dufka about the report.

The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO has warned that its name and logo are being illegally emblazoned on false documents to facilitate a scam: More than 20 customers, solicited online, were shown photos of supposedly valuable statues in Mali and Cameroon, that they could buy. Some art lovers fell for it. A UNESCO investigator in Paris, Cedric Bourgeois, tells host Carol Hills how people were swindled,...

As the coronavirus cases dwindle in Tunisia, the country has decided to reopened its international borders to travelers. The government is hoping to recover what's left of its tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday a plan called “Eat Out to Help Out.” During August, people who dine-in at restaurants will receive 50% off their meal, excluding alcohol. The restaurants can opt in or opt out of the plan and will be able to receive the money back in full via a government process. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on reactions to the plan.

In March, we first heard from Brayan Guevara. He's 19, Afro Latino and a college student in North Carolina. In March, right before the pandemic hit, he was torn between candidates for the primaries: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Months later, Guevara is still not sure who he'll vote for in the general election. As a future teacher, Guevara is looking out for one issue: education. Every 30 Secon...

The death of Army Private Vanessa Guillén has spurred hundreds of women to share their stories of sexual assault in the military. Guillén disappeared from her Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, in April. Retired US Army Col. Ellen Haring of the Service Women’s Action Network tells host Carol Hills that Guillén was reportedly the target of sexual harassment from fellow soldiers before she was bludgeone...

A second night of protests is forecast in the Serbian capital Belgrade tonight after the government announced the reimposition of a lockdown in the city. Yesterday was the deadliest day so far in terms of coronavirus-related deaths in Serbia. Host Carol Hills talks to Amer Cohadzic, who oversees Balkans coverage for the Associated Press.

US colleges are bracing for the loss of a lot of foreign students this fall, especially those from China. The new guidelines by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement would require international students in online-only courses to transfer schools or leave the country altogether. Harvard and MIT filed suit against the Trump administration over the measure. There are over one million international s...

This week, to celebrate his 85th birthday, the Dalai Lama released an 11-track album called "Inner World." The album includes his mantras and teachings, all set to a relaxing bed of music. This is the Dalai Lama's first album, as he has rarely ventured into the music world, but the work has been a long time coming. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

China’s government sees Taiwan as an inseparable part of China. But people in Taiwan are referring to themselves more and more as Taiwanese, not Chinese. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

The US is trying to revive nuclear talks with North Korea. High-ranking American officials are meeting with South Korean and Japanese officials this week. But North Korea says it has “no intention” of coming back to the table. Jenny Town is with 38 North, a website devoted to analyzing North Korea. She joins us from Washington.

A well-known Iraqi expert on armed groups was shot dead in front of his home on Monday. His death has sparked outrage in Iraq and outside. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrado’s trip to Washington is designed to showcase the new NAFTA.  But former US Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson tells The World’s Carol Hills that the US, Mexico and Canada are missing a key opportunity to coordinate an economic recovery and halt an overreliance on China.  

Andrés Manuel López Obrador heads to Washington this week, his first international diplomatic mission. The stated purpose is to celebrate the new  U-S-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. But as The World's Jorge Valencia reports, his visit is generating tough questions back home.

The UK has blacklisted dozens of people from Russia, Saudi Arabia and Myanmar for human rights violations. Among those impacted are 25 Russians accused of aiding and abetting the death of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died while in detention on false charges. Host Carol Hills speaks with Bill Browder, a British American financier who has been seeking justice for Sergei Magnitsky for years...