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While the coronavirus outbreak continues to surge in some parts of the globe, spots from Boston to Singapore to London are opening up more. It’s a confusing picture, to say the least. The World’s Elana Gordon joins host Marco Werman to map out what appears to be happening.  

As of June 24, the Trump administration will temporarily block certain immigrants from entering the US on some employment-based visas. The restrictions also expand a ban on green cards for family members of US citizens. Julia Gelatt, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC, breaks down the impact and possible ripple effects of the order.

President Donald Trump visits Arizona on Tuesday where he will make a stop in Yuma to celebrate the 200th mile of construction of the US-Mexico border wall. But most of that is replacement wall, KJZZ radio's Michel Marizco tells The World’s host Marco Werman. Marizco talks about the latest border crossings and Trump's race to complete the building of the 450-mile wall before the end of his first t...

Temperatures above 100 degrees have been recorded in a small town in Eastern Siberia. The Russian Arctic has been experiencing above-average temperatures since December, and it's bad news for the ecosystems and people living in the region and a foreshadowing of how climate change will impact the rest of the world.

Jamaica shares the US’s history of colonialism and slavery, and also has one of the highest current rates of fatal police shootings. Activists there say residents tolerate abusive policing because they need protection from high levels of violent crime. They're trying to understand how to use the global movement for police accountability to address Jamaica's problems. The World's Rupa Shenoy report...

The Bangladeshi American population is more than 200,000 strong, and it is making a play for political power in New York — including in the state’s Democratic primary elections happening on Tuesday. WNYC reporter Arun Venugopal gives us a look at a community that is among the nation's most progressive, and with a slate of candidates, is advocating not only for itself but other communities of color...

The Uighur story has been in the news for several years, but many are still unfamiliar with the persecution of Uighurs in China. There are reported to be “a million people in concentration camps.” The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in Germany about the latest news in Xinjiang and her own personal experience as a Uighur activist.

Beijing had some strong words for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning: “Stop making irresponsible remarks.” Trudeau reiterated that Beijing's decision to charge two Canadians with spying was retribution for the arrest of a Chinese tech executive. The World’s Rebecca Kanthor talks with host Marco Werman about how the story is being reported in China.

On Sunday morning, Pyotr Verzilov, one of the founders and leading activists with Pussy Riot, was arrested. The authorities broke into his apartment, detained him without warning, and interrogated him for more than 10 hours at the police station. Now, he's in court, where he'll most likely get a short sentence of 10 days or so in prison for "disturbing the peace" or for cursing. The World’s host M...

This week, millions of people in Malawi head to the voting booth for the country's presidential election. Nations around the world are trying to figure out how to hold elections amid a global pandemic. Malawi, however, faces unique challenges — namely, how to hold a fair election after the results of the first one are tossed out. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the shipping industry into chaos, with thousands of seafarers unable to leave their ships and many more stuck on foreign shores. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with retired US Navy Rear Adm. Fred Kenney, director of legal and external affairs at the International Maritime Organization, about the situation.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has joined a club that no one really wants to be part of. He's one of a group of world leaders who’ve now been infected with the coronavirus. As The World’s Jorge Valencia reports, some individual leaders have become one-person metaphors in their nations' battles against COVID-19.

The more we learn about the new coronavirus, the more the evidence points to the importance of face coverings in limiting the virus’s spread. Still, if you’re confused about the what and the how of masks, you are not alone. The World's Elana Gordon explains why recommendations have varied and changed.

A long history of racism, an inadequate response to the pandemic and an authoritarian president. Brazilian singer Céu takes it all on in her new album, “APKA!” Céu speaks to The Word’s host Marco Werman from her home in Brazil.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the live music scene dramatically. In Stuttgart, Germany, a group of musicians has an alternative: They're offering free, private concerts for music lovers around the city. Host Marco Werman speaks to flute player and "1:1 Concerts" organizer Stephanie Winker.

Paulinho Paiakan spent most of his life defending the Amazon rainforest. He died recently of the coronavirus, a signal of the looming threat to Indigenous peoples across Brazil.

John Bolton's memoir from his time as national security adviser in the Trump White House is set to publish on Tuesday. But advance copies are already making waves. Bolton says explicitly that President Donald Trump is unfit for office and that he exploits the office only for personal and political gain. Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador Nicholas Burns, who knows John Bolton from h...

The Trump administration has announced a new round of sanctions against Syria that are considered some of the toughest yet. It hopes sanctions will prompt Syrian president to negotiate an end to the war, which has lasted almost a decade. But as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, sanctions pose a tough balancing act between pressuring the government and hurting exhausted civilians.

Doctors Without Borders  — also known as Médecins Sans Frontières — is known for delivering humanitarian aid and medical care in war zones. Kabul isn’t at war, but the organization has announced it is shutting down its only program there after a deadly attack last month on a maternity ward it has operated since 2014. The organization believes its presence may have been the reason the hospital was...

Around the world, many migrant workers live in small cramped rooms in big, expensive cities. In Singapore, these conditions led to an explosion of COVID-19 and forced government officials to finally ask: Is it time to give migrant workers better places to live? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

Many US police departments have worked to diversify their ranks. But some people who have worked to build diversity — and ties with communities of color — are asking what more must be done amid widespread examples of misconduct and brutality during recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations. The World's Monica Campbell reports.

Mona Boyd is an African American who moved to Ghana in the early 1990s. She thought it would be a better place for her son to grow up. Almost 30 years later, she's still in Ghana — and every year she celebrates Juneteenth. Boyd speaks with host Marco Werman to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth and how she's interpreting the latest swell of activism against racism in the United States.

Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, the founder of Rappler Media, has spent years staring down one of the world’s most ruthless dictators. She hasn’t blinked yet.  But this week, a Manila court convicted Ressa and a former colleague of the crime of cyber libel. She tells Marco Werman what life is like out on bail while facing six years in prison.

Farmers in China turned to livestreaming to sell off their produce during the COVID-19 lockdown. Turns out it worked really well. As The World's Rebecca Kanthor reports, this is one sales trend that isn’t going away.

Turkish forces are stepping up their strikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, in what Ankara says is a response to an increase in militant attacks on Turkish army bases. With Turkey already ramping up its involvement in other countries like Syria and Libya, this move raises tensions in the region. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Durrie Bouscaren, based in Istanbul.