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Donna Burke has the most famous voice you've never heard about. The Australian first moved to Japan in the 1990s, hoping to make it as a singer. Now, she's the voice of the Tokaido Shinkansen, commonly known as the bullet train, and her announcements are heard by more than 400,000 people in Japan every day.

BMI, or Body Mass Index, is often used to determine obesity. But a new report by a group of international researchers suggests that there may have been an overreliance on BMI to determine whether someone fits the criteria for obesity. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Doctor Ricardo Cohen, director of the The Center for Obesity and Diabetes in Brazil, about the new report and what it means for how w...

A trial is underway this week in South Korea's Constitutional Court that could remove the country's president from office. Yoon Suk Yeol sent this nation into a democratic crisis six weeks ago, when he declared martial law. That got him impeached. Now, Yoon is facing an arrest warrant and he's refusing to appear in court, out of concern for his personal safety. The World's Matthew Bell has the lat...

NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. A recent string of incidents have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Sophia Besch, a senior fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what this program will look like and whether or not it will escalate tensions with Russia.

Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help teams battling the wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles. "We are supporting not just because Mexico has always been generous, but also because there are so many Mexicans in these burn sites," said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. In Los Angeles County, about half the population is Hispanic, many of Mexican desc...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced an ambitious plan to supercharge the growth of the UK's AI industry that would involve fast-tracking permissions and data-sharing. The plan was relatively short on details. The World's Host Marco Werman talks to David Clifton, the Royal Academy of Engineering chair of clinical machine learning at the University of Oxford and a National Institute of Hea...

Among a collection of farm fields in Burlington, Vermont, is a 40-foot-long shipping container in a parking lot. It’s crimson red, with a quilt-like mural of vegetables on its side. This is Village Hydroponics. The organization grows and shares food, for free, with people displaced from their home countries. Vermont Public’s Elodie Reed reports.

Morocco's western Atlantic coast is popular for migrants trying to enter Europe without permission. But the trip in fishing boats to Spain's Canary Islands is just the final leg of a long, harrowing trip that can last years. In Part 2 of The World's North From Africa project, Gerry Hadden reports from Agadir, Morocco.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has made conflicting statements about whether women should serve in combat roles in the US military. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Abigail Linnington, who teaches at Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She served for 25 years in the US Army as a military strategist and aviator.

Along the frontlines between Russia and Ukraine, battles are fierce and the casualty numbers are mounting. In response, Russia is doing everything it can to recruit new soldiers. It's main solution has been to offer financial incentives, including high salaries and signing bonuses. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

The first legal drug consumption room in Britain opened in Glasgow, Scotland, this week. Users will be able to inject illegal drugs under the watch of healthcare professionals without fear of arrest. Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths per capita in Europe, but not everyone in Glasgow is on board with the initiative, as The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports.

A massive collection of sheet music spanning the whole career of 20th century composer Arnold Schoenberg was lost in the Pacific Palisades fire. The collection, maintained by a publishing company run by the composer's heirs, was used extensively by scholars and musicians to study and perform Schoenberg's works. The company has said it will digitize and rebuild its collection over the next several...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration. Police say the miners can come out but are refusing for fear of being arrested. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.

Over the weekend, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s military captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia. While their identities and other details have yet to be confirmed independently of Ukraine, 10,000 North Koreans are believed to be fighting on Russia’s behalf, with many now believed to be dead or wounded. Zelenskyy offered to exchange the two North K...

Medical equipment stops working in an ICU. Factories sit in the dark. Iran is grappling with a major power shortage, and has arranged scheduled blackouts to cope. Iranians say the power cuts remain onerous and unpredictable. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports with Sima Ghadirzadeh.

Spain received more than 46,000 migrants in 2024. This, despite the dangers and tougher border controls at the fence-line between Morocco and the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta. To skirt security, migrants are swimming farther and farther out to sea, and sometimes drowning. The World's Gerry Hadden reports in the first of a four-part series, North From Africa.

Canada’s postal service is raising the cost of mailing a letter by the equivalent of 25 cents today. The move comes after a 30-day holiday labor strike tested Canadians' support for the financially-strapped service. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the service’s viability with Professor Ian Lee, who teaches management at Carleton University and has closely studied Canada’s postal service.

Imagine mastering an 800-year-old Japanese martial tradition so completely that you become the face of it — all while navigating the complexities of being an outsider. Gregory Stewart, a 59-year-old Australian expat living in Hokkaido, has done exactly that, becoming Japan’s reigning champion in yabusame , the ancient art of horseback archery. Rebecca Rosman profiles the athlete in Hokkaido, Japan...

Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler get you up to speed on headlines in the news you may have missed.

Sudan's armed forces captured the city of Wad Madani over the weekend. It marked a significant blow to the Rapid Support Forces, the rebel force vying for control of the country. Host Marco Werman speaks with Cameron Hudson, senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the city's capture and why it's so significant.

In 2021, six women — two pilots and four cabin crew — participated in Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. It was a historic moment. Their photos and videos were shared all over the world. Then, a few months later, their lives were turned upside. The Taliban toppled the Afghan government and took over the country. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reconnects with some of the women involved in that...

The crowd went wild at the Australian Open on Sunday when Hady Habib won his first round match in straight sets. The win makes him the first Lebanese player to win a Grand Slam singles match. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have the details.

Rising global temperatures are also raising worldwide concerns about wildfires like the ones surrounding Los Angeles this week. While the most common way to detect forest fires are visual — often the naked eye — the concern has driven advances in technology that can detect them early. One of the systems being piloted internationally is the Silvanet Wildfire Sensor that "smells" fires when they're...

A new report from the NGO Transparentem has linked businesses supplying companies including Zara-owner Inditex, H&M Group, Gap Inc. and Amazon to incidents of forced labor and debt bondage on Indian cotton farms. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

Surveys indicate that, for kids, reading books whose characters reflect their identities and experiences can lead to improved literacy. And as Maine has become an increasingly popular destination for Central African immigrants, two Portland authors have published a multilingual picture book, to give some of the new arrivals a chance to see their own experiences reflected on the page.