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Randy Juan Muller, 23, is a professional soccer player in Ghana. In November, he flew to India for a six-month contract to play soccer in Kerala. But the coronavirus hit, and India went into lockdown before he could fly home. Now, 74 days later, Muller has finally been moved to a hotel where he can await a flight home. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Three weeks ago, cyclone Amphan hit the coasts of India and Bangladesh. The damage was intense, but in Bangladesh there were relatively few deaths, partly because the storm-prone country has gotten good at preparing for cyclones. For this week's installment of The World’s climate solutions series, The Big Fix, Marco Werman speaks with the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and...

The video conferencing service Zoom is under scrutiny for temporarily blocking the account of a US-based Chinese human rights leader. Critics say Zoom, which is based in the US, blocked the account to appease officials in China, where the service is also available. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.

Police departments across the United States are under intense pressure to rethink their tactics, their culture and their training as protests continue over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. One place they might look is the populous and diverse state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. There, the emphasis is on not using your gun. Marco Werman speaks with Joachim Kersten...

The coronavirus pandemic could set the planet back on decades worth of progress in securing access to food for millions of people living in poverty. In Latin America, as many as 16 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year as a result of the pandemic's economic impacts. Extreme poverty is closely linked to food insecurity. The World's Jorge Valencia takes a look at how Guatemal...

Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson — always the storyteller — brings us to the end of our program today.

George Floyd’s death confirmed suspicions many Europeans have long held about the depth of racism in America. But Europe has its own colonial past and racist present. London-based author Gary Younge tells Marco Werman that it will be a difficult and challenging process for Europeans to come to grips with that.

In 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot on a busy street in Stockholm, after leaving a cinema with his wife and son. For years, the case remained unsolved. But today prosecutors announced they are closing the case, and have identified former graphic designer, Stig Engstrom, as the killer. Host Marco Werman speaks with Mattias Goransson, the editor of Filter magazine in Sweden.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the US Embassy in Madrid over the weekend to commemorate the life of George Floyd. But as Jennifer O’Mahony reports, they were also protesting the racial inequalities in Spain, too.

India’s restaurants, stores and houses of worship are reopening, even as the coronavirus cases on the subcontinent climb. This week, India recorded the third-most new cases in the world, behind Brazil and the US. Bhramar Mukherjee, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Michigan, has been modeling India's outbreak and shares her worries with The World’s Marco Werman.

As lockdowns were lifted in China, worry spread about imported cases from abroad. Black people were targeted, leading some African Americans in Guangzhou to question whether they could stay. Rebecca Kanthor reports from Shanghai.

Host Marco Werman has a quick update about Hong Kong, where several dozen protesters were arrested last night. Beijing is telling Washington that the US needs to mind its own business.

Britain has hit a big landmark — two full months without burning coal to generate power. Host Marco Werman has more.

Southeast Asia has seen its biggest drug bust ever, in the remote hills of Myanmar. Police are celebrating, of course. But the story behind this operation is messy, involving the Chinese mafia and even President Donald Trump. The World’s Patrick Winn has that intriguing tale.

After a 37-year career, Toronto's first black police chief has resigned abruptly — months before he was supposed to — without an explanation. Activists say he protected the status quo and black and Indigenous people suffered under his leadership. But they also say that by stepping down, Mark Saunders has created an opening for change. The World's Rupa Shenoy reports.

The Kenyan band Sauti Sol is known by its rich harmonies that point to the fact that they began as an a capella trio before becoming a full-on pop quartet. Marco Werman samples a track called "Brighter Days," from the new album, "Freedom Train." 

In central Africa, Burundi has declared seven days of mourning after President Pierre Nkurunziza died in the hospital of a heart attack. An official period of mourning, yes. But Nkurunziza was widely accused of repeated human rights abuses in his 15 years as Burundi's leader. Host Marco Werman has more.

The sudden collapse of the 14-month offensive on the Libyan capital of Tripoli could pave the way for a long-term ceasefire, while foreign governments intensify their involvement in brokering a deal. Host Marco Werman speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a Libyan political analyst and a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, on how this might play out.

"Cook Off," a romantic comedy about a single mom who enters a life-changing cooking competition, became the first film from Zimbabwe to make it to Netflix last week. Host Marco Werman speaks with the film's producer, Joe Njagu. 

US activist Mohamed Soltan was arrested in 2013 in Cairo. He's now filed a lawsuit that alleges that the former interim Egyptian prime minister was responsible for his mistreatment in detention. Host Marco Werman speaks with Philippe Nassif, Middle East and North Africa advocacy director at Amnesty International.

Georgia voters are finally getting to cast their ballots in the 2020 primary election. The date has been pushed back twice due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most voters are expected to cast absentee ballots. But election officials have had trouble keeping up with the demand, leading to concerns that everyone who’s eligible to vote may not be able to. Leticia Arcila isn't taking any chances. The 19-...

Germany has criticized reports that the Trump administration is planning to withdraw one-third of US forces from Germany. Peter Beyer, the German official in charge of trans-Atlantic ties, said such a move would "shake the pillars" of the US-German relationship.  Host Marco Werman speaks with Constanze Stelzenmüller, senior fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Inst...

The North Korean government on Tuesday said it was ending all communications with South Korea. The sticking point appears to be the issue of human rights activists in the South sending leaflets into the North. This is just another development for a deteriorating relationship between the two Koreas. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Leaders of the World Health Organization jumped on social media on Tuesday to respond to what they called “a misunderstanding” about their earlier stance on asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus. Clear communication about COVID-19 has been full of fumbles since the virus emerged. Host Marco Werman breaks down what’s known and unknown about asymptomatic spread, and why a mask and social distancing...

As the coronavirus surges in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has made it much harder to track and contain. Michael Fox reports on the fallout.