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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by economic collapse and political turmoil, was inaugurated for a third term in a ceremony in Caracas on Friday morning, defying international calls for him to step aside or show evidence of his declared victory. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol Hills catch you up on headlines in the news you may have missed.

A growing number of Americans are starting to move abroad for retirement. Countries like Portugal, Spain, and Panama are on the hot list for retirement destinations. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Kathleen Peddicord, founder of liveandinvestoverseas.com , about the challenges Americans face as they make this choice.

Val Monroe is a former New York beauty editor who started spending part of each year in Tokyo after her 6-year-old granddaughter was born there. Her motivation was simple: to be part of her grandchild's life. But she says living part-time in a foreign country where she knows almost no one has opened up a whole new chapter in her life. "It's all fresh to me," she told The World's Carolyn Beeler dur...

An international team of scientists successfully drilled a nearly 2-mile-deep ice core, reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. These ice samples are expected to unveil, for the first time, critical details about Earth's climate and atmospheric history, showing a continuous record of the history of our climate as far back as 1.2 million years. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with professo...

An investigation by The Insider publication has revealed a program whereby Russia’s military intelligence paid members of the Taliban to kill US soldiers. Host Carol Hills spoke with Christo Grozev, an investigative journalist with The Insider, about the revelations of his team’s investigation. 

The first tennis Grand Slam of the year kicks off this weekend as the world's best players compete for the title at the Australian Open. But looming over the competition are doping concerns. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler have the details.

The world is on the threshold of failing to reach an important climate goal to stop the global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. It was the most ambitious climate goal in the Paris Agreement. But it's unclear if failure is official, or just imminent.

The last time Japan’s army came to the Philippines in big numbers was during World War II, amid an invasion that left the country in ruins. But that was 80 years ago. Now, the Philippines wants Japanese forces back on its bases. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, the two countries are teaming up against a common rival: China.

The blazing fire overtaking Los Angeles is an all-hands-on-deck situation. Helicopters, planes, pilots and crews from Canada are swooping in to join the effort to put the fire out. The copters are from British Columbia- based Coulson Aviation, whose CEO, Wayne Coulson, describes the dangerous, difficult work involved. 

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek talks about his experience with South Korea's so-called "love motels": short-term rental hotels that cater primarily to people seeking space for intimate encounters. In a country with a severe housing shortage, these motels increasingly provide privacy for young adults who live — by necessity — with their parents. As Salopek discovered walking across the c...

The European import of liquefied natural gas from Russia hit a record high last year, even as the European Union introduced policy measures to ween member states off of Russian energy. Jan-Eric Fähnrich is a gas analyst at Rystad Energy, an independent energy research company. He joined host Carolyn Beeler to discuss the company’s data on Russian gas imports to Europe in 2024.

Cultural preservation initiatives have been an instrumental part of the war effort in Ukraine, where much is still at risk of being lost. One team is working to digitally scan images of historic wooden churches close to the conflict zone in the east so that if they are damaged or destroyed, they can be rebuilt. Lydia Tomkiw reports from Lviv.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held their final meeting on Thursday at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The two used the occasion to argue for military support to Ukraine to continue after Donald Trump is inaugurated this month.

A group of musicians in New York City have gotten together to form an ensemble featuring classical music by Middle Eastern composers of diverse nationalities. They perform music by Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians. They're called the Riwaya Ensemble — "riwaya" means “narration” or “story” in Arabic. Jeff Lunden has the story, from New York.

Lebanon has not had a president since 2022, even though the country's parliament has tried 12 times to elect a head of state. On Thursday, there was a vote, with a winner: Joseph Aoun,  a Lebanese army general. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Alia Ibrahim, a reporter and co-founder at the online news site Daraj, about the outcome.

The 39th president of the US, Jimmy Carter, made elevating human rights a guiding principle of US foreign policy, starting with his inaugural address in January, 1977.  Implementing the ideals he outlined in that speech nonetheless proved challenging. On the day of Carter's funeral, host Carolyn Beeler discusses the lasting impact on his vision for integrating human rights into US foreign policy w...

Dignitaries from the US and around the world paid their respects to Jimmy Carter at his state funeral in Washington on Thursday. We conclude the show with sound from Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performing John Lennon's "Imagine," one of Carter's favorite songs.

In the race between the US and China to bring back rock samples from Mars, China is inching ahead. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Claytor Swope, an aerospace expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about China's efforts, how the US is trying to compete, and what's motivating both countries in this quest.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk waded into European politics this week, firing off a volley of inflammatory posts aimed at the British and German governments in particular. On Thursday, Musk hosts an online conversation with the leader of the German far-right party (AFD) on his social media platform, X. Musk's intervention in European affairs is raising alarm among some political parties there, as The...

The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin this Friday. But the man who's expected to be inaugurated is not widely accepted as the one who won the presidency. Authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro refuses to cede power. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, his opponent, says he will be there on Jan. 10 to be sworn in. But it's unclear how that could happen. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.

In a speech that reflected on the end to a French presence in many west African countries, President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech that host nations forgot to say thank you. The remark provoked responses from host countries. Wassim Nasr, a senior fellow at the Soufan Center, is an expert on militant extremist movements in the Sahel and West Africa and explains what the French withdrawal means,...

South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been impeached. But he's defying attempts by law enforcement authorities to bring him into custody. Host Carolyn Beeler has this update.

War zones are chaotic. Medical facilities come under threat, and health care professionals have either fled or work under extreme conditions. Medical supplies tend to be scarce or nonexistent. Experts say all these can create the perfect storm for the rise in lethal, drug-resistant bacteria. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

Some 120,000 Ukrainians live in Moldova. The tiny country of 4.5 million people is surrounded by Ukraine and Romania. It's also the poorest country in Europe. Reporter Katie Toth looks at the appeal of Moldova, for Ukrainians.