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Global carbon emissions are on track to hit a new record high this year — as they continue to heat the planet, wreak havoc on local ecosystems and fuel more extreme natural disasters. In Baku, Azerbaijan, negotiations are underway on how to fund projects to help countries adapt and survive. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports.

An Australian mining company had its CEO and staff detained in Mali following a tax dispute with the government there. Host Marco Werman speaks with Beverly Ochieng, a senior associate at the Center for International and Strategic Studies’ Africa Program, about what drove Mali's government to take a drastic measure and Bamako's strategic maneuvering in the geo-political game.

The Brothers Grimm were interested in unearthing German heritage such that the principalities that would later form Germany had a unifying cultural understanding of themselves. Ann Schmiesing has written a new biography of the Brothers Grimm and talks about how they sourced their tales and what they ultimately meant to German-speaking society.

Russia says that Ukraine has struck one of its weapons depots with US-supplied longer-range missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for the use of Russia's nuclear arsenal. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman explain what these escalations mean for the war in Ukraine as the conflict marks 1,000 days since its start.

The Moldovan Orthodox Church is caught between a pro-Russian orientation and a pro-European one. The minority pro-Romanian branch of Moldova's Orthodox Church accused clergy from the rival Moscow-linked branch of the church of campaigning against a referendum asking voters whether they back the government's drive to join the European Union. Katie Toth reports.  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at the center of a multi-faceted investigation involving documents gathered using secret intelligence methods. One strand of the investigation involves transcripts that appear to have been stolen or copied, tampered with and implanted in two foreign media outlets. Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky in Jerusalem discusses the case with The World’s Host Marco We...

Some of the most-prominent Russian dissidents and their supporters gathered over the weekend in Berlin. The opposition has a wide range of demands, but this was an opportunity for activists to gather with a common message — an end to Vladimir Putin's reign. The World's Daniel Ofman reports from Berlin.

In his four-hour visit to Manaus, in northern Brazil, Joe Biden met with Indigenous leaders and committed an additional $50 million to a Brazil-administered fund to protect the Amazon rainforest. As the US braces for major climate policy shifts under Donald Trump, Biden declared that "no-one can reverse" the US clean energy revolution. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Scientists are continually scoping out the far reaches of space for new planets. Now, they've found at least one — revolving around what's called Barnard star. Jonay Gonzalez Hernandez is a scientist at Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias in Spain, whose team found the new planet, called Barnard b. He speaks with Marco Werman about the find. 

Last week, gymnastics legend Béla Károlyi passed away. He was 82 years old. He trained some of the biggest names in gymnastics at the height of the Cold War, and across the East-West divides. But his legacy is complicated by allegations of an abusive coaching style and his association with Dr. Larry Nassar, whose sexual abuse of women gymnasts surfaced in 2016. The World's Carolyn Beeler spoke to...

There’s been hope among Myanmar revolutionaries that China would finally give up on the country’s military regime. The military is besieged on all sides by guerrilla groups who want to destroy the junta once and for all. But those hopes are dimming as Beijing sends the regime new fighter jets and invites its leader to visit China. As The World's Patrick Winn reports, China’s dominant hand in Myanm...

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An Indian family of four froze to death nearly three years ago as they tried to cross into the US from Canada. This week, two men are facing human trafficking charges in this case. Since that time, however, Indian migration to the US via Canada has not stopped. Host Marco Werman speaks with Pawan Dhingra, chair of the Asian American and Pacific Islander studies program at Amherst College, about th...

As frustration grows with a lack of solutions coming from the COP 29 environment summit, one city in India serves as an example of making change on a local level. In 2013, Ahmedabad became the first city in South Asia to adopt a heat action plan, and although other cities have followed, Ahmedabad stands out as an example of active implementation of new policies. Reporter Sushmita Pathak visited Ah...

President Joe Biden will permit Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia for the first time. The Army Tactical Missile System, known as “ATACMS,” are reportedly only authorized for use in the Kursk area. That’s where North Korean troops are currently fighting alongside Russians. Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of international affairs at the New School in New York, disc...

According to a new study from the World Health Organization, measles is estimated to have killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler talks with Hanna Nohynek, chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, who joined us from Helsinki.

For decades, Okinawa, Japan, has prided itself as a hotspot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five “blue zones”, where people statistically live the longest, often into their 100s. On Okinawa, a strong diet and emphasis on human connection were thought to be some of the biggest contributing factors. But new research suggests the entire concept of blue zones is a my...

There is likely no one among the more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza who hasn’t been touched by war in some way. More than 43,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks, and many have been injured and displaced. Most of Gaza itself lies in ruins. Yet among the daily horrors of war, there are moments of joy and resilience. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

In a lightning round of science news: volcanic history on the dark side of the moon, updates for sky-watchers ahead of this weekend's supermoon and Leonid meteor shower and a new finding about cats' tails. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol Hills have more.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler about Suyanggae, South Korea, an archaeological zone that holds rare and precious relics of the peoples who first arrived there up to 46,000 years ago. He observes that the Stone Age represents nearly 99% of human history, and most of that unrecorded human experience remains unknown.

A lot of the energy consumed in cities comes from commercial and residential buildings. Heating those buildings is a big part of that. In Boston, some of the largest buildings in town will be heated using a surprising source of renewable energy that's already taking hold in Denmark. Craig LeMoult reports from GBH in Boston.

At a bar, your olive pits end up in the trash. In Spanish olive presses, however, they're collected, dried and sold as a "bio-fuel" for furnaces. In the race for sustainable heat sources, even big companies are getting into this side business. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from La Galera, Spain.

Last night's Latin Grammy Awards were filled with lots of performances, awards and glitter. The World's Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol Hills give some of the highlights.

A feature film shot before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tells the story of one of the country's most famous national heroes. His name is Oleksa Dovbush. During the 18th century, Dovbush is said to have crossed paths with another hero — to Orthodox Jews. The rabbi credited as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. Reporter Jon Kalish caught up with the American actor who portrays that rabbi in the film.

Peru is hosting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders today, including the presidents of Brazil, China and the US. But the meeting will likely be eclipsed by a major event happening tonight in Peru: the inauguration of a huge commercial port built by China, which is expected to become a game changer in the region. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.