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Authorities in Belarus have granted amnesty to several dozen political detainees in recent weeks. These are opposition figures, part of the movement that protested the reelection in 2020 of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko over his authoritarian domestic policies. Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a supporter of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Host Marco...

Lael Wilcox left downtown Chicago in May with one goal: to become the fastest woman to ever circumnavigate the world on a bike. Now, 108 days later, she's not only accomplished her goal but she smashed the previous record. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Alberto Fujimori was the son of Japanese immigrants and went on to lead Peru though an economic crisis and bloody leftist uprisings against the government. The World's Marco Werman talks about Fujimori's legacy with José Ragas, an assistant professor at the history department at Universidad Catolica de Chile, who wrote a book called, "The Fujimori Years."

Angry protesters stormed into Mexico’s Senate building on Tuesday night in a failed bid to block a vote on judicial reform. The measure passed, clearing the way for all judges in Mexico to be elected by popular vote. Critics of the change say it will remove checks on executive power, undercut Mexico’s democracy and further empower drug cartels. Melisa Ayala talks with The World’s Marco Werman abou...

Who needs a baby when you can have a dog? Politicians say that seems to be the attitude of many South Koreans, who last year, for the first time, bought more dog strollers than baby strollers. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

A bill making its way through the California state Legislature would commemorate a little-known chapter of US history: a large-scale deportation of Mexicans — and Mexican Americans — nearly a century ago. And the bill’s backers say it’s all the more relevant in this election year when mass deportation is again a political topic. From KQED in San Francisco, Tyche Hendricks reports.

Adani Group, an enormous multinational corporation run by Gautam Adani, has been negotiating management deals with ports and airports all over the world. Some see it as an extension of India's state influence, especially to counter China's influence via the Belt and Road Initiative. Sumit Ganguly, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of "The Sino-Indian Rivalry," explains how compe...

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as floods inundate northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll from Asia’s worst storm this year continues to rise. Host Marco Werman speaks with Aniruddha Ghosal, a reporter with The Associated Press in Hanoi, about the typhoon, the flooding and the landslides that continue to devastate the region, and the imp...

The widely recognized winner of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election, Edmundo González, was forced to flee into exile, and is now seeking asylum in Spain. Experts say his decision to leave makes it even more challenging for the opposition to reverse President Nicolás Maduro’s fraudulent victory. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Apple has lost a long-running court battle with the European Union and now must pay the Irish government 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back taxes. It's part of a larger EU effort to crack down on tax incentives it deems as so-called "sweetheart deals." But Ireland isn't pleased with the court ruling. The World's Marco Werman finds out why in a conversation with Aidan Regan, a professor of po...

President Joe Biden issued a statement on Wednesday saying he is “outraged and deeply saddened by the death of Aysenur Eygi.” The 26-year-old Turkish American activist was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier during a protest last Friday in the West Bank. Palestinians and anti-occupation activists held a funeral procession for Eygi in the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. Biden said Israel nee...

Thousands of homeless people die every year in Spain, often on the streets, and usually by themselves. But one small hospice program is trying to make a difference by connecting with homeless people and spending time with them, even at the very end of their lives. Gerry Hadden first reported this story from Barcelona in the spring of 2023. 

The US is alleging that Iran is sending Russia long-range missiles to help in its battle against Ukraine. Iran's government, however, is denying the allegations. Host Marco Werman speaks with Mark N Katz, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the growing relationship between Russia and Iran and the factors behind that.

The Darien Gap, the heavily forested jungle which half a million migrants cross each year, has become heavily polluted. Host Marco Werman speaks with Max Villalobos of the group Global Conservation about the environmental devastation to this area of Panama at the Colombian border, and the impact on the Indigenous people who call it home.

The government plans to set a minimum age of between 14 and 16 for using social media platforms without parental consent. Some critics warn restrictions will drive children to other platforms that are less regulated and less safe. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

The feds call them ATP 45, a hacker collective so dangerous that the FBI put a bounty on the group’s mastermind for $10 million. This cybercrime cell belongs to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea's answer to the CIA, and it's out to steal classified files. Only recently has the FBI released details about this group’s data heists, targeting US military installations, defense companies a...

Ukraine launched its biggest-ever assault on Russia on Monday, firing 144 drones, including dozens that landed around Moscow, killing at least one person. Nina Khrushcheva, co-author of "In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones," tells The World’s Marco Werman that the attacks have done little to dent the status of leader Vladimir Putin inside Rus...

The Bambir is a rock band from Gyumri, the Armenian "city of artists." The Bambir was founded during the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, and it's now in its second generation. Some of the current band members are the children of those who started the band. They remain one of the most-popular bands in Armenia. Their sound is a mix of Armenian traditional folk music, mixed with rock and other genres...

Germany's migration policy at the border is hardening in the wake of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) winning elections in a provincial race. They have capitalized over growing uneasiness in Germany over migration, especially after ISIS claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people in August. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Marcus Engler, a German migration...

James Earl Jones passed away on Monday in New York at the age of 93. He was most famous for his role in "Star Wars" as Darth Vader. But he also played a number of famous other roles including Jack Jefferson in "Great White Hope" and Douglass Dilman in "The Man." Veteran film producer Anant Singh watched those films, which were banned in South African under apartheid. He later produced his own film...

B-Girl Raygun, an Australian whose full name is Rachael Gunn, failed to wow the judges or the audience when she competed in the first-ever Olympic breaking competition this summer. Her performance was widely mocked online. But now, according to new rankings from the sport's international governing body, Raygun is the top breaker in the world. Host Marco Werman explains.

An Israeli strike on a humanitarian zone in southern Gaza left a giant crater in the ground where several Palestinian families had been living in tents. Nineteen people have been confirmed dead, with many more missing as emergency workers continue the search for survivors in the rubble. The World's Matthew Bell has an update on the latest news, as well as perspectives on the growing loss of civili...

A fearless writer and poet during the apartheid era in South Africa has died. James Matthew was 95 years old, and was the last of a generation of black writers who used words to help topple an unjust system. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on his legacy.

After 11 days of competition, the 2024 Paralympic Games have come to a close. The World's Bianca Hillier has been covering the Games for us and share the latest disappointments and celebrations with host Marco Werman.

Deteriorating infrastructure in Cuba has led to major losses of freshwater through leaking pipes, and the state is struggling to compensate for the problems. Citizens are taking to the streets to demand basic access to fresh water. Farah Nibbs, an assistant professor of emergency and disaster health systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, explains the many layers behind this probl...