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The Finnish government is proposing a ban that would prevent most Russian citizens from buying property in the Nordic country. Finland's defense minister said it's an issue of national security. Relations between Helsinki and Moscow have been fraught since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which prompted Helsinki to join the NATO military alliance after decades of non-alignment. Host Carolyn B...

Rosanna Salcedo was born in the US, but she didn't speak much English when she was young, as her family was from the Dominican Republic. An elderly Jewish lady who lived in the building where her father worked agreed to teach her English. This led to a deep bond and friendship that lasted for years.  Salcedo shared how this friendship grew on GBH's Stories From The Stage on World channel.

The Pope has been in Jakarta, Indonesia, the past two days to start his trip through Southeast Asia. He also plans on visiting Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over the next 10 days. Elise Allen, a senior correspondent with the Crux news website, speaks with Host Carolyn Beeler about the Pope's mission and message on his tour.

Twice a month, in the village of Takigahara in Japan, neighbors and visitors from surrounding communities gather in an old elementary school for lunch, cooked by grandmas with ingredients from the village’s fields and forests. As Hannah Kirshner reports, the school closed because of a declining birth rate, but neighbors have found new ways to build community and celebrate the landscape.

A bronze statue of Diana of Versailles, the Roman goddess also known as Artemis, set sail on the Titanic in 1912. Recent expeditions had not turned up evidence of its whereabouts or condition, but images released this week show it's still there, albeit half-buried. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman explain.

People on the mountainous Canary island of La Gomera are embracing a centuries-old language used to communicate across long distances: whistling. Before the internet, phones and even modern roads, Gomerians had no way of getting news quickly to villages on the far sides of enormous ravines and valleys. "Pirates!" "Fire!" "We need a doctor!" The piercing sounds of whistling are now a mandatory part...

After more than a year of damning revelations of alleged financial crimes, Riad Salameh, the head of Lebanon's central bank, has been arrested. Alia Ibrahim, the co-founder of the online news site Daraj, speaks to The World's Host Marco Werman about what transpired.

The UK is about to close its last coal-fired power plant, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottingham, making Britain the first G7 country to stop using coal to generate electricity. Host Carolyn Beeler marks the occasion with a brief history of the UK’s efforts to end its reliance on coal.

Oksana Masters has 18 Paralympic medals to her name. She's one of the rare athletes who competes in both the Summer and Winter Games. Now, battling for gold in Paris, she's fueled by more than just a spot on top of the podium. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell tower fire in the UK, a report into the 2017 tragedy concluded today. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a state apology to the families of those who died in the blaze and the survivors. The inquiry concluded that all the deaths were avoidable and pointed the finger of blame at several manufacturers as well a...

Both major US presidential candidates now say they oppose the proposed takeover of US Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan. But the CEO of US Steel and a majority of the company’s shareholders are in favor of the sale. Host Carolyn Beeler gets beyond the political rhetoric and into the heart of the issue with professor Willy Shih of the Harvard Business School.

London is set to have its first memorial to the role of the transatlantic slave trade in building the wealth, power and prestige of Britain. The mayor’s office recently announced the design of a long-awaited monument, which will take the form of a giant bronze cowrie shell. The World's Sarah Birnbaum has the story of the new monument's significance.

A military partnership between Egypt and Somalia has Ethiopia alarmed. That's because the partnership calls for thousands of Egyptian troops in Ethiopia to join an African Union force stationed there. It also comes as there are renewed tensions in response to Ethiopia damming a tributary of the Nile. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with William Davison, owner of the website Ethiopia Insight, about the...

An online story about a hot new singles scene in a Spanish supermarket chain has exploded into a flirting frenzy in grocery stores across the country. Each chain allegedly has its designated hour for making the moves, and it depends a lot on which items are in your cart. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona on this online rumor that's become very real.

Unrest has been spreading across Israel since six hostages were found dead in a Gaza tunnel last weekend. A one-day general strike on Monday was unevenly observed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to yield to pressure on his conditions for a ceasefire. Yossi Klein Halevi, the author of "Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor," talks with The World’s Host Marco Werman about what th...

With the summer winding down, European airlines are ramping up efforts to encourage passengers to keep taking to the skies. The Hungarian airline Wizz Air, for example, has just launched an All You Can Fly scheme, offering unlimited flights for a yearly subscription. Other flight carriers are holding flash winter sales. But climate activists say promotions like these are irresponsible and governme...

The United States seized a private plane in the Dominican Republic that was purchased from the US. The plane belonged to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It was the latest move to put pressure on Maduro after exit polling showed that he lost the latest presidential election, which he insists he won, continuing to cling to power.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and especially since the Kremlin’s mobilization announcement in September 2022, hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens have left the country. According to some estimates, more than 100,000 Russian citizens fled to Armenia alone. This reality has led to some changes within Yerevan, the Armenian capital. The World's Daniel Ofman reports from Yerevan...

Three German states held elections this past weekend, and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made big gains. In the state of Thuringia, Björn Höcke, the AfD’s top candidate, has been on the campaign trail while also being in court on charges of using Nazi slogans. Even so, the AfD got more than 30% of the vote — and could take its first state government. Rebecca Collard reports from...

Thor Pedersen, a former UN soldier originally from Denmark, went on a decadelong adventure that took him to every country in the world. The trick — he never took an airplane. By train, bus, boat and other forms of transport, he covered over 220,000 miles. He spoke with host Carol Hills this summer when he returned home to Copenhagen. (Originally aired Aug. 4, 2023.)

Research shows that flight turbulence has increased as climate change has warmed the planet. Host Marco Werman speaks with Paul Williams, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading, UK, about the findings, based on more than four decades of data, that suggest the increase in bumpy flights could be caused by changes in wind speed at high altitudes due to warmer air from carbon em...

It's not unusual to wait two or three hours to cross the border from Tijuana to San Diego. But drivers usually didn't have to wait long to go the other way, easing the commute. Gustavo Solis of KPBS in San Diego reports that the growth in border towns now means rush hours in both directions. (Originally aired Jan. 3, 2024.)

Tires are a major source of pollution. The tiny particulates left behind when the rubber meets the road create a fine dust of microplastics. And with more electric vehicles on the roadway, weighted down by heavy batteries, tires will leave behind even more toxic residue. Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, the CEO of UK-based tire startup Enso, talks with host Marco Werman about what the tire industry can do a...

Prada and the company Axiom Space are teaming up to design the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis 3's moon mission in 2025. It might sound like a weird partnership. But as The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports, the back-and-forth between fashion and aerospace goes back years. (Originally aired October 23, 2023.)

US consumers have plenty of reasons to snap up electric vehicles. They are helping the US meet its climate goals, and new owners may qualify for a tax credit. But some of those old cars end up on Africa's roads. From Accra, the capital of Ghana, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports that these vehicles provide vital transportation in poor countries, but they are polluting and unsafe. (Originally aired M...