Turkey extended a deadline for Syrians to update their registration cards or move until Oct. 30. But many say they’ve run into problems getting their papers in order, and registrations in larger cities, including Istanbul, have been completely blocked.

Han Dongfang led protesters in Tiananmen Square 30 years ago. Today, he's joining those swelling the streets of Hong Kong. But the energy and the very mentality of the protests are different, he says, because today's Hong Kongers have "tasted freedom" — and are fighting to keep it.

Diplomats are being circumvented under the Trump administration. Diplomacy students weigh in on how that could change the future of the profession.

Troubles with national debt has sent the country into the arms of the populist group many times before.

Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi writer and poet. He was in Iraq earlier this year and says life has become unbearable for citizens there. He spoke with to The World's host Marco Werman from his home in New York City about the unrest in Iraq.

Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says the US' recent troop movements in Syria are "incomprehensible" and warns that ISIS could return to the area.

Since 1991, the US has been an important supporter of democratic reform in Ukraine. How does the impeachment inquiry impact this long-standing relationship? The World speaks with Nina Jankowicz of The Wilson Center.

The House of Representatives passed a bill this week in defense of former US Marine Paul Whelan, calling on Russia to either offer up "legitimate evidence" of wrongdoing against Whelan or release him from prison.

Turkey will create a 20-mile "safe zone" at its border with Syria, but Kurdish-led fighters have to leave the area.

Displaced by war, Kurdish families are "preparing for the worst" as a five-day pause in fighting — during which skirmishes continued — ended Tuesday.