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• 04.19.2024

  Voting begins in India in world's largest election

  Voting has begun in India in what's being called the largest election in recorded history. Nearly 1 billion people are eligible to vote in the election, which will happen over the next six weeks. Also, US and Iranian officials confirm...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Qatar reevaluates role as Gaza war mediator

  Qatar has been holding negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages and bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza. But those efforts have so far failed and Qatar is taking heat for its role from...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Global weather woes as 'rain bomb' strikes Dubai

  Heavy rains have dumped more than two years worth of precipitation on Dubai and surrounding nations. It’s in an extreme weather event analysts are linking to climate change. More than five inches of rain fell in 24 hours. And a...

  
• 04.16.2024

  What is the US' role at this moment in the Middle East?

  What is the US' role at this moment in the Middle East, and does the Biden administration hold sway over what comes next? We speak with Retired Admiral John Kirby, who is the spokesman for the National Security Council. Also,...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Iran attack on Israel over the weekend

  Iran used hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. It's a turning point in the hostility between the two countries, and in the regional conflict in the Middle East. We...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Ongoing efforts to bring home hostages captured by Hamas

  Ten years ago on Friday, the militant group Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 young women from a secondary school in Nigeria. A decade later, we hear how things have turned out for those women and their families. Also, The World's...

  
• 04.11.2024

  More than 70% of Israelis think Netanyahu should resign

  The World continues its weeklong series from Israel. According to a new survey, more than 70% of Israelis think Netanyahu should resign now, or as soon as the war in Gaza comes to an end. But there are stark divisions...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Protesting farmers pose challenges to Modi's leadership

  With polls opening this month in India, farmers are angry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2021, Modi made a rare concession by repealing farm laws after they were met with massive monthslong protests in Delhi. Now, farmers are returning ...

  
• 04.09.2024

  After the war ends, Biden looking for 'revitalized' Palestinian Authority leadership

  We continue our focus on Israel and the Palestinian territories, with a trip to the West Bank. When the war in Gaza finally ends, the Biden White House is looking for “revitalized” leadership from the Palestinian Authority, which has sworn...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Israelis mark 6 months since Hamas attacks in southern Israel

  Hamas' deadly attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7 left an estimated 1,200 people dead and 250 taken as hostages. Most of the world first saw the terrifying videos and images from the Nova music festival. We hear from witnesses...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Israel faces international pressure following killing of aid workers

  The killing of seven international World Central Kitchen staff members in an Israeli strike has brought a firestorm of criticism upon Israel. US President Joe Biden called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to get humanitarian aid into...

  
• 04.04.2024

  'Sharing the burden' of military service in Israel

  In Israel, the ultra-Orthodox community has been exempt from military service. But Israel's Supreme Court just ruled that yeshivas — Jewish religious seminaries — are being cut off from government funding because they don't send students into the military. And,...

  
• 04.03.2024

  The dangers of quartz mining

  Quartz is popular because it looks like marble but is cheaper and needs no maintenance. But the silica dust produced during mining and manufacturing can make it deadly. We hear from Turkish miners about their experiences. And, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Charities halt Gaza food deliveries after 7 aid workers killed

  World Central Kitchen (WCK), one of the few aid groups distributing food in Gaza, has suspended its work there, along with others. The move comes on the heels of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike that killed seven WCK workers...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Israeli protesters united against Netanyahu government

  Israeli protesters from various groups have come together to demand elections and the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. To put pressure on the government, they've set up a tent city in front of the Knesset — Israel's parliament —...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Education special: The price of higher ed

  The World looks at the price of higher education for international students in the United States in this special podcast. American universities make the US the No. 1 choice among students from abroad. But nowhere else is tuition as expensive,...

  
• 03.28.2024

  One long year imprisoned in Russia

  It’s been one year since Russian authorities detained Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter. This week, a closed-door court in Moscow extended his detention by three months. He’s the first US journalist to be apprehended under suspicion of...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Ukrainians return to battlefield after injury

  Andrii Shadrin is a 28-year-old Ukrainian corporal who serves in a military unit that repairs and replaces equipment damaged in frontline fighting. Shadrin describes what it’s like to return to the battlefield after an injury, when military equipment and ammunition...

  
• 03.26.2024

  The challenges of navigating a large ship

  The container ship The Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore had two local pilots navigating the large cargo carrier along the Patapsco River. We hear from a ship captain about the challenges of safely guiding...

  
• 03.25.2024

  US abstains as UN Security Council demands Gaza ceasefire

  After tense negotiations and four previous failures, the UN Security Council passed a resolution this morning calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. For the first time, the US abstained on a Gaza ceasefire vote, rather than using its veto....

  
• 03.22.2024

  Gunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall, killing dozens

  The Kremlin says that more than 40 people have died and more than 100 were wounded in a Friday night attack. The motive for the shootings or who may be responsible is not known. And, for more than a decade,...

  
• 03.21.2024

  NATO conducts biggest military exercises since Cold War

  Across Europe, the NATO military alliance is conducting its largest exercises since the Cold War, with tens of thousands of troops from 32 countries. NATO officials and European leaders are adding to the sense of urgency, warning that a direct...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Haiti-Dominican Republic border tensions

  The Dominican Republic has stationed 10,000 soldiers on their border with Haiti. Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez says his country’s national security is his top priority and does not support the establishment of a humanitarian corridor. And, despite Israeli Prime Minister...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Japan opts for first interest rate hike in 17 years

  Japan's central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. It's a milestone in a long economic recovery and sign of something afoot in the Japanese economy. And, from "Stories From The Stage," Eson Kim tells...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Putin claims landslide election win

  Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory in the country's elections held over the weekend, which means another 6 years in the Kremlin. According to the Russian election commission, Putin won 87% of the vote, but most Western countries...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Pandemic trauma and recovery 4 years on

  The pandemic has been a global trauma with a silver lining of immense scientific and medical development. Michael Mina, a physician-scientist who spent the pandemic focused on immunology and epidemiology at Harvard University, tells us where the world is now...

  
• 03.14.2024

  Jordanian aid to Gaza

  As part of the effort to get more food and water into Gaza, the Jordanian Air Force is conducting air drops into the beleaguered territory. The World's Shirin Jaafari travels along on one of the flights to see what the...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Oil refineries in northeastern Syria are making people sick

  Across northeastern Syria, makeshift refineries are a major source of income for local residents who have endured more than a decade of conflict. But this critical resource is also making people sick and destroying the environment. And, US and Caribbean...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Haiti's leader steps down as gang violence surges

  Ariel Henry, Haiti’s besieged prime minister, has agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is installed. We hear how gang violence in the capital has made Port-au-Prince increasingly unsafe. And, the US House of Representatives is set to vote...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Gaza paracycling team pivots to aid distribution amid war

  Cyclists on the Gaza Sunbirds team have always dreamed of competing on the global stage at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. But amid the Israel-Hamas war, the athletes have pivoted to delivering food to community members in need. And, a new...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Malaysia: The search for MH370 will go on

  Ten years ago Friday, flight MH370 took off from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, carrying 239 people headed to Beijing. During the flight, the plane changed course, turning south toward the Indian Ocean. Its transponder was turned off midflight and was...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Ireland votes to ditch 'sexist' wording from constitution

  On March 8, International Women's Day, voters in Ireland will decide if they want to replace a clause in the constitution that deems a "woman's place is in the home." The Irish government has proposed new wording that recognizes the...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Civilians flee front-line villages as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine

  Ukrainian American pastor Alex Zaytsev helped his parishioners evacuate from the strategic town of Avdiivka before it fell to Russian forces last month. They sought safety 40 miles east in Pokrovsk, but he says their new home is no longer...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Haiti gangs wreak havoc in Port-au-Prince

  Gangs are taking over Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Police and the military have been ineffective in stopping the gangs from attacking the country's main airport last night and breaking out of thousands of inmates from prison over the weekend. And, a...

  
• 03.04.2024

  War in Gaza puts US forces in Syria at risk

  According to the Pentagon, since the start of Israel's war in Gaza, there have been about 200 attacks on US forces stationed in Iraq and Syria. These attacks have been carried out by militia groups supported by Iran. And, on...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Alexei Navalny's funeral in Moscow

  People around the world are mourning the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading opposition politician. Thousands of people came to his funeral in Moscow on Friday. Navalny died last month while being held in a remote Russian prison in the...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Dueling border visits spotlight clashing immigration narratives

  US President Joe Biden touched down at one key Texas crossing point on the US-Mexico border today. His rival for the oval office, former President Donald Trump, visited another, showcasing a very different border environment. And, a new survey from...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Food aid reaches northern Gaza for first time in weeks

  As the Israel-Hamas war continues, food aid reaches northern Gaza for first time in weeks. Israeli hostages' families continue to push for their release. This conflict has stirred up strong emotions in Lod, a mixed Jewish and Arab town in...

  
• 02.27.2024

  China's foreign minister has resigned

  China's foreign minister has resigned. In recent months, other high level officials have been purged from power in China, including the defense minister and several army generals. But why? Plus, Greenland is imposing a "green tax" on the cruise ship...

  
• 02.26.2024

  Municipal elections take place this week in Jerusalem, amid war

  Voters in the city of Jerusalem go to the polls this week for municipal elections. The current mayor is expected to win another five-year term. But this is not a typical election, with the war in Gaza now well into...

  
• 02.23.2024

  2 years on: How war has changed Ukraine's battlefield

  The United States has been Ukraine's single biggest provider of military aid. But crucial funding is being held up in Congress. Ukraine is now focusing on drone production in an effort to become more self-reliant. And, as the Israel-Hamas war...

  
• 02.22.2024

  US weighs options for Russia after Navalny's death

  US President Joe Biden warned Russia in 2021 that it would face “devastating” consequences if opposition leader Alexei Navalny were to die in prison. The White House has vowed it will follow through on that pledge and is expected to...

  
• 02.21.2024

  The case of Julian Assange is back in British court

  The case of Julian Assange is back before Britain’s high court in what's likely to be the WikiLeaks founder's last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the US. Assange is wanted by US authorities for disclosing secret military files in 2010...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Who will lead Russia's opposition now?

  Alexei Navalny was very much the face of the opposition in Russia. Now that he has died in prison, will the movement he helped build, survive? Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya, who lives in exile, has vowed to carry on his...

  
• 02.19.2024

  PRESIDENTS' DAY SPECIAL: A look at leadership around the world

  As the United States honors Presidents' Day, The World takes a close look at notable presidents and heads of state around the world, from South Africa's Nelson Mandela to Guatemala's Bernardo Arévalo. And, we hear about Honduras' first female president....

  
• 02.16.2024

  Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison

  Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin's biggest political opponent in Russia, has died at the age of 47. Navalny, who decided to return to Russia after being poisoned by Russian intelligence with the nerve agent Novichok, had been serving time in an...

  
• 02.15.2024

  Biden signs executive order to protect Palestinians in US from deportation

  US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday protecting most Palestinian immigrants in the US from deportation. It comes on the heels of unprecedented US sanctions against Israeli settlers. And, Russia is rapidly making advances to its stockpile of...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Freed Ukrainian POW tells his story

  Ukrainian Volodymyr Tsema-Bursov was captured a few months after Russia's full-scale invasion and spent the next 20 months in Russian captivity. He is now back in Ukraine after being released in the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine since...

  
• 02.13.2024

  France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign

  French authorities are accusing Russia of orchestrating a campaign to spread disinformation. France's Viginum, a government watchdog, pointed to nearly 200 websites that have been set up to spread Russian disinformation. And, Valentine's Day flowers are big business not just...

  
• 02.12.2024

  Gaza war frays Egypt-Israel pact

  Egypt and Israel have officially been at peace for the last 40 years, thanks to a treaty President Jimmy Carter brokered at Camp David in 1978. But Egyptian officials are threatening to rip up the agreement because Israel is vowing...