The World

Robert Mueller's investigation and Paul Manafort's trial have brought to light evidence implicating several Ukrainian oligarchs in financial crimes. But authorities in Ukraine are nervous about Manafort's convictions, fearing blowback from the Trump White House. Also, Lebanon considers medical marijuana. And, a look ahead to the Pope's visit to Ireland.

Microsoft says a group of Russian hackers, known as Fancy Bear, tried to hack conservative US think tanks ahead of the midterm elections. Also, the Trump administration announces its proposal to replace Obama's Clean Power Plan and end the so-called "war on coal." Plus, southern India surveys the devastation from massive rainfall and floods.

Pope Francis reacts to the sex abuse scandal in the US, issuing a letter on Monday addressing a mounting crisis in the Catholic Church surrounding the sexual abuse of children by priests. Plus, we remember the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80. Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson tells host Carol Hills that Annan's gentle diplomacy didn't shy away from confronting the globe's big powers. And Greece exits its bailout program.

The Trump administration is reportedly proposing a big cut in the US foreign aid budget, and senators on both sides of the aisle in Congress are objecting loudly. Then, we look at how the Yemeni community in the US has been affected by President Donald Trump's travel ban. And quinceañera dancers for hire.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon wants to create a populist right-wing movement that spans Europe. We'll hear what that means from one of Bannon's European allies. Also, a French amusement park has a new way to do clean-ups: by training crows to pick up trash. And, how Aretha Franklin is being remembered in Soweto, South Africa.

The debate over gun control is heating up in Canada after an unusual number of deadly shootings took place there. Canadians say they're worried that gun culture is changing, influenced by the US. Also, we continue our series on family separations in decades past. KQED's Sasha Khokha considers the psychological impact of one woman's childhood separation from her parents. Plus, it's been decades since a major studio picture featured a predominantly East Asian cast. That's changed with the release of "Crazy Rich Asians." We hear from actor Pierre Png, who plays one of the characters in the movie.

The Iraqi spy who infiltrated ISIS — Capt. Harith al-Sudani, a member of an Iraqi counterterrorism unit — spent months posing as an ISIS militant. The New York Times Baghdad bureau chief Margaret Coker tells host Carol Hills about Sudani and the intelligence unit he worked for. Also, we learn about the US government's history of separating children from their parents. Plus, what does a German biergarten have to do with recycling coffee cups?

There are a lot of ups and downs in the US-Iran relationship. Host Carol Hills speaks with reporter Thomas Erdbrink about what it's like to live in Tehran as one of just a few Western reporters left in the city. And, the latest on rising tensions between the US and Turkey. Plus, we learn about the life of Louisa Adams, the wife of President John Quincy Adams.

Newly declassified CIA memos written by current CIA director Gina Haspel reveal torture techniques at a secret US prison in Thailand. Also, the mother of Osama Bin Laden speaks out. And a look back at the songs that topped the charts during the first week of August around the world and through the decades.

It's been a long, hot summer with near record temperatures around the world. In Berlin, some are finding relief by going underground into old World War II bunkers. Plus, how ice cream in Cuba reveals the growing divide between rich and poor. Also, how the Basque language survived.