Global Politics

Israeli PM Netanyahu defends the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill

July 25, 2024Israel-Hamas war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal for his visit to Washington is to shore up bipartisan support for Israel and its war in Gaza. But his trip has been met with protests, with many Democratic Party lawmakers deciding not to attend his speech on Wednesday.

Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16-year prison term in Russia

July 19, 2024Ukraine

‘Our community is terrified’: A faith leader talks about what it means to be a Palestinian Christian in the US

July 18, 2024Israel-Hamas war

US authorities arrest a former Syrian official in Los Angeles

July 18, 2024Conflict & Justice

An abandoned hotel in southern Lebanon has become a sanctuary for dozens of displaced families

July 3, 2024Israel-Hamas war

US ambassador to UN calls for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Sudan

July 2, 2024Conflict

As violence continues in Sudan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses what the United States is doing about the conflict.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free

July 1, 2024Global Politics

The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with author and investigative journalist Michael Isikoff about the implications of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s case.

A far-right Dutch politician who once railed against Islam now spends his time defending it

June 25, 2024Religion

Anti-Muslim policies are a key tenet of the Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders. Many of those policies were devised by former lawmaker and once close confidante of Wilders, Joram van Klaveren. Today van Klaveren dedicates his life to defending Islam.

Juneteenth offers a ‘window into the complexity’ of US history with slavery, says author

June 20, 2024History

June 19 commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. But the legacy of African enslavement continues to reverberate in much of the world. Howard French, the author of “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War,” speaks with host Marco Werman about the persistent damage in West Africa and beyond.

What a female president could mean for Mexico

May 30, 2024Elections

Two women are leading the presidential race in Mexico. But, in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality, feminists aren’t reading too much into the milestone. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports from Mexico City.