Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour that reminds us just how small our planet really is. PRI's The World, the radio program, is heard on over 300 stations across North America.
President Donald Trump attends Bastille Day festivities in Paris today — and we take a look. Plus, the southern French city of Nice is remembering the attack a year ago today that killed 86 people on the beachside promenade. Plus, we look back at the life and work of South African HIV/AIDS activist Prudence Mabele.
President Donald Trump meets his French counterpart in Paris. Also, the painful history of Jedwabne, a village in Poland where the Jewish population was massacred during World War II. Plus we remember the life and work of Chinese Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo.
How an iceberg the size of Delaware just broke away from Antarctica. And, why two young Americans fought alongside Kurdish rebels against ISIS, and died in the fighting. Also, why members of a religious group — some American — believe their Korean leader is immortal.
Donald Trump Jr. releases emails relating to how he was told about Russia's support for his father's campaign. Also, a scientist who worked to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs. And, a secretive religious group in South Korea.
Iraq's government claims victory against ISIS in Mosul. Also, who is the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. last year? Plus, Israel's spy agency courts tech entrepreneurs with slick ads.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met face-to-face on Friday. We'll get a Russian point of view. Also, an artist in Vermont has been working for more than 20 years on a comic-book history of the rise of Nazi Germany. Plus, #bannedgrandmas are overtaking Instagram.
At a speech in Poland, President Donald Trump says Western civilization is under threat, and that the US will defend it. Also, the story of one Syrian refugee who managed to get asylum in Japan, which was no small feat. And, Hobby Lobby's problem with Iraqi antiquities.
Why North Korea may be a problem we have to live with. Plus, a Korean-American points out that deterrence keeps the peace. And Presidents Trump and Putin are about to meet face-to-face. We preview their possible talking points. Also, a year-long investigation in Israel spotlights the government's secret plan to get rid of its African refugees.
North Korea says it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. Host Carol Hills turns to Jean Lee in Seoul to learn more. Then Mary Kay Magistad, our former Beijing correspondent, takes a big-picture look at how the US and China might work together, or separately, to solve the North Korea problem. Also, The World's history guy, Chris Woolf, explores the role that Russia played in the American Revolution.
The backlash over President Donald Trump's smackdown video of CNN gets us talking about world leaders and their relationships with the press. We'll hear about strongmen in Turkey and the Philippines. Also, Stephen Hawking on global warming, plus insights on Russia, election hacking and Kaspersky Lab. Plus, the strange ultimatum delivered to the Gulf nation of Qatar by four of its neighbors, led by Saudi Arabia.