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Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica's coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found - to their surprise - an abundance of life that was living in the waters that were once beneath that ice. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks to Patricia Esquete who was with the first team of researchers to study this area of the seafloor. Esquete is a deep sea ecologist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal.

President Donald Trump's tariffs will apply to more than 100 trading partners, but the 34% tariff on Chinese goods is especially high. It comes on top of the 20% tariff he already imposed on Beijing in recent months. Marco Werman speaks with David Steinberg, associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins, about the impact of the tariffs on China, what options the manufacturing giant has to respond, and the expected ripple effects across other Asian countries.

Sometimes, memories of travel - even years after visiting a place - can transport us there, simply through mental snapshots. That's exactly what producer Fil Corbitt captured one particular evening in Cuzco, Peru.

The wide-ranging tariffs President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday are designed to project strength, raise revenue for tax cuts and revive US manufacturing. But skeptics say the tariffs will pull the rug out from under a global trade system that - despite its flaws - managed to deliver prosperity for many global players for decades. Host Marco Werman discusses the implications with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, an international consulting firm.

After India and the US, Indonesia is the largest democracy on Earth. The country also has a dark history of military rule that only ended in the late 1990s through a mass uprising in the streets. A new law is putting more of the military back into government. As The World's Patrick Winn reports, some fear this pushes Indonesia in the wrong direction.

Israel launched a number of aerial attacks on Syria late Wednesday night. The largest attack came in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, where 10 Syrians were killed. Israel also carried out attacks on a major airbase and a branch of the Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) in Damascus. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Qutaiba Idilbi, a Syrian political analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, to dive deeper into Israel's intentions and how the new authorities in Damascus are responding.

A new release out this spring from Liberian-American singer-songwriter Mon Rovia focuses on his journey to finding empathy from grief, and making peace with the fact that he escaped Liberia's civil war as a child, while much of his family remained behind. He shares his story with musician Meklit Hadero for her project, "Movement."

The ceasefire which had halted fighting between Israel and Hamas for two months seems long ago and far away. On Wednesday, Israel announced a major expansion of its military advance in Gaza, vowing to seize "large areas" of land and displace residents. From Jerusalem, journalist Noga Tarnopolsky discusses the implications with host Carolyn Beeler.

President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Iranian officials offering to hold talks about Iran's nuclear program. Iran responded by saying it is willing to negotiate indirectly with the US. The two longtime adversaries have come together in the past to agree on a nuclear deal but Trump walked away from it in 2018.

Parisians have voted to close traffic on hundreds of streets in the city center and open them up to pedestrians, cyclists and new green spaces. The plan is part of Socialist Party Mayor Anne Hidalgo's sweeping effort to transform Paris into the city's most-bikable city. Transportation advocates are celebrating the changes, but tension is growing between cyclists and drivers. The World's transportation correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports.

A new decree in Italy is putting a damper on people of Italian descent seeking the dolce vita life. The decree, issued by the country's foreign ministry, is banning people with Italian great-grandparents or great-great-grandparents from seeking Italian citizenship. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Samantha Wilson, CEO of Smart Move Italy, about the reaction from her clientele who continue to seek Italian citizenship, and what's behind this move.

After weeks of street demonstrations, supporters of jailed presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu are turning to economic pressure. Imamoglu's opposition party has called for customers to avoid pro-government news channels and shops, and to refrain from buying or selling anything on April 2. The World staff reports.

A desiccated 110-year-old lemon and a talcum power case are among the tools of spycraft that are now on display at Britain's National Archives. MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency collaborated on the exhibit, which focuses on 20th century spies. Host Marco Werman speaks with British intelligence historian Nigel West about some of the items in the exhibit.

Far out in the South Pacific, there's a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic - with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are exalted in the island's culture as givers of life and sometimes makers of miracles. In this reprised story, The World's Patrick Winn visited Bougainville, discovering an icon of Saint Mary believed to have supernatural powers.

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so far, only 2% have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech company in Ghana is addressing that through its Africa Cancer Atlas, partnering with groups across Africa to collect and study the human genomes of cancer patients across the continent. Host Marco Werman speaks to Yaw Bediako, the co-founder and CEO of Yemaachi Biotech, from his office in Accra, Ghana.

Pranks, hoaxes and deepfakes - there's a long and very human history of bending reality and catching the gullible off guard. April Fools' Day, one of the most-famous, prank-laden international traditions, goes back centuries, but its origins are unclear. Folklorist Angus Gillespie has some ideas. Gillespie teaches at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and speaks with host Carolyn Beeler.

The rural minority community of Gagauzia, which makes up only 4% of Moldova's population, has previously made a big splash for its pro-Russia inclination. Many Moldovans have worried that Russia would try and peel off this autonomous Turkic-speaking territory. Because of this, Gagauzians are torn between Russia and the West - so, they're being wooed by Western-leaning Moldovan politicians. Katie Toth reports from the Gagauzian capital Comrat.

After the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, aid organizations that are allowed to operate in the civil war-stricken country are bringing in support. Despite broken infrastructure, they're working to meet the needs of what's estimated to be hundreds of thousands of people now sleeping outside. Elinor Raikes is the International Rescue Committee's vice president of program delivery and talks with host Carolyn Beeler about the specific difficulties aid groups face and the daunting road ahead.

Since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea provided an estimated 200,000 children for international adoptions. That's believed to be more than any other country. But the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Korea now says the system was plagued with abuse and falsified information, and that it was driven by profits. The new report has been a long time coming for adoptees who have been pushing for more transparency. The World's Matthew Bell has the story.

Spaniards are celebrating one of the wettest months on record: 22 days of rainfall in March. After three years of virtually no precipitation, reservoirs were running dry. Now, they're topping up quickly, bringing relief to government officials trying to control water use, and to farmers who depend on the rain for their crops. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

The Bahai faith hasn't attracted many followers in Africa. But there is one Bahai temple on the continent, located in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. It's one of the few green spaces in the city, and one of the quietest, too. For The World's Sacred Spaces series, reporter Anita Elash takes us there to experience - and understand - the meditative appeal.

When artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was full of ghosts, he set about documenting ghost stories that were circulating among the museum's staff. In his book, "Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects," Angell posits that the ghosts are there because of the way many of the objects in the museum were acquired by colonial powers. Reporter Brenna Daldorph visited the museum with Angell to see for herself.

Crowds in Boston were treated to a spectacular show over the weekend as the world's top figure skaters fought not only for the title of World Champion, but also for a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Host Carolyn Beeler has the results.

On Monday, in France, a court convicted the far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzling European Union funds. The sentencing will include a ban on holding political office, likely sinking her chances at a run for the French presidency in 2027. The conviction leaves the populist National Rally party without a leader at a time of heightened popularity, raising questions about how the party will proceed. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks to Kevin Arceneaux, head of the Center for Political Research at Sciences Po in Paris.

The 54th Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on Sunday night, with more than 40 awards given out to people in the Canadian music industry. Host Carolyn Beeler shares the big winners, including the winner of the inaugural South Asian music recording of the Year award.

Moreton Bay, on Australia's eastern coast near Brisbane, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs, one of the world's most-degraded marine ecosystems, are not just the source of a culinary delicacy, but help to filter seawater and protect shorelines from the effects of storms, sea level rise and increasing temperatures. Leila Goldstein visited a research facility to report on how scientists are studying oysters' resilience in the face of climate change.

A massive search has been underway since last Tuesday in Lithuania, near the border of Belarus, where four soldiers went missing after a training exercise. The US Army confirmed on Monday that the bodies of three of those soldiers have been recovered. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says lack of coordination between police and intelligence agencies is partly to blame for a rise in the number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel this year. As host Carolyn Beeler explains, Starmer hosted a summit of 40 countries on Monday to examine the problems of human smuggling and illegal migration.

Sugary soft drinks, candy and highly processed foods are no longer welcome in Mexico's elementary, middle and high schools. It's part of an effort to battle one of the world's worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. Host Carolyn Beeler gets more from Dr. Simon Barquera, director of the Nutrition and Health Research Center at the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico.

Massive flooding on the island of Paros has led to school closings and a ban on traffic. Host Carolyn Beeler has the details.

The Darwin's Rhea bird is native to the Patagonia region, across both Argentina and Chile. But the population on the Chilean side of the border has struggled to survive, while the Argentinian population has thrived. Now, a first of its kind rewilding project is trying to support the Chilean birds by transporting 15 Darwin's Rhea birds across the border. The World's Host Carol Hills spoke with Cristian Saucedo, the wildlife director of Rewilding Chile, about the role ranches played in isolating the Chilean birds, the process of relocating wild birds from Argentina and the role they play in the Patagonian ecosystem.

Israel on Friday leveled a building in a southern suburb of Beirut that it claims was a Hezbollah drone storage facility. Israel's prime minister says the strike was in retaliation for an attack earlier today by Hezbollah on northern Israel that would mark the second set of rockets fired into Israeli towns within a week. Hezbollah has denied the claim. Host Carol Hills explains.

The stakes are high in Boston this week for figure skaters hoping to earn a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The World's Bianca Hillier is backstage speaking with the athletes moments after they step off the ice.

The world is a dramatically different place than it was just a few months ago, when Nicholas Burns was the US ambassador to China. Burns speaks with The World's Host Marco Werman about what he's learned in the first months of the Trump administration and what happens to US foreign policy when the White House acts as though "the allies don't matter to us anymore."

Urban warfare in the Iraqi city of Fallujah back in 2004 was some of the most intense the US military experienced this century. A decade later, the city saw further fighting and bombardment during the conflict with ISIS. This week, a study published by Brown University's Costs of War project shows that the fighting witnessed by Fallujah over the past 20 years lives on in the bones of residents today. The World's Host Carol Hills spoke to Kali Rubaii, the lead author of the study. She said the research team detected high levels of uranium and lead in the bones of study participants.

What's in a name? Well, it often depends on who you're asking - and what language you're speaking - especially in a place like Scotland, which has been home to numerous cultures. We get a "Postcard from the Wind" from Fil Corbitt.

The Oxford English Dictionary released a list of new additions to the lexicon. All of them are words borrowed from other languages due to a lack of a direct equivalent in English. Today, we look at "gigil." It's a word from Tagalog that describes a feeling so intense you can't help but have a physical reaction to it, particularly when something is cute or frustrating. Host Carol Hills has more.

Every year, Muslims across the globe mark the start and end of Ramadan by gathering to see the crescent moon in the sky. Ensuring a view of the moon can be complicated, but the sightings also bring communities together. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.

This week, South Korea is fighting the largest forest fires in the country's history. Emergency crews and volunteers in the dry and windy southeast region are working around the clock to put down the flames and help evacuate residents. Today, Host Marco Werman spoke to journalist Ifang Bremer, who just visited the city of Andong, where officials ordered residents to evacuate as crews struggled to keep the fires from spreading.

In the three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of their country, parents in Ukraine are increasingly signing their children up for the patriotic education, outdoor activities and summer camps offered by the 112-year-old scouting organization Plast. Think Boy Scouts, but with a mission to preserve Ukrainian identity and language. Emily Johnson reports from Lviv.

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, likes to needle Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum about the high levels of violence in her country compared to his. But Bukele had a Snow White moment on Wednesday when he asked and tweeted the response of the chatbot Grok: "Hey Grok, who is the most popular president in the world?" The answer: "Sheinbaum." The World's Host Marco Werman speaks with Veronica Ortiz-Ortega, a columnist and podcast host at El Heraldo de Mexico and former head of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations.

Forecasts for international tourism in the US are down sharply amid souring international opinions and ramped up immigration enforcement. Canadian airlines say passengers are choosing other destinations, and border crossings are down, too. In Europe, several countries have updated their travel guidance, warning their citizens about the risks of entering the United States. As The World's Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports, Trump Administration policies have travelers on high alert.

Singer and storyteller Kaito Winse was born in a small village in the Sourou region of northern Burkina Faso. He was born into a family of griots, a keeper of oral traditions that are steeped in his ancestor's history. As a modern griot, Kaito is sharing some of these stories and proverbs with listeners far from his village on his new EP, "Reele Bumbou."

From the trial of actor Gerard Depardieu for sexual assault to a man who shared his drugged wife with strangers to a doctor who's admitted molesting hundreds of children, this has been a year of reckoning in France. And it's made some women realize that while these trials are a sign of a trend toward speaking out, a lot of work still needs to be done to rid France of sexual predators. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Montpelier, France.

The UK climate activist group known as Just Stop Oil is ceasing its disruptive protests. In the past, activists with the group have thrown soup at a Van Gogh painting in a museum while also interrupting sports and theater events. Host Marco Werman speaks with Oscar Berglund, a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies, about the group's goals and where it goes from here.

Riyad Mansour has been the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations since 2005. In a conversation with The World's Host Marco Werman, he discusses where talks for a second ceasefire stand, addresses questions about the Palestinian Authority's efficacy as a governing power and the healing he believes peace can achieve.

The JUNO Awards are Canada's biggest night in music. This weekend, the ceremony will feature a new category for the South Asian Music Recording of the Year. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on what led to this addition and how some South Asian musicians are reacting to it.

McDonald's has had the most fast food chain outlets around the world - but not anymore. It is now being surpassed by Mixue Bingcheng. That's Chinese for Honey Snow Ice City." This chain is exploding across Asia. It became a public company this month, joining Hong Kong's stock exchange to great fanfare. Mixue's growth shows no signs of stopping and there is now speculation it will be coming to North America. What's the secret to Mixue's domination? The World's Patrick Winn reports.

Lisa Hamilton's book "The Hungry Season: A Journey of War, Love and Survival" recounts the story of a Hmong immigrant, Ia Moua. After experiencing political violence in Laos and then 15 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Ia Moua is resettled in California in the early 1990s with her eight children. Author Lisa Hamilton realized that the subject of her book would never able to read it, so she set about producing a Hmong audio book. Marco Werman speaks with author Lisa Hamilton and Hmong translator Bee Vang-Moua about the process of making the book available to their most important audience.

Italians looking to avoid "egg-flation" have been flocking to a farm in northern Italy for classes in how to raise hens. Reporter Dany Mitzman, from our partner Deutsche Welle (DW), reports from Forli, Italy.