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'Our Dear Friends in Moscow' tells the story of a generation split by the rise of Putin, and his war in Ukraine

1 week ago | theworld.org | Daniel Ofman

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan are respected Russian journalists. But as the Kremlin has clamped down on press freedom, many journalists have endured threats, arrests and even violence. That atmosphere of intimidation forced Soldatov and Borogan to relocate to London.
As Netanyahu and Khamenei face off, what’s the end game?

1 week ago | theworld.org | Joyce Hackel

The conflict between Israel and Iran is at a pivotal moment. What happens next depends on how the two countries respond to pressure coming from many directions. In some ways, it will also come down to just two men, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The World took a step back from the minute-by-minute turns in the fighting and looked at the histories and mindsets of each leader with Jeffrey Goldberg and Karim Sadjadpour.
Reconstruction continues after 2023 earthquake in parts of Turkey and Syria

1 week ago | theworld.org | Ylenia Gostoli

Some 2 1/2 years after a massive earthquake destroyed parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria, both countries are still working to rebuild. From our partners at Deutsche Welle, Ylenia Gostoli reports from the Turkish city of Hatay in the country’s southernmost province, which was the hardest hit. The death toll in Turkey alone was more than 53,000 people spread out across 11 provinces.
Colombia churches push for dialogue in the wake of renewed political violence

1 week ago | theworld.org | Manuel Rueda

Bogota’s Santa Fe hospital has become a gathering place for Colombians shocked by the attack on Miguel Uribe, a presidential candidate who was shot in the head on June 7 as he spoke to a small crowd in the capital. The hospital, where the candidate is being treated for severe wounds, has also become a place of worship. “What has happened is very painful,” said Andres Saldarriaga, a 24-year-old business student, who showed up at the hospital.
This family in Syria has kept the centuries-old tradition of Sufi whirling dervishes alive

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari

In the heart of Damascus, a group of men and boys dressed in long, white robes and tall headpieces stood in a semicircle. Their chants filled the courtyard of a traditional Damascene house that was turned into a hotel. Potted jasmine and geraniums surrounded a fountain. As the melody built up momentum, several of the men and boys began to twirl, their white skirts flaring out like blooming flowers.
As Canada burns, author of 'Fire Weather' sees the nation's hotter future

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Hannah Chanatry

Wildfires are continuing to burn across central and western Canada, with no signs of letting up. Two people have died, and more than 30,000 people have now been evacuated across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Many of these people are from remote First Nations communities — with limited escape routes. Smoke from the fires has caused air quality alerts in the United States and hazy skies that reached as far as Europe.
First Nations evacuate thousands from remote areas in Manitoba due to wildfire threat

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Hannah Chanatry

Wildfires burning in central and western Canada forced widespread evacuations last week, with more than 17,000 people moved in Manitoba alone. About 7,700 square miles have burned so far, making it one of the worst starts to a Canadian fire season in years; it’s second only to the start of 2023, which became the worst wildfire season in Canada’s recorded history. Many of the people being evacuated are from First Nations, in remote communities accessible only by single roads, boat or air.
One of the best examples of 'soft power' is on the chopping block, experts say

3 weeks ago | theworld.org | Joshua Coe

In 1946, a senator from Arkansas, James William Fulbright, proposed an ambitious idea: Create an educational exchange program to rival the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship in the UK. “According to his biographers, he found his experience as a Rhodes Scholar so transforming and so, so significant for him,” said Gerardo Blanco, director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.
Former US envoy to China says both countries need 'to give a little' to secure a trade deal

3 weeks ago | theworld.org | Joyce Hackel

US President Donald Trump picked up the phone on Thursday and talked to Chinese Leader Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office in January. “He invited me to China, and I invited him here. We’ve both accepted,” Trump later said at the Oval Office. The 90-minute conversation came at an especially fraught time for Washington and Beijing. The two sides have accused one another of violating a 90-day trade truce that both nations had agreed to three weeks ago.
In Damascus, stand-up comedians test the limits under a new government

3 weeks ago | theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari

As the sun set over central Damascus, laughter spilled out from the Karma Café. Inside, a young crowd gathered — some in headscarves, others without. But all were ready to experience stand-up comedy in a free Syria. Comedy is having a moment in the country. With the fall of the Assad regime, a new wave of artists is testing the limits of expression. Among them is Styria, a stand-up troupe whose name fuses Syria with hysteria, a nod to the absurdity and pain of living under dictatorship.