PRI's The World

The Trump administration has announced plans to cut US aid to Central America. What will the loss of the US aid mean to one organization that uses aid money to prevent violence in El Salvador? Also, a comedian with no prior political experience has won the first round of Ukraine's presidential election. And, a group called 38 North uses satellite photography to decipher what North Korea is or isn't doing at missile and nuclear sites.

In a series of tweets today, President Donald Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico, or large parts of it, if Mexico doesn't immediately shut down illegal immigration. And two weeks after the mosque shootings in New Zealand, what mosques are doing to stay safe. Also, why internet activists worry that a new EU directive could severely limit what can be posted online.

The European Union has fined Google three times in recent years, the most recent came last week for $1.7 billion. In Europe, the framework for reining in high tech is taking shape faster than in the US. Margrethe Vestager is the European Commissioner for Competition and speaks with host Marco Werman. And the problem of how the UK should leave the European Union worsens. Plus, we try to Rent-A-Finn. Officially the happiest country on earth, Finland now has a service where you can pay a Finn...

Rakhine state in western Myanmar is home to a Buddhist rebel insurgency, as well as an ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims. Yet Myanmar's political leader is actively promoting investment there. The World's Patrick Winn reports. Plus, critics take on TripAdvisor over complaints of sexual assault against companies listed on the travel advice site. And the European Parliament votes to abolish daylight saving time in 2021.

Why do so many Israeli politicians come all the way to the US to participate in AIPAC, a lobbying conference that champions American support for Israel? Also, President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation officially recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, but is that proclamation at odds with international law? And in Japan, atomic bomb survivors receive support from the government, including free medical checkups. In Hiroshima, the aging children of atomic bomb survivors have...

What is the state of the US-Russia relationship after a weekend of digesting the scant information that the attorney general's office made public about the Mueller investigation? Also, a fight for the future of Algeria. And, the cultural questions that arise when women abide by the tradition of covering their hair but wear fashionable wigs that would have made the original Torah writers raise an eyebrow.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller today delivered his report to the Attorney General, marking the end of an investigation that started nearly two years ago. What do we know about the finances of President Trump? And pressure has been building on museums and other institutions to reject philanthropic support from the Sackler family, whose fortune derives from its pharmaceutical company and profits from the prescription painkiller OxyContin. And Bolivians celebrate "Día Del Mar" this weekend, a...

Cyclone Idai caused massive damage and devastation in Mozambique, leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Podcast host Amy Costello talks with host Marco Werman about the long term impact that aid might have on local economies. Plus, the Brexit deadline has unleashed political chaos in the UK. Also, bringing diverse communities together on college campuses.

The US Midwest, as well as in parts of southern Africa, have both recently seen entire communities cut off by flood waters, washed out roads, aid that has to be flown in. We'll have the latest from Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. Also, an American doctor says the many challenges facing Haiti as a nation are reflected in the health of his Haitian patients. And he links it to the long history of foreign intervention in Haiti. Plus, Filipinos are among the biggest users of the so-called H-2B...

The legal and political differences of gun control between the US and New Zealand. Also, one British woman's effort to retain EU access as the UK careens toward an uncertain Brexit. Plus, the Japanese baseball phenom known only by one name — Ichiro — is about to begin his last major league season at age 45.

The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, was yet another example of white nationalist terrorism. It's a threat that some say the US needs to take more seriously. Plus, a mission to protest family separation at the Mexican border. And, everyone knows surf music started in the Middle East, right?

At least 49 people were killed and many more injured in attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Chelsea Daniels in Auckland about the attacks and how they could change how New Zealand thinks about security. Host Marco Werman also speaks with scholar Zeynep Tufekci about the role social media plays in the aftermath of attacks like these. Plus, students across the US are taking the lead from their peers around the world and skipping school today. They want...

Earlier this week, Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes heard that one of her colleagues, Luis Carlos Diaz, was taken from his home and detained by Venezuela's intelligence officers. He’s one of dozens of journalists detained in Venezuela since the start of 2019. Plus, the growing movement of kids cutting school to demand action against climate change. And Japan's far-right openly talk about building a nuclear bomb.

President Donald Trump this afternoon ordered the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, reversing an earlier decision by US regulators to allow the planes to keep flying. Also, eight years after the start of the conflict in Syria, the war continues to take a heavy toll on the Syrian people. Host Marco Werman speaks with a former English teacher from Aleppo who took part in some of the earliest anti-government protests in the city. Plus, The World's Carolyn Beeler checks in from Antarctica....

Tuesday was a big day for Brexit. Lawmakers once again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union, 17 days before the planned departure date. Also, an outbreak of measles is happening in the Philippines. We hear reasons behind public skepticism of vaccines in different parts of the globe. And, the World Wide Web turns 30!

In the aftermath of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, we look at the role Ethiopian Airlines has in the country and the region. Plus, we remember some of the passengers who died on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Also, Tibet marks 60 years since a rebellion tried and failed to overthrow Chinese rule. And, a woman joins the ranks of Acapulco's famous cliff divers.

The US Women's National Soccer team is suing their sport's governing body for equal pay. Also, leading clerics in Indonesia are urging Muslims around the world to refrain from using the Arabic word for "infidel" to refer to non-Muslims. And we meet Micropixie, a San Francisco-based musician whose family has been migrating between continents for three generations, leaving her with a unique perspective on borders and freedom.

We're following a report that the US government has secretly tracked journalists who covered immigration, as well as immigration activists and lawyers who helped migrants hoping to enter the US. The tracked individuals had their names reportedly put in a government database, and in some cases, they were singled out for extra scrutiny when crossing the US-Mexico border. Also, it's the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, when a popular nonviolent uprising ended Communist rule in what...

We discuss: What constitutes anti-Semitism? American Rabbi Susan Silverman shares her thoughts on Ilhan Omar's recent comments and how those words have resonated in Israel. Plus, we continue our series on caste, and how that affects people here in the US. And the trans-Atlantic debate over food safety standards and American chickens.

A series this week, 'Caste in America,' tells about the social conventions of castes and how they shape the lives of millions of people living in caste-based societies. On Tuesday, we begin with one man's return to his native India, where he was born an "Untouchable." Plus, data security in the US Census and the potential that the identities of undocumented immigrants could be compromised through data leaks. And, gender bias against women in French linguistics.