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Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, third from left, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, second left, answer questions during a press conference

Al Jazeera wants the ICC to do a 'thorough and independent' investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing

The World's host Marco Werman spoke with the network's Washington, DC, bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara, about new evidence found and presented to the court.

Al Jazeera wants the ICC to do a 'thorough and independent' investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing
A person walks through a parking lot at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

Mass Bay Area tech layoffs thrust thousands of H-1B visa holders into frantic job hunt

Mass Bay Area tech layoffs thrust thousands of H-1B visa holders into frantic job hunt
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

US senators demand full White House investigation into shooting of Palestinian American journalist

US senators demand full White House investigation into shooting of Palestinian American journalist
Nancy Rose, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and memory difficulties, pauses while organizing her desk space, on Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, New York.

Discussion: Long COVID, the search for answers

Discussion: Long COVID, the search for answers
Workers move a box of freshly caught squid in Pucusana, Peru, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

A state-owned company from China is building a massive commercial port in Peru

A state-owned company from China is building a massive commercial port in Peru
Newly trained female officers from the Afghan National Army sit in front seats as a new batch of officers attend their graduation ceremony at National Army's training center in Kabul on Sept. 23, 2010. 

Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan

Photographers have been in Afghanistan every step of the way, documenting for the outside world the protracted conflict and occupation over the course of two decades.

Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan
Supporters of the Turkey Youth Union chant slogans during a protest against US President Joe Biden's statement, outside the US consulate in Istanbul, April 26, 2021.

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’

Armenia and human rights advocates around the globe applauded Biden’s move, while Turkey responded with furor.

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’
Group of US generals in army fatigues walk through the street in Afghanistan.

Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan

President Biden's indecision on withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan by a May 1 deadline is seen as a nod to extending US presence in the country.

Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One   

Here’s a roundup of coverage on The World that will get you caught up on the fraught transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One   
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

'Even as we grieved, we grew': Poet Amanda Gorman gives powerful performance at inauguration

Amanda Gorman, 22, makes history as the youngest inaugural poet to perform on Inauguration Day. Gorman captivated audiences with her poem, "The Hill We Climb."

'Even as we grieved, we grew': Poet Amanda Gorman gives powerful performance at inauguration
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge

President Donald Trump is charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
An angry mob storms the US Capitol building.

US Capitol attack exposes depth of America's problem with white extremism

J.M. Berger, author of the book, "Extremism," says his most urgent question is how and where the large and radicalized community of extremists in the US will act next, pointing out that 15%-30% of Americans identify as white nationalists.

US Capitol attack exposes depth of America's problem with white extremism
A woman holds a young malnourished child.

Aid agencies fear impact in Yemen after US terror decision

After the Trump administration's out-the-door decision to designate Yemen's Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization, Aid agencies warn the decision could wreck the tenuous relief system keeping millions alive.

Aid agencies fear impact in Yemen after US terror decision
Trump supporters gesture to US Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

QAnon and the storming of the US Capitol: The offline effect of online conspiracy theories

Though it started as a series of conspiracy theories and false predictions, over the past three years, QAnon has evolved into an extremist religiopolitical ideology.

QAnon and the storming of the US Capitol: The offline effect of online conspiracy theories
Protesters supporting US President Donald Trump break into the Us Capitol on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, DC.

'Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again' – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol

Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. He reacts to the events that unfolded at the US Capitol on Wednesday.

'Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again' – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol