The World

In Canada, Syrian refugee kids find belonging through hockey

When a hockey coach in Newfoundland, Canada, heard a Syrian refugee boy named Yamen Bai wanted to play hockey, he put out a call for donations. A year later, Yamen is keeping up with his teammates and scoring goals.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump

Trump impeached for second time; WHO delegates arrive in Wuhan; Afghan intelligence foils ISIS plot to assassinate US diplomat

US President Donald Trump has been impeached for a historic second time on a single charge: “incitement of insurrection” after an angry mob of Trump loyalists violently stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6. The Senate is expected to hold a trial, but not until after Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

People wearing shirts with Proud Boys on them join supporters of President Donald Trump in a march Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington, DC.

Why Canada may designate the Proud Boys a terrorist group

David Hofmann, a professor of sociology at the University of New Brunswick, has studied the rise of white extremism in Canada. He spoke to The World’s host Marco Werman about the rise of right-wing extremism in Canada that is inspired by the US.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is shown wearing a dark suit and a face mask while walking in the halls of Capitol Hill.

Trump impeached for historic second time

Donald Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday as the House of Representatives debated whether to remove the US president. And, Canadian authorities are considering designating the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group founded by a Canadian, as a terrorist organization in the wake of the crisis at the US Capitol. Also, the European Union's Food Safety Authority said on Wednesday that mealworms are safe for human consumption.

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.

View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours mother-and-baby Home, Tuam County Galway Republic of Ireland.

The Irish govt and Catholic Church apologized for abusive mother-and-baby homes. Survivors say it’s not enough.

The apologies follow a five-year investigation that found an “appalling level of infant mortality” in the institutions.

US President Donald Trump faces a black and white striped wall.

US House forges ahead with Trump impeachment; Ireland's COVID-19 rates skyrocket; Italian ‘Nndrangheta mobsters on trial

The US House of Representatives is expected on Wednesday to vote to impeach President Donald Trump, as a growing number of both Democrats and Republicans share concern that the president poses a threat to national security after he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is shown in the distance framed by a doorway and wearing a suit with a face mask on.

Cuba again listed as a state sponsor of terrorism

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that Cuba will be re-designated a state sponsor of terrorism. And, on Thursday, millions of Ugandans will go to the polls to vote for president in an election that has been marked by violence and the arrest of opposition figures. Also, so-called “‘edible public spaces” can come in a lot of different shapes and sizes, ranging from a community garden to a 5-acre forest to a citrus tree on the side of a road.

Trump administration blacklists Cuba January 12, 2021
Pompeo tests China with moves toward Taiwan January 12, 2021
Career diplomat tapped to head CIA January 12, 2021
Trump social ban sparks global conversation about tech regulation January 12, 2021
Casino magnate and billionaire political donor Sheldon Adelson dies at 87 January 12, 2021
Violence, arrests of opposition in lead-up to Uganda election January 12, 2021
A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election January 12, 2021
10 years on in Tunisia January 12, 2021
The pandemic's widening toll on kids January 12, 2021
Growing push for ‘edible public spaces’ January 12, 2021

A health worker gives an injection to a mock patient during a coronavirus vaccine drill in Bali, Indonesia.

China’s 'vaccine diplomacy' fills void in developing world left by US 'vaccine nationalism'

Expanding vaccine access helps China reframe the narrative of the pandemic and improve China’s image, said Yangzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Adela Diaz says the coronavirus pandemic has brought new urgency to her college major in public health.

A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election

Adela Diaz, an 18-year-old Latina, recalled a tense night on Nov. 3, after she voted in her first US presidential election.

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