Paralympian Oksana Masters says she represents both the US and Ukraine as she competes in Paris

Summer Olympics 2024

Oksana Masters has 18 Paralympic medals to her name. She’s one of the rare athletes who competes in both the Summer and Winter Games. Now battling for gold in Paris, she’s fueled by more than just a spot on top of the podium.

Big Ocean breaks barriers as the first K-pop group whose members are hard of hearing

Music

In Yerevan, Armenia, a school serving exiled Russians helps families put down roots

Ukraine

Israel begins military operations in the West Bank

Israel-Hamas war

The precarious state of green tea in Japan

Food

‘The Great Elephant Migration’ traveling exhibit imagines a world where humans and wild animals share space

Environment

The 100 elephant sculptures were made by Indigenous artists across southern India. Each figure is an anatomically perfect re-creation of a real, wild elephant.

A rise in water-related conflicts around the world

Conflict & Justice

The past couple of years have seen a major uptick in water-related conflicts globally. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute is attending World Water Week in Stockholm and speaks with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler about the role water plays in global conflict.

Small Brazilian town of Prudentópolis celebrates Ukrainian ties 

Ukraine

Prudentópolis, in southern Brazil, was founded by immigrants from Ukraine in the late 1800s. They’ve clung to their culture, and in recent years, they’ve also welcomed Ukrainians displaced by war.

For Germany’s beer capital, a new buzz

Lifestyle

In Munich, a turn toward nonalcoholic beer is a revolution — but not everyone welcomes the change.

Environmental activists jailed in Cambodia 

Environment

Cambodia lost more than a third of its primary forests to private development in the last two decades. But a movement of young activists have challenged the government to improve its record on the environment. Now, the government is cracking down and arresting activists.  

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