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Ballaké Sissoko made headlines last month after his instrument was irreparably damaged in airline transit. The music that his band, 3MA, makes has a larger impact beyond just a tiff with the TSA.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, about the ongoing food insecurity problem in Ukraine during the war.

The U.S. and Great Britain are at odds on how to proceed with debt relief for the world's poorest nations. President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair both want to wipe out the debts of African nations. But that's where agreement ends.

NPR's Peter Granitz talks about the impact Russia's blockade of the port of Odesa will have on grain sales and possible food shortages in places in the Middle East and Africa.

Italy's new right-wing government is taking a harder line on migrants picked up by rescue boats in the Mediterranean — blocking men from leaving the ships.

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.

U.S. Special Envoy for Food Security Cary Fowler talks about how Russia's sudden withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain deal could affect countries already struggling with extreme hunger.

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the conflict has played out on the battlefield of information, too. Russia is using social media, traditional media and allies to push false narratives.

Competition starts with six teams, including one from San Francisco. Many supporters have ties to South Asian countries, and have been promoting the sport. (Story aired on Here & Now on Jan. 4, 2023.)

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Aziza Nait Sibaha about Morocco's unlikely semifinal run at the World Cup and what it means to fans across Africa and the Arab world.