Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the meltdown’s hidden toll and the Soviet government’s secrecy helped fuel public distrust—and a growing demand for truth that reshaped an empire. WORLD’s William Fleeson reports.
IN THE NEWS | The war in Iran could be the final straw in the already tense U.S.-European relationship
William Fleeson | In southeast Ukraine, soldiers struggle to hold the line—and maintain morale
Christians and human rights groups urge global intervention for prisoners of war at risk of execution in North Korea
Former U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery from Kyiv on the front line’s new warfare and why Ukraine won’t concede
WORLD’s Caleb Welde tells the story of Pastor Yoryslav Yaroshenko—remaining with his church through invasion, checkpoints, hunger, and four years of war
