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South Korea's new president wants to bring the country back together after months of protests,

impeachment chaos, and huge political riffs.

I don't know like what kind of unity he is implementing, but that will be difficult.

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

Today, the road ahead for South Korea's Yijamong. And in Syria,

survivors of chemical attacks under the Assad regime can finally tell their story.

So this is where the attack happened? Yeah.

Plus, new policies are on the way for international student visas in the U.S.

This whole situation, the semester, international student visas in the U.S.

This whole situation, the semester, made me start doing therapy this week.

Plus an octopus takeover.

This boom we're seeing is completely unusual.

That's all ahead today on the world. This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. The World.

This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler. The U.S. has announced plans to scale down its military presence in Syria.

This just weeks after the Trump administration promised to lift sanctions.

It is a turn of events that would have seemed inconceivable eight years ago when Syria was unleashing chemical attacks on its own people under the Assad regime, filling territories held by the opposition with noxious gases, wiping out entire apartment blocks full of people, and sparking international condemnation. Now the survivors are speaking

out. As the world's Sharan Jafari reports, they're demanding justice and support. And a cautionary

note, these are tough memories, including violence against children. So take care while listening.

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