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European cities are struggling to manage the number of tourists. It's sparked protests in cities like Barcelona and Venice — which have added tourist taxes and entry fees. Copenhagen is trying to get ahead of the pack with a sustainable tourism program that rewards tourists for good behavior. Host Marco Werman speaks with Alexander Josiassen, a professor at the Copenhagen Business School, about th...

To English speakers, the word, "peanut" isn’t especially funny. But saying "peanut" in Serbian, " kikiriki ", puts a smile on your face; Serbs consider it the funniest word in their language. But why is that the case? Psycholinguists have discovered some clues, as Patrick Cox reports.

Fentanyl made in Mexico kills nearly 75,000 people in the US annually, according to the CDC. Yet a report just issued by the US Defense Department shows that Mexican seizures of US-bound fentanyl have dropped dramatically. What has gone up are Mexican seizures of meth. Host Marco Werman explores why with Chris Dalby, the director of World of Crime, a think that investigates transnational organized...

Increasingly, West Africans leaving their home countries are turning, not to Europe, but to the US, to make new homes. KQED's Katherine Monahan reports on the long, dangerous route to the border, where new challenges still await them.

China's leader Xi Jinping has been in power for more than a decade. Today, we look at the fraught diplomatic relationships that Xi has had with three American presidents. Jane Perlez is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, and the former Beijing Bureau Chief for the New York Times. She hosts the podcast "Face-Off: The U.S. vs China."

The Machángara River runs through the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. And the river has rights, eligible for litigation, under the Ecuadorian constitution. In a recent case, the court ruled in favor of the river, and now, the government must clean it up. The World's host Carolyn Beeler talks with Natalia Greene, a longtime environmental activist in Ecuador, about the ruling.

Barcelona has a major pigeon problem — in a lot of cities. But the heart of the problem, say government officials, are the super-feeders: some 350 local residents who don't just toss a few breadcrumbs from a quaint park bench, but distribute bags of food that attract massive flocks of birds. From Barcelona, Gerry Hadden looks at what city officials are doing to curb the problem.

Hilbe is a legendary condiment, believed to have been mentioned in the Talmud, the ancient Jewish book of laws. It's considered a folk medicine, a cure all, a source of strength and also just really tasty. Reporter Sarah Ventre has the story of how Yemenite Jews proliferated hilbe, and why it's nearly impossible to find outside of Israel.

The Colombian ensemble Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, or the Pipers of San Jacinto, was founded in the 1950s with the aim of raising up Colombian culture. And through several generations of musicians, they keep finding popularity among new audiences. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler share a taste of their music, and what cumbia would have sounded like when it was first innovated.

Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, has won Iran's presidential election. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sina Toossi, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, about what this means for politics in Iran, as well as predictions for how the new president will govern alongside Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.

Some trace the roots of Russia-NATO antagonism to the 1990s, when the Soviet Union and the West were negotiating the terms of German reunification. That’s when Western nations discussed NATO's expansion eastward with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Historian Mary Sarotte talks with The World’s host Carolyn Beeler about pledges made in that era.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was offended by what sounded like booing during his match against Denmark's Holger Rune. But it turns out, the crowd was chanting his opponent's name — Rune. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the story.

One of the sports included in the 12-day Paralymics this summer is blind football. That's soccer, played by athletes with visual impairment or blindness. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry joins players at a training session in Paris.

Cape Verde is an island nation off the west coast of Africa, but most of its citizens live off-island. As his country celebrates its 49th year of independence, Cape Verde's Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva says the most important responsibility of Cape Verdeans, wherever they live, is to vote.

Andrii Shadrin is a 28-year-old Ukrainian corporal who serves in a unit that repairs and replaces equipment damaged on Ukraine’s eastern front. He tells host Carolyn Beeler how he was caught in an ambush this weekend, and why new Western military aid hasn’t halted the Russian offensive west of Donetsk.

A week ago, France's far-right National Rally party looked poised to win the country's snap parliamentary election, called by centrist President Emmanuel Macron in June. That victory was thwarted by a coalition of center and left parties unifying at the last minute to defeat the far-right. The World's Gerry Hadden gets reactions in rural villages, where the National Rally party draws much of its s...

Innoss'B is on a quest to not only play music, but also to combat malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent months, he's partnered with The United Nations World Food Programme and released new music, too. Innoss'B speaks to The World's host Marco Werman about both.

About 20% of the National Samsung Electronics Union walked off the job, protesting for higher pay and better working conditions. It's the first time Samsung workers have gone on strike. The World's host Carolyn Beeler talks about the strike and its significance with Geoffrey Cain, author of "Samsung Rising: Inside the secretive company conquering Tech."

Boeing plans to plead guilty and accept a major fine of a half billion dollars. This comes in the case of the Boeing 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. Boeing also plans on strengthening its safety program and its executives will meet with the families of the victims. Host Marco Werman speaks with Nadia Milleron, a parent of one of the victims from the 2019 crash, about the deal and whether or not...

Thirteen years since Syria's civil war broke out, Lebanon remains home to the largest Syrian refugee population per capita in the world: roughly 1.5 million people. Now Lebanese politicians say they must be sent home. Many employers have stopped hiring Syrians for menial jobs. Municipalities have issued new restrictions and even evicted Syrian tenants, according to news reports. The World's Shirin...

The city of East London, South Africa, is trying to change its name to something less colonial. But the name the city really wants is already taken. The World's hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain.

Turkey's relationship with NATO is alternately described as "thorny," "a headache" and sometimes even "a marriage of convenience." The World's Durrie Bouscaren takes a deeper look at how early enthusiasm for Turkey's membership when it joined in 1952 gave way to turmoil, leaving Turkish officials with the sense that the US does not always act in Turkey's best interest — and vice versa.

Keir Starmer, of Britain's Labour Party, has defeated former prime minister, conservative Rishi Sunak. The country's far- right won a number of parliamentary seats in the same election. The World's Orla Barry explains.

Swahili — or Kiswahili, as its known locally — started as a trade language in East Africa hundreds of years ago, but it has since emerged as one of the most-spoken languages on Earth. With World Kiswahili Day coming up on July 7. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from Mombasa on how attitudes toward the language have changed in Kenya and beyond.

As Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, its force appears to be diminishing, but forecasters say it could pick up steam again.