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Over the weekend, a daylight raid on Gaza secured the release of four Israeli hostages. Palestinians will remember the operation for intense bombardments that killed hundreds of civilians. In Israel, reactions have ranged from elation over loved ones returning home to their families to anger and impatience prompting growing calls for change, as thousands gather in Tel Aviv to demand a ceasefire an...

Hot summers are nothing new for India, but daytime temperatures are breaking records in the central and northern regions, and cities aren't cooling down enough at night for the human body to recover. Hospitals have set up special units to deal with acute heat stress, which has already claimed at least 56 lives. Sushmita Pathak reports from New Delhi.

Restaurants all over the world serve Caesar salads. It's pretty simple: romaine lettuce, crunchy croutons and a dressing made with lemon or lime juice, anchovies, Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese and black pepper. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Caesar salad. And while its name might make you think of a Roman emperor, KPBS reporter Katie Anastas tells us the salad has its origins south...

Team USA is playing in the T20 Cricket World Cup for the first time, and they're surprising cricket fans around the world with their performance so far. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on their stunning win and how the rest of the tournament is shaping up.

On Canada's east coast, a region known as "Iceberg Alley" has begun its annual spring watch for icebergs drifting south from the Arctic. Host Carolyn Beeler has more on Newfoundland and Labrador's Iceberg Festival.

A year ago, Spain's socialist government passed a sweeping law meant to rein in soaring home rental prices. Nevertheless, prices are higher than ever. What went wrong? In essence, it's the classic dynamic of squeezing a balloon. The law applied limits to long-term rentals, so landlords moved their properties into the more-lucrative, less-regulated, short-term tourist rental market. The World's Ger...

In the second episode of "Lethal Dissent," The World's investigative series with the podcast outfit On Spec, two close friends who work for the Iranian government follow their conscience. But, that puts them at odds with the regime. Now, one of them is dead. To figure out what might have happened, reporter Fariba Nawa goes back to the beginning.

For Palestinian families evacuated to Doha, Qatar, it’s one thing to meet the physical needs of their injured children. It’s another thing entirely to help them process what they lived through in Gaza. For the last part of our series on Gaza’s child survivors, The World’s Durrie Bouscaren looks at the mental toll of trauma and grief on the kids who have survived the war.

Ash is a multi-instrumentalist and deejay who blends his French and Egyptian musical influences into electronic music. Host Carolyn Beeler tells us more, and plays a song off his new album 'Self-Discovery.'

Dementia has become a catch-all term for certain diseases affecting the memory of tens of millions of people. The World Health Organization says over 55 million people have dementia worldwide, and it's a leading cause of death among the elderly. A study published yesterday in the online journal Nature Mental Health found that it might be possible to detect dementia early and within minutes using a...

A gated community of apartment blocks on the edge of Doha is now home to more than 1,500 Palestinians evacuated from Gaza. Many injured children still have a parent and extended family remaining in Gaza — so even though they've escaped the bombs, the war always feels close. The World's Durrie Bouscaren takes us inside. 

Novak Djokovic bowed out of the French Open early this week due to a knee injury. But the action continues on the clay, with underdogs making their way to the final on the women's side. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Activists in Sudan say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has attacked the village of Wad Alnoura, killing about 100 people. The war between two generals for control of the country has steadily become a war of attrition that's killed thousands and shredded the country's infrastructure. Host Marco Werman speaks with Declan Walsh, from The New York Times, for an update on this latest attack and t...

On June 6, 1941, hundreds of American, Canadian and British ships delivered troops, supplies, ammunition and vehicles to the coast of France, and ferried the wounded away from the battlefield back to England. Many craft and their crews did not make it home and rest at the bottom of the English Channel. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with historian Harry Bennett, associate professor at the University o...

Congestion price plans have been around for decades. Singapore, London and Stockholm have all implemented their congestion price plans over the years. New York City was on the verge of implementing its own plan, when the state's governor put it on ice. Host Marco Werman speaks with Matthew Tarduno, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, about how congestion price plans have...

French fashion mogul Louis Vuitton has a blouse in his 2024 collection that looks strikingly similar to a traditional Romanian garment called an ia. But the Louis Vuitton version costs more than $5,000. And the apparent Romanian origins go unacknowledged. The Ministry of Culture in Romania has something to say about that. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman discuss.

Dutch voters were the first to cast their votes on Thursday at the start of a four-day election period for the European parliament. Polls are predicting a surge in support for far-right candidates. The parliament influences everything from climate and migration policy to European relations with Russia, China and the US. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry takes a look at what a boost in su...

With Korea's pop music scene eclipsing other musicians and styles that can be found in Seoul, we offer one example of an artist who does not perform K-pop. Yeore Kim is a virtuoso harmonica player with a diverse repertoire, from jazz to Radiohead. Host Marco Werman will give us a taste of her music. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a "very intense" military response in Lebanon. This comes after Israel and Hezbollah recently traded rocket and drone attacks over the border. The World's Shirin Jaafari is in Beirut and speaks with host Carolyn Beeler about a potential larger conflict.

Jerusalem Day marks the "reunification" of Jerusalem in 1967 and the Jews regaining access to the venerated Temple Mount. The day is generally tense as Jews march through the Arab quarter of Jerusalem's old city to commemorate victory in the Six Day War. This year, the holiday is especially fraught because of the war in Gaza. Young religious men marched through the streets chanting "death to Arabs...

Statistically speaking, for every baby born in Japan, two people pass away. The country’s rapidly shrinking population is, according to Japanese officials, a “national emergency” threatening its future prosperity and entire way of life. They’re struggling to reverse this trend but some believe fixing this problem calls for a revolution in Japanese fatherhood. The World's Patrick Winn reports with...

Border communities across the US southern border are waiting to see the impact of President Joe Biden's executive order on immigration. Border communities have struggled for years to deal with the flow of migration from Latin America. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Alisa Reznick about the impact on local communities and potential consequences of the executive order. 

Like in the United States, immigration remains a hot-button political issue in South Africa. There are estimated to be millions of i mmigrants in South Africa from neighboring countries, in search of work and better livelihoods. Last year, South Africa’s president launched a border control unit to deal with immigration. African immigrants from other countries continue to be scapegoated amid high u...

Passengers who made plans to fly out of Porto Alegre, Brazil, before the city's airport was submerged underwater during recent flooding are finally able to depart. But their flights are leaving from an air force base, and check-in takes place in a shopping mall. Reporter Michael Fox visits the makeshiift airport to see how it's going.

Some 3,000 Palestinian children have suffered at least one amputation in the last eight months, according to UNICEF. That's the largest cohort in recent history. Only a small percentage have been able to be evacuated out of the Gaza Strip. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports from a hospital in Doha, which is helping treat recent evacuees.