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Security forces rescued 350 hostages from Boko Haram captivity in Nigeria yesterday. The hostages had been held in a forest enclave by the militants before they were rescued. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Al Chukwuma Okoli, a professor of political science in Nigeria, about the state of Boko Haram and what this means for Nigeria.

Iranians woke up on Monday to the news of the death of President Ibraheem Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The officials were traveling in a helicopter when it crashed in a mountainous area in the northwest of the country. The World brings reactions from Tehran and reports on what the deaths of these two high-ranking officials could mean for the future of the country.

An estimated 15 million people are expected to descend on Paris this July for the Olympic Games. The French government has promised that all spectators will be able to reach the sports venues via public transport. A new train line is also set to run from Orly, one of the city’s key airports, out to the main Olympic sites. Not all Parisians are convinced that their transport network is up to the ta...

For all of May, people on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to document as many species of plants as possible. Naturalists have discovered that there are many species that are now hard to find in the United States, but healthy populations can be found across the border, and now wall, in Mexico. But tagging these species in Mexico can also be a challenge, in part because of risks from c...

In 1873, Levi Strauss teamed up with a tailor to add rivets – the small, circular pieces of metal – to denim pants to make them more durable. This created the industrialized version of blue jeans that the company still sells today. But many people think that history means that Levi's, the company, invented denim, the textile. An exhibition in Paris is helping to shed light on the real background....

The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court today announced a request for arrest warrants from top leaders from both Hamas and the Israeli government. Karim Khan said that he has reason to believe that Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,  along with the Israeli defense minister, and three top leaders from Hamas all "bear criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crime...

The Toussaint L’Ouverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts is set to celebrate its groundbreaking in Boston tonight. It will act as a gathering place and resource for local Haitians. And organizers hope it will also help the legacy of one of history’s great leaders live on. GBH's Esteban Bustillos has the story.

In the Republic of Georgia, a controversial bill that's been denounced as "the Russian law" is once again poised to be enacted. The president of Georgia vetoed the measure on Saturday; today, the speaker of the Parliament promised to override that veto. As host Carolyn Beeler reports, similar legislation in Russia is used to crack down on independent news media, nonprofits, and activists who are c...

Government critics in Tunisia are facing a new wave of arrests in Tunisia. Democracy has been backsliding there since President Kais Saied came to power in 2019. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about what's behind the arrests and what this means for Tunisia. 

Southeast Asia relies upon the Mekong River for fish and rice growing. Eleven dams currently block the Mekong before it even leaves China. Now Cambodian officials are pushing ahead with a mega-project, funded by Beijing, that would permanently alter the river’s flow. Their downstream neighbors are worried it will mean less water for them. The World's Patrick Winn reports from Bangkok. 

A video link that connects Dublin with New York City, called the Portal, reopened today with more measures in place to stop people from abusing the public art installation. As The World reported last week, the feel-good art project felt not so great after some people on both sides of the ocean used it for inappropriate behavior. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

A London court said Monday that the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, can appeal his extradition to the US. The move will further draw out Assange's legal fight against espionage charges that stem from accusations that he encouraged the theft of classified military documents and then published them online. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

A tiny taqueria in Mexico City, with just four items on its menu, has been awarded a star by the French Michelin dining guide. The World's Tibisay Zea visited Tacos El Califa de Leon to learn their cooking secret.

An international group of Egyptologists has conducted research into how materials were transported to build pyramids across Egypt. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Suzanne Onstine, an Egyptologist at the University of Memphis, about the study her team conducted and how it explains Pyramid construction.

The US military says the first aid shipment has arrived in the Gaza Strip via a floating pier off the coast of the territory. Humanitarian aid officials say basic necessities are desperately needed in Gaza. But the pier is also a sign of a failure in US-Israeli cooperation. The World's Matthew Bell speaks with host Carol Hills. 

Like alcoholics or drug addicts, many people are hooked on capitalism. That is, shopping for stuff they don't need, and polluting out of convenience. That's what a new group in France says, anyway. These weary citizens are starting to meet, to share their problems and get on a 8-step path to recovery from consumerism. Capitalists Anonymous is for anyone who feels worse the more they buy, or guilti...

Nearly a week after flash floods caused by heavy rain devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, survivors are struggling with basic needs like shelter and food. The floods left at least 300 dead and many are still missing. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

In late February two Binance execs were grabbed by Nigeria and accused of manipulating their country's currency, naira. One of them, Tigran Gambaryan, is a former IRS investigator responsible for the earliest takedowns of crooked crypto currency exchanges. Some in the industry believe that Gambaryan is essentially being held hostage by the Nigerian government, hoping for a big payday from Binance....

After the popular "Rascal Raccoon" cartoon series in the late 1970s, Japanese families rushed out to buy raccoons as pets. They discovered that the animals are rascally, as in the series, but much harder to care for than expected, so many abandoned their pets. Those pets bred and the number of raccoons has exploded, creating a scourge of raccoons in Tokyo. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler expl...

In an effort to try stop the proliferation of false visions or apparitions of Mother Mary, the Catholic Church has revised its rules for certifying them. Previously, bishops could recognize them as official. That's no longer the case. The World's Carolyn Beeler talks with Loup Besmond de Senneville, a reporter for La Croix, the leading Catholic news outlet in France, about the new rules handed dow...

It's official. At a FIFA meeting in Thailand today, the federation's president Gianni Infantino announced that Brazil – arguably the most soccer-obsessed country – is going to host the next women’s World Cup. The World's Bianca Hillier spoke to several exuberant Brazilians. 

France declared a state of emergency in its Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia. At least three Indigenous Kanak people and two police officers have been killed in violence that began Monday night over a proposed amendment to the French constitution that expands French citizens’ eligibility to vote in the archipelago's local elections. The World's Carol Hills speaks with Denise Fisher, a vi...

China and Russia are both vying for an economic boost during President Vladimir Putin’s two-day state visit. Putin wants Chinese leader Xi Jinping to finally endorse a long-proposed gas pipeline and to further strengthen trade and financial ties. Isabel Hilton of the China Dialogue Trust tells The World’s Marco Werman that obstacles stand in the way of a closer embrace. 

Joe Biden this week quadrupled tariffs on Chinese made EVs, largely keeping them out of the US market. But around the world, consumers are driving them and loving them. In Australia, for instance, they have taken the market by storm. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on the car that Americans can't drive. 

A roundup of stories and things that may not have caught your attention from hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler.