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Are men and women inherently different and are our social constructs a reflection of the natural world order? How did patriarchy become common around the world and can we change the dominance of men in societies? The World's Carol Hills speaks with science journalist Angela Saini about her new book, "The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality."

A food website has recently rated the light and creamy bundz, made from sheep's milk, as one of the top cheeses in the world. But it doesn't come from France or Italy. It comes from Poland. Theo Merz visits the cheesemakers in the country's southern mountains as well as restaurants that are highlighting uniquely Polish products.

Buckingham Palace said the king is "profoundly serious" about looking into the British monarchy's direct ties to slavery. This follows the discovery of a document linking a previous king to the slave trade. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Brooke Newman, an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, about how she discovered that document and the king's announcement. 

A human rights group in Haiti says the number of kidnappings in the country have tripled compared to the same time period last year. As the political and economic situation worsens, police are outgunned and gangs control much of the country. The World's Carol Hills talks to Widlore Mérancourt, a reporter and editor-in-chief at Ayibo Post, about the ongoing violence.

A lone rooster has been making a ruckus in Nigeria's northern city of Kano. Now, a local court says it must be slaughtered by the end of the week. Host Marco Werman has the story.

Tunisian authorities have issued a water ban following a fourth year of severe drought. Citizens cannot use water for irrigation or watering green spaces. Washing cars has also been banned. It's another example of a developing nation facing a water crisis. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Peter Gleick, co-founder of the Pacific Institute, about the role of climate change in the water crisi...

Thousands of Iraqi children who lived under the brutal rule of the so-called Islamic State in northern Iraq continue to face obstacles. Iraqi families who were issued official identification documents by ISIS authorities are now having a hard time getting their kids into school, because those documents are not recognized by Iraq's government. From the Iraqi city of Mosul, The World’s Shirin Jaafar...

A recent Russian defector, Gleb Karakulov, is giving the world a behind-the-scenes look into Russia's government and its president, Vladimir Putin. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Iliya Rozhdestvenskii, an investigative reporter with the Dossier Center, about the revelations and the motivations for Karakulov's defection.

US President Joe Biden has described him as, "the George Washington of Kosovo." But this week, Hashim Thaci, the former president of Kosovo, went on trial at The Hague, accused of war crimes. Thaci pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Back home in Kosovo, his supporters have rallied for street marches in his honor. The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry has our story.

An international law enforcement effort has shut down an illegal website called Genesis, which sold stolen passwords, hackers-for-hire and other information integral to devastating cyberattacks conducted by criminals. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Chris Tarbell, a former FBI special agent who helped take down the infamous dark web marketplace, Silk Road, about the law enforcement opera...

Processions are a big part of Holy Week for Christians, especially Catholics. But this year, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has banned them. It's part of his ongoing tussle with the Catholic Church, which has emerged as an important part of the political opposition in Nicaragua. Host Marco Werman finds out more from Ryan Berg, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and In...

Sexual harassment on public transportation is an issue in many parts of the world, especially on crowded buses and subways. But campaigns are spreading to fight back against the idea that this kind of abuse is inevitable. In Bogotá, Manuel Rueda reports on a new group of police officers called the "purple patrol," who aim to inform the public about sexual harassment and empower people to report of...

Pinpointing the “end” of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on the vantage point. Medical professionals wait for death rates to subside and immunity to build. Social scientists tend to focus on perceived risk. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with sociologist Zeynep Tufekci and Dr. Michael Mina, the chief science officer at eMed, about what indicators they’re looking toward as coronavirus control m...

Klaus Teuber, creator of the popular board game "Settlers of Catan," has died at age 70. Host Marco Werman offers a remembrance of Teuber and his globally beloved game, which has sold 32 million copies in 40 different languages.

The Philippines this week identified four new military sites where US troops will be allowed to rotate through as part of a defense agreement between the two countries. That brings the total number of sites to nine. Ashley Westerman reports from Manila that the move is widely seen as a deterrence to China, but not everyone is on board with it.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Asian American communities across the United States. In addition to learning loss and social-emotional challenges for children in schools, families faced a rise in racist hate crimes and economic insecurity. In the second part of a series about an organization in Boston's Chinatown addressing the needs of immigrant families, reporter Heidi Shin profiles a young...

As the US seeks to reassure Taiwan on its territorial integrity in a meeting between US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and President Tsai Ing-wen, French President Emmanuel Macron is in Beijing trying to coax China out of the embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The World's host Marco Werman talks with Robert Daly, the director of the Kissinger Institute for US-China relations at the...

New research suggests that the Tyrannosaurus rex, famously depicted as a toothy and ferocious predator in films like “Jurassic Park,” likely had lizard lips covering up those big teeth. Host Marco Werman spoke to Thomas Cullen, co-author of that research. He's an assistant professor in the department of geosciences at Auburn University in Alabama.

Passover begins on Wednesday night, and millions will be celebrating with family, friends and acquaintances by sharing a festive meal and reading the Haggadah. It’s the traditional Jewish text which chronicles the Passover story and guides those celebrating the holiday through an epic account of redemption. Many Ukrainian Jews will be celebrating as well, and this year, an organization called Kesh...

A petition in Canada has garnered more than 150,000 signatures in hopes of securing a better pathway for transgender and non-binary people to seek asylum in the country. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Germany has proposed a new set of immigration laws intended to encourage the migration and integration of skilled workers. But as Rebecca Collard reports from Berlin, the new laws hearken back to the post-World War II migration of workers from Turkey, many of whom stayed for generations, but never really put down roots.

Early on Wednesday, dozens of Israeli police raided al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Islam, to clear people who it said were barricaded inside. The incident comes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of Passover, stoking fears of more tension in the region. Host Marco Werman finds out more from Noga Tarnopolsky, an independent journalist based in Jerusalem...

The search for volunteers to "ring for the King" on coronation day is far short of its target. Host Marco Werman talks about the effort to find more people to ring each of the nation's 38,000 bells on May 6, the day King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey. He speaks with Chris Ridley of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers about how volunteers are learning the art of bell ringi...

Last summer, the US pledged in the The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 an estimated $369 billion for policies and programs aimed at tackling climate change. This year, that's spurred new green spending programs from the European Union and Canada, which are trying to retain competitiveness in clean technology manufacturing. The World's Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports.

Children all over the world struggled with learning and developing social skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian American communities were also hit with economic challenges, as well as a rise in hate crimes directed at them. One preschool in Boston's Chinatown has developed a program specifically to help children develop social skills in a culturally relevant way. Heidi Shin reports in the fir...