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Pranks, hoaxes and deepfakes — there's a long and very human history of bending reality and catching the gullible off guard. April Fools' Day, one of the most-famous, prank-laden international traditions, goes back centuries, but its origins are unclear. Folklorist Angus Gillespie has some ideas. Gillespie teaches at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and speaks with host Carolyn Bee...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so far, only 2% have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech company in Ghana is addressing that through its Africa Cancer Atlas, partnering with groups across Africa to collect and study the human genom...

Since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea provided an estimated 200,000 children for international adoptions. That's believed to be more than any other country. But the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Korea now says the system was plagued with abuse and falsified information, and that it was driven by profits. The new report has been a long time coming for adoptees who...

The rural minority community of Gagauzia, which makes up only 4% of Moldova's population, has previously made a big splash for its pro-Russia inclination. Many Moldovans have worried that Russia would try and peel off this autonomous Turkic-speaking territory. Because of this, Gagauzians are torn between Russia and the West — so, they're being wooed by Western-leaning Moldovan politicians. Katie T...

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman share a roundup of global news that might be flying under the radar.

On Monday, in France, a court convicted the far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzling European Union funds. The sentencing will include a ban on holding political office, likely sinking her chances at a run for the French presidency in 2027. The conviction leaves the populist National Rally party without a leader at a time of heightened popularity, raising questions about how the party will pro...

Massive flooding on the island of Paros has led to school closings and a ban on traffic. Host Carolyn Beeler has the details. 

The 54th Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on Sunday night, with more than 40 awards given out to people in the Canadian music industry. Host Carolyn Beeler shares the big winners, including the winner of the inaugural South Asian music recording of the Year award.

One expert says it's like "driving in the dark without headlights." With no basic information about its massive population, India allocates resources for managing issues like food insecurity and aging demographics without up-to-date statistics about communities needing those resources. The census was initially postponed at the height of the pandemic, but efforts did not resume alongside other acti...

Corruption and terrorism charges against Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul's mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most-threatening political challenger, are a major plot point in Turkey's slide toward authoritarianism. Jenny White, a professor emerita at the University of Stockholm's Institute of Turkish Studies, explains what's left of Turkey's democracy and how it got to this moment.

Moreton Bay, on Australia’s eastern coast near Brisbane, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs, one of the world’s most-degraded marine ecosystems, are not just the source of a culinary delicacy, but help to filter seawater and protect shorelines from the effects of storms, sea level rise and increasing temperatures. Leila Goldstein visited a research facil...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says lack of coordination between police and intelligence agencies is partly to blame for a rise in the number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel this year. As host Carolyn Beeler explains, Starmer hosted a summit of 40 countries on Monday to examine the problems of human smuggling and illegal migration.

The year 2015 marked the peak of Europe’s refugee crisis. Over a million people arrived on the continent's shores, trying to flee conflicts in home countries like Syria and Afghanistan — though they came from all over and for varied reasons. The vast majority who took to the sea headed from Turkey to Greek islands in the Aegean, on decrepit boats operated by human smugglers. In October 2015, about...

Sugary soft drinks, candy and highly processed foods are no longer welcome in Mexico’s elementary, middle and high schools. It’s part of an effort to battle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. Host Carolyn Beeler gets more from Dr. Simon Barquera, director of the Nutrition and Health Research Center at the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico.

A massive search has been underway since last Tuesday in Lithuania, near the border of Belarus, where four soldiers went missing after a training exercise. The US Army confirmed on Monday that the bodies of three of those soldiers have been recovered. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

Crowds in Boston were treated to a spectacular show over the weekend as the world's top figure skaters fought not only for the title of World Champion, but also for a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Host Carolyn Beeler has the results.

Myanmar is still devastated after an earthquake three days ago flattened villages and parts of cities, trapping people under rubble. The official death toll so far is 1,700 and rising, though the United States Geological Survey — using satellite images — estimates the quake possibly killed as many as 100,000 people. Myanmar’s military rulers are making this calamity even worse by launching airstri...

A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand today, killing dozens of people in both countries. Residents of Mandalay in Myanmar and Bangkok in Thailand raced out of their homes and apartments and into the streets. The World's Patrick Winn, who lives in Bangkok, explains what it was like. 

Every year, Muslims across the globe mark the start and end of Ramadan by gathering to see the crescent moon in the sky. Ensuring a view of the moon can be complicated, but the sightings also bring communities together. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

What's in a name? Well, it often depends on who you're asking — and what language you're speaking — especially in a place like Scotland, which has been home to numerous cultures. We get a "Postcard from the Wind" from Fil Corbitt.

The stakes are high in Boston this week for figure skaters hoping to earn a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The World's Bianca Hillier is backstage speaking with the athletes moments after they step off the ice.

The world is a dramatically different place than it was just a few months ago, when Nicholas Burns was the US ambassador to China. Burns speaks with The World’s Host Marco Werman about what he's learned in the first months of the Trump administration and what happens to US foreign policy when the White House acts as though "the allies don't matter to us anymore."

Urban warfare in the Iraqi city of Fallujah back in 2004 was some of the most intense the US military experienced this century. A decade later, the city saw further fighting and bombardment during the conflict with ISIS. This week, a study published by Brown University's Costs of War project shows that the fighting witnessed by Fallujah over the past 20 years lives on in the bones of residents tod...

Israel on Friday leveled a building in a southern suburb of Beirut that it claims was a Hezbollah drone storage facility. Israel's prime minister says the strike was in retaliation for an attack earlier today by Hezbollah on northern Israel that would mark the second set of rockets fired into Israeli towns within a week. Hezbollah has denied the claim. Host Carol Hills explains.

An increasing number of foreign nationals are being disappeared off American streets. One high-profile incident was caught on video this week in Boston, when a Turkish woman in the US on a student visa was surrounded by plain-clothed agents wearing masks and taken away in handcuffs. As Phillip Martin reports from GBH, this is being welcomed by pro-Israel activists who say they are countering a ris...