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In India, not all popcorn is taxed the same. The government has laid out a three-tiered system for taxing popcorn, with caramel popcorn taxed almost like a luxury item. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.

When US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen from Maryland visited the United Arab Emirates, he asked if they were shipping weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. Representatives from the UAE insisted they were not, but an assessment by the Biden Administration found that the UAE was indeed sending weapons to the RSF. Senator Van Hollen explains the consequences he plans for the...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) runs the Olympic Games. It's been said to be the most influential sports organization in the world and the person at the helm — the president — is often tasked with being part sports official, part diplomat and part head of state. Now, seven candidates are vying for the chance to be the next president. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on how their campai...

Scientists are concerned about the mutations happening in the H5N1 virus — more commonly known as bird flu. This week, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control warned that new mutations in the virus could allow it to spread more easily to humans. About 70 people are known to have been infected in North America alone. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Seema Lakdawala, co-direct...

In Russia, the Kremlin has been steadily cracking down on the internet. Surveillance and censorship have increased, especially since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has cut off access to many of the most popular websites and apps. The latest target is YouTube. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has been releasing hit songs since 2020, recording with top hit makers including Drake, Rihanna and Beyoncé. Last year, Tems finally released her debut studio album, "Born in the Wild". It's been nominated for Best Global Music Album at this year's Grammy Awards.

Even before he was impeached, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea faced criticism for his alleged connections with spiritual healers known as shamans. The practitioners of an ancient belief system, shamans are often disparaged. But they also hold a special place in Korean culture, even today. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Seoul.

Iconic British singer Marianne Faithfull died yesterday in London. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler remember Faithfull through some of her music, which evolved over a more than 50-year career.

Ten days into President Donald Trump’s administration, the US southern border remains closed to asylum-seekers. About a quarter million migrants who had been waiting in Mexico for US asylum appointments are now caught in limbo, with little options to cross the border legally. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports that an increasing number of them are opting to settle in Mexico instead.

The majority of young people in the UK would prefer a dictatorship, according to a new report by British broadcaster Channel 4. It says that 52% of Gen Z surveyed says the UK would be a better place if a strong leader was in charge, who didn't have to bother with parliament and elections. And one-third says Britain would be better off “if the army was in charge”. The World’s Europe correspondent O...

Femicide is "a crime of murder perpetrated by a man against a woman in the context of gender violence". That's the current legal definition in Argentina, where it's been part of the country's penal code since 2012. Now, President Javier Milei says he is going to get rid of it because, "Equality before the law already exists in the West. Everything else is just seeking privileges.” The World's Caro...

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman catch you up on headlines in the news you may have missed.

The UN's Palestinian aid agency, UNRWA, is banned as of today's legislative deadline set by Israel. It must cease operation on Israeli land and within East Jerusalem. Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, explains the ripple effects of the ban and what it means for beleaguered Palestinian civilians in Gaza, especially.

Across Africa, some 600 million people live without consistent power. At a big conference this week in Tanzania, heads of state and officials from the World Bank and the African Development Bank pledged to tackle the problem across the continent. The banks provided nearly $50 billion for a wide variety of projects. Elna Schutz reports from Johannesburg, South Africa.

In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko, has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko participated in his seventh election claiming to have won decisively. The Belarusian opposition in exile, and European leaders, have called the election a sham. The World’s Daniel Ofman has this report on the state of Belarusian politics.

When the Taliban re-took control of Afghanistan in 2021, women were completely banned from playing sports. Many female athletes fled the country, fearing for their lives. Twenty-one cricket players resettled in Australia, and reunited today for an exhibition match in Melbourne.

In the 1970s and 1980s, a steady stream of Western backpackers traveled the overland route from Europe to South Asia, including stops in India, Nepal and Thailand. Author Rick Steves tells host Marco Werman about his trek on the backpacker path when he was just 23 years old. It’s all chronicled in his new book "On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer."

In the 1990s, many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan fled their country to escape oppression under the country's "One Nation, One People" law. After landing in temporary refugee camps in Nepal, many of them resettled in third countries. But some remain in the camps more than 30 years later, holding out hope that they can reclaim the land they once owned. Priyanka Shankar brings us the story, whic...

Flamenco music is in good hands with Spanish guitarist Antonio Rey. He's been playing this style of music since he was 10 years old. Now at 43, Rey has become one of the most passionate and successful ambassadors of this genre. His latest album, “Historias de un Flamenco,” is up for a Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category.

Studies of material harvested from asteroid Bennu by a NASA spacecraft that returned to Earth in 2023 has now shown that it contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA. Host Marco Werman speaks with Professor Sara Russell, a research scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, about how the new discovery affects theories about the...

The northernmost settlement in the UK celebrated “Up Helly Aa”, an annual fire festival with ancient origins. Last night, a thousand people, dressed as Vikings, marched through the town holding burning torches. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler tell how residents of the town of Lerwick, on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, turned out, as they have for decades, to watch the burning of a Viking-...

A deadly stampede interrupted the celebrations at a Hindu festival in northern India and left dozens of people dead. The Kumbh Mela, which is celebrated every 12 years, is the world’s largest religious gathering and draws upwards of 400 million pilgrims to the confluence of two rivers. According to Hindu belief, taking a dip in the river during this auspicious time can help wash away sins and free...

Now that Rwandan-backed M-23 troops have seized Goma, one of the largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, they are moving on to try to capture the southern city of Bukavu. The rebels made similar advances in 2012, but after intense international pressure, Rwanda stopped supplying the M-23 rebels. Analyst Michela Wrong tells The World’s Marco Werman that this time around, the global...

US-funded assistance programs across the globe are reeling at the moment, following the order by President Donald Trump to freeze foreign aid, with a few exceptions. Yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a waiver allowing for temporary spending on programs that provide life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and subsistence assistance. But to understand the impact on USAID...

Across East Asia, it’s a day of celebration, with China, Singapore, Taiwan and both Koreas celebrating the Lunar New Year. It's a day to gather with family and chase away bad luck. In Vietnam, the holiday is called Tết, and as The World’s Patrick Winn explains, Tết has become synonymous with a song that’s not even Vietnamese: "Happy New Year" by the Swedish pop group ABBA.