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One Direction, the British boy band that ruled the world in the 2010s, is celebrating 10 years since their founding. Host Marco Werman has the story.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has undergone an operation to remove his gallbladder, according to state media. The king, who is 84, has designated his son, Mohammed bin Salman, to become the next king. But as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, succession could prove to be more complicated.

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Nathan Law, one of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activists. They met in London at the US ambassador’s residence, and Law spoke with Pompeo about China's new national security law, China's human rights violations, and the future of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. He also warned Pompeo of Chinese meddling in Hong Kong's upcoming Legisl...

Nordic countries have exported a slew of buzzwords to the rest of the world: The Danes have their hygge , or “cozy contentment.” The Swedes gave us lagom , finding joy in moderation. Now there’s a word with more substance than its predecessors: the Finnish word, sisu . During these hard times, this four-letter word may have something to offer the rest of the world. Kavita Pillay reports.

Yesterday, in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, a gunman took a bus full of people hostage. He demanded to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and urged him to recommend a 2005 film called “Earthlings,” narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. Zelensky posted the video and the hostages were released. One of the most bizarre stories of the year, in a year filled with bizarre stories. Marco Wer...

A recent social media campaign launched by the Yorkshire Museum in the UK, called #BestMuseumBum, went viral and museum curators worldwide are still talking about it. Enthusiasts everywhere are sharing photos of what they see as the best derrière in the art world. Host Marco Werman speaks with Lucy Creighton, Yorkshire Museum's archaeology curator, about why she chose the specific statue she did t...

In Haiti, the health care infrastructure was already on shaky ground before the arrival of COVID-19. But since the country's first case hit, the pandemic has taken some surprising turns. Now, there’s great concern that infections are being severely underestimated. The World’s Elana Gordon brings the story of one nurse, and how she and others are navigating the mix of uncertainty, denials and the r...

This spring, hospitals around the world started to notice that premature births were falling, sometimes drastically. In some countries, the birth rate of extremely premature infants plummeted by 90%. Host Marco Werman speaks with professor Roy Philip, a neonatologist at University Maternity Hospital in Limerick, Ireland.

The Trump administration told China to close its consulate in Houston, giving it 72 hours notice. It's not very clear what was behind the decision exactly. But it's definitely another escalation in the story of US-China relations. The World’s Rebecca Kanthor speaks to host Marco Werman.

Architect Percibald García has a ritual: Every afternoon, he takes a microphone out to the public plaza of an apartment complex in Mexico City, and reads a children's story. García believes this is a way public spaces can still be relevant, even in an age of social distancing. Host Marco Werman speaks to García.

The trial into the murder of prominent Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has taken an unexpected turn. A Maltese man who acted as a middleman in her killing was found with serious knife wounds, the night before he was due to give evidence in court. Caruana Galizia had been reporting on allegations surrounding the Panama Papers when she was murdered. Editor of the Times of Malta newspaper H...

It's been two weeks since Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was diagnosed with COVID-19, but this hasn't changed his response to the pandemic. He's calling for Brazil's economy to be reopened, despite a steep rise in cases. He's also praising the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine for his return to health. Michael Fox reports from Brazil.

Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, along with other Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter this week demanding a prompt FBI briefing on a "foreign interference campaign" targeting the 2020 election. Schiff speaks with host Marco Werman about possible Russian-backed attempts to smear former Vice President Joe Biden.

Life under lockdown is stressful. The destruction and uncertainty seen across the globe this year have left many people feeling scared and frustrated. Perhaps a good, long scream would help? People in Iceland think it's worth a shot. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Canadians have been far more disciplined and coordinated in their fight against COVID-19 than their neighbors to the south. The US has three times as many infections per capita. Dr. Susy Hota, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto, tells The World's Carol Hills that geography in part explains why Canada has an edge. But other factors, Hota explains, like cross-partisan cons...

Last year, more than 20 people died when New Zealand's most active volcano erupted without warning. Auckland-based scientist speaks to The World's host Carol Hills about how scientists can predict volcano eruptions sooner using machine-learning technology.

The EU's coronavirus economic recovery plan is being called the “greenest ever.” Nearly a third of the stimulus funds and seven-year budget passed by the EU on Tuesday will be allocated to climate spending. Host Carol Hills gets the details from The World's environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler.

In Zimbabwe, more than 100,000 people have been arrested since March for so-called violations of the sanitation and safety measures in place to combat the pandemic. In two days alone, more than 1,000 people were arrested for what Zimbabwean authorities called unnecessary movement and not wearing masks. Host Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Norman Matara of the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human...

After a long legal battle, the Thai Supreme Court has acquitted British human rights activist Andy Hall of defamation charges. It's a precedent-setting case that may protect activists attempting to bring slave labor in food industries to light. The World's Rupa Shenoy reports.

The ship Mary Celestia was wrecked off the coast of Bermuda in 1864. When divers visited the site in 2011, they found something amazing: an almost perfectly preserved bottle of perfume. That bottle got into the hands of Isabelle Ramsay Brackstone, a perfumer and owner of Lili Bermuda fragrances in Bermuda, who has now re-created the century-old scent.

Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote. That includes people like Jacob Cuenca, a Cuban Mexican American who lives just south of Miami. Cuenca is a Republican in a state where President Donald Trump needs to win again in his bid for reelection. But the coronavirus pandemic has completely shifted how Cuenca is looking at the presidential election. And now, he’s n...

Tuesday marks 30 years since Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and a number of guest artists performed the epic album, “The Wall,” at the site of the Berlin Wall, eight months after it fell in 1989. Host Carol Hills has more about the concert celebrating the end of communism in East Germany.

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has been in power for 26 years now. He's widely known as "Europe's last dictator," although Russian President Vladimir Putin can now challenge that title. A change in power in Belarus is highly unlikely, but over the past couple of months, the country has seen an unrepresented wave of protest and discontent. Now, as Belarus gears up for presidential...

Nearly 1 1/2 years after it was published, the British public is seeing the "Russia report" today, which provides an overview of the threat Russia poses to the UK and what's been done to counter that. Among the findings: Russia meddled in the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 and the UK government "actively avoided" looking for Russian interference during the Brexit vote.

Entrepreneurs in New Zealand are working with California-based company Edge Innovations to develop animatronic dolphins that look almost identical to their living counterparts. At least one large Chinese corporation is committed to bringing these mechanic animals for display in aquariums and theme parks. Host Carol Hills speaks with Roger Holzberg, one of the engineers involved in the dolphin’s de...