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Jan. 1 is, of course, the start of the new year. But it’s also the day Haitians celebrate their independence from France. It's a proud legacy they're honoring: Haiti was the first nation to gain independence through a successful slave revolt. To mark the occasion, Haitians on the island and across the globe celebrate with a special soup. Belinda Baptist is originally from Jacmel, Haiti. She spoke...

Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday, claiming it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and that the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” aimed at evading Western sanctions. The investigation comes as a number of other undersea cables have been cut in recent months. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to The World's Joshua Coe, who has recently reported on Russia's sh...

Yemen's Houthi militants are backed by Iran. But as Israel and the US ramp up strikes on Houthi strongholds in Yemen, the militants continue to hit targets inside Israel and threaten international shipping in the Red Sea. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about the challenge of neutralizing the Houthi threat.

In October, Albania's former president was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. The former prime minister and leader of the main opposition Democratic Party is also awaiting trial on corruption charges. But there's more. The first interior minister and former environment minister have both been jailed for corruption and abuse of office, and the deputy health minister was also...

With all the stress and strife in the world, we all have different ways of coping. For the Afro-Caribbean band The Bongo Hop, they turn to songwriting. Their tune "La Pata Coja" tells us that no matter the scale of our loss, we have to keep moving forward. We can still love, walk and even dance.

It’s been a busy year of news — including in sports. The World's Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman revisit some of our favorite sports stories of 2024 with our sports correspondent Bianca Hillier.

On Christmas Day, the Russian military landed drone and missile strikes across Ukraine. The target was the country's energy infrastructure. Many in Ukraine lost electricity or are dealing with rolling blackouts. Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said half a million people in the Kharkiv region alone were without heat as a result. Host Carolyn Beeler hears from Andrian Prokip in Kyiv. He...

Earlier this week, a missile from Yemen hit a park in Tel Aviv, injuring more than a dozen people. Israel's military carried out extensive air strikes in Yemen on Thursday, targeting Houthi infrastructure, including the international airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. 

Succulents are wildly popular among plant enthusiasts. So much so that theft of the plants has actually become a massive illegal trade across the globe. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Jared Margulies, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama, about what's behind this growing illegal trade.

A few years ago, around Christmastime, an elderly man in Wales passed away and left a pile of Christmas gifts for his neighbor's son, a 2-year-old at the time. Thousands of heart-warmed people on social media helped the parents decide to make the kindness last — and allow their son to open just one gift each year for 14 years. The World's Host Marco Werman first spoke to Owen Williams about his ne...

Migration remained a major global challenge in 2024. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman were joined by reporters Tibisay Zea and Gerry Hadden to discuss themes in migration from the past year.

India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was widely regarded for two achievements: a landmark nuclear deal with the United States and engineering India’s economic reform. As finance minister in the 1990s, he put reforms in place that moved India toward a capitalist economy, while avoiding a potential economic crisis.

After a Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham led a lightning advance to take over most of the country and topple a longtime dictator, one group suddenly found itself out in the cold: Kurdish-led militias in the country's northeast. The Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, was backed by the United States in the fight against ISIS and is now jockeying for land with rebels backed by Turkey. But why i...

British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka recently came out with his fourth studio album "Small Changes," hewing closely to a sound he's become known for: a thoughtful combination of soul and acoustic-guitar folk. Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler give it a listen.

Russia is being blamed for a passenger plane that crashed yesterday in Kazakhstan. Thirty-eight people were killed, and 29 survived, but all with injuries from Wednesday's crash. Authorities in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all say they're investigating the incident. Many aviation experts suspect the plane was hit by Russian air defense systems.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which took the lives of more than 220,000 people. In the hardest-hit province of Aceh, Indonesia, $1.6 billion in international aid was used to build 140,000 homes for survivors. But two decades out, many of these houses have been abandoned. With support from the Pulitzer Center, Leila Goldstein traveled to Lampuuk Beach, outside of the...

Armenian Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem say their community is facing an unprecedented threat. It stems from an ongoing legal dispute over a real estate deal signed three years ago. But this isn't just a real estate squabble, they say. Members of the small minority community of Armenians, that have lived in Jerusalem for centuries, are fearful about their future in the holy city. From Jer...

Taiwan is replete with Taoist temples: sacred grounds where the faithful seek blessings. Recently, politicians have been seeking both the gods' and voters' favor. When election season was in high gear before a big vote in January, candidates were converging on temples, demonstrating their piety to the public. The World’s Patrick Winn followed a would-be lawmaker facing a tough race, as she campaig...

In the heyday of the British Empire, Kolkata, India had a thriving Jewish community. Today, there are only about 20 or so Jewish people living in the entire city, and the synagogues that once held services there are closed. But one synagogue, built in the 19th century, recently opened its doors for an important occasion, the funeral services of one of the community's elders. Reporter Sandip Roy br...

Young people in the United Kingdom are becoming less and less likely to be part of organized religions. Still, some spiritual groups are growing in membership. The fastest growing religion in the UK is Shamanism, and the growth is driven by millennials and Gen Z. As part of a series on religion and young people in the UK, Rebecca Rosman reports from London on why a loose collection of spiritual mo...

Millions of people have made the journey to the Iraqi city of Karbala to participate in the Arbaeen walk. It marks the 40th day of mourning after Ashoura, the day that Husayn, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. It’s not a required act of worship, but it still attracts people of all ages from around the globe. The World’s Sara Hassan was there. This story originally aired in September 20...

Guatemala has one of the world's most vibrant celebrations of Holy Week, or Semana Santa. There's a tradition of creating elaborate, colorful flower "carpets" out of sawdust on the streets for processions to pass over. Last year, UNESCO named Guatemala a world heritage site for its Holy Week commemorations. From the town of Antigua, Michael Fox meets a young man leading a team of friends in making...

In Thailand, alters to ghosts in homes, shops and along streets, often include food and drinks. Reporter Patrick Winn in Bangkok looks into the history and use of one particular offering: Strawberry Fanta. This story originally aired in 2017.

In January, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a grand Hindu temple in Ayodhya, in northern India. The temple stands at the spot where a mosque stood until December 1992, when it was torn down by a Hindu mob. The attack sparked riots across South Asia, killing thousands of people, and is considered the most violent incident since India's partition. Sushmita Pathak reports from Ayodhy...

Times are tough in Argentina, while the new president attempts to tame inflation, and poverty is on the rise. But there's one sport, and one very special place, that brings people together. As part of our Sacred Spaces series, reporter Lautaro Grinspan takes us to the the 80-year-old soccer stadium La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, Argentina. La Bombonera was home to the late soccer great Diego Marado...