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Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol Hills list a few headlines in the news you might have missed.

Doctors say that right now, breathing Delhi’s air is like smoking dozens of cigarettes each day as pollution levels have reached 50 times the safe limit, according to the World Health Organization. The dense smog that shrouds the city this time of year takes a toll on residents, both physically and mentally. Reporter Sushmita Pathak is there now; she explains what causes the annual air quality cri...

Toward the end of September, India achieved a historic victory in chess — winning the gold medal in both men's and women's Chess Olympiad in Budapest — considered the Olympics of chess. This double victory, plus four individual goal medals, has captured the nation's imagination. As Namrata Kolachalam reports, Chennai has become a global hot spot for chess, and professional-level schools and traini...

Over the past two days, Iraq held its first census in nearly four decades. The government has ordered a nationwide curfew in order to carry out the count. Iraq's population is expected to rise to 44 million people. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Hamzeh Hadad, a visiting fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the census and the ethnic and sectarian tensions surrounding it.

Whiskey may not be the first drink you associate with the South Coast of California, but as KCLU’s Caroline Feraday reports, a master distiller from Scotland is putting Oxnard on the map when it comes to making the spirit. 

The Danish military confirmed on Thursday it is monitoring a Chinese ship off the country's coast. The vessel was reportedly in the Baltic Sea where two undersea data cables were severed in recent days. Finnish, Swedish and German authorities have launched investigations into the event. The World’s Joshua Coe happened to be on the shore where the two ships, Chinese and Danish, passed by.

In his youth, Kosuke Chujo was obsessed with Nikes, Levi's and the Philadelphia Sound, and he’s turned his passion for all things Philly into a lifelong business: he runs a Philly-style cheesesteak shop in Tokyo, and makes occasional pilgrimages to Philly to taste-test steaks there. Host Carolyn Beeler sits down with Chujo at his shop to ask him about his obsession with all things Philly.

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman give updates on a few food stories you might have missed.

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. This is huge news because the mpox outbreak in Africa has disproportionately affected children in countries like Congo and Burundi. Now, the race is on to get the vaccines to the affected areas. Carolyn Beeler speaks with Boghuma K. Titanji, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School...

Olga Benario was a German woman who worked as a Soviet agent in the 1920s and 1930s. She ended up in Brazil as part of a plot to assassinate the president of that country. Eventually, Benario was killed in a concentration camp in the Holocaust. But as Zoe Sullivan reports, her extraordinary story lives on through her daughter in Brazil.

The International Criminal Court has just issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Secretary Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. It also issued a warrant for the arrest of a top Hamas official. The World’s Marco Werman discusses the implications with David Scheffer, former US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues.

This month, a university student in Iran stripped to her underwear in public as a way to protest the country’s strict dress codes. The details of the incident are still not clear, but the authorities promptly arrested her and accused her of suffering from mental illness. They have reportedly admitted her to a psychiatric hospital. This label, however, is not new. Iran has a history of using it aga...

Arthur Frommer passed away this week at the age of 95. He gained fame through his seminal work, “Europe on $5 a Day”, which sold millions of copies and inspired a series of similar titles. Frommer’s success eventually helped to popularize international travel for ordinary Americans. Host Marco Werman reports.

A year ago this month, the Italian government signed a controversial deal with Albania. It would see asylum seekers rescued off the coast of Italy be taken to a detention facility in Albania — not an EU country — to have their asylum claims processed. But as The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports, not a single asylum seeker is staying at the detention facility.

An entire fleet of diesel trains that were taken off the tracks in California are being shipped to the megacity of Lima, Peru, where they will be used for a new commuter rail project. The World's transportation correspondent Jeremy Siegel looks at how the unusual move could be transformative for the Peruvian capital.

North Korea has cranked up the volume of its loudspeakers along the border with South Korea. But this time, instead of the usual decipherable propaganda, it's blaring weird and disturbing noises that are upsetting South Korean locals within earshot. Using noise and loudspeakers as methods of coercion goes way back. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Toby Heys, the author of "Sound Pressure: How Speak...

Work ground to a halt across Greece today as public and private sector workers walked off the job to protest the rising cost of living. Public sector unions are demanding a 10% wage hike and the return of salaries cut during Greece's nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010. Host Marco Werman speaks with Daphne Tolis, a journalist based in Athens.

Since 2017, Jehovah's Witnesses have been designated an extremist organization in Russia — it's unclear why, but the religious group does not believe in war, which observers think may be at least part of the reason. Reporter Levi Bridges explains how a law meant to fight terrorism has been used to jail people for their religious affiliation.

The Biden Administration has agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines, in an effort to slow the steady advance of Russia’s troops, especially in the eastern Donbas region. Officials say the new mines are "non-persistent", battery-detonated and don’t function after a pre-set period of time. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the repercussions with Patrick Thompson, Amnesty Inte...

Pope Francis today said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, making the late teenager the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint. Acutis was a British-born Italian website designer who documented Eucharistic miracles on a website he designed before his death from leukemia in 2006 when he was 15.

San Marino, officially the world’s lowest-ranked soccer team, etched their name in history by securing their first-ever away win ... and put themselves within striking distance of entering qualifying playoffs for the 2026 World Cup in North America. The European Minnows have won just three games in the last 20 years. Host Marco Werman has more.

In New Zealand, a proposed bill redefining the country’s founding agreement with the Indigenous Māori has erupted into political turmoil, with protests all week culminating in a thousands-strong march on the capital of Wellington on Tuesday. Sarah Birnbaum gives the latest on what's happening right now, along with background on the bill itself and the controversy surrounding it.

Rafael Nadal has made an indelible mark on the world of tennis. Today, in Málaga, Spain, the longtime legend stepped onto the court for the final tournament of his professional career. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on the legacy he's leaving behind. 

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are among the leaders at this week's G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting of the world’s biggest economies is part of Biden's six-day trip to Latin America — one of his last trips as leader of the US. While major topics on the G20 agenda are humanitarian crises and climate change, US President-elect Donald Trump is a subject on the...

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years today, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. Beijing defended the decisions. They were prosecuted under the 2020 national security law for their roles in an unofficial primary election. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain.