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After a long day working in front of a computer, it can be all too easy to fall onto the couch and stay there. But people in the Netherlands say that’s actually the perfect time to go outside and go "uitwaaien." The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story, which first aired on the program last December.

This week in Colombia, nearly 200 countries are gathered for COP16 to discuss ways of conserving biodiversity on the planet. The slogan of the COP16 is “Peace with Nature,” but the impact of humanity's relationship with nature has not been so serene: According to United Nations Environmental Programme, the Earth is experiencing "its largest loss of life since the dinosaurs," and much can be attrib...

On Monday, unrest broke out in Mozambique over results of an Oct 9 election, set to be announced later this week. The World's Sarah Birnbaum explains what's at stake in these tabulations, after observers have found counting irregularities, and reported tactics like vote buying and voter intimidation.

At a particular pizzeria in Dusseldorf, Germany, "number 40" came with a extra kick: cocaine. The special order was first noticed by food inspectors. Later, police found the manager with pounds of cocaine and hundreds of thousand of dollars in cash. This week, they busted an entire drug ring in western Germany. Marco Werman has more.

Russia has reinforcements in Ukraine. And they're coming from North Korea. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday that North Korean troops have joined the fray. But what they're doing exactly, is still mysterious. Marco Werman speaks with North Korea watcher Jenny Town, the director of 38 North, to glean some more about this geopolitical shock.

South Sudan is facing one of its worst flood seasons in decades at the same time as it’s struggling to host more than a half million war refugees from the civil war in neighboring Sudan. Dr. Mohammed Bashir of Doctors Without Borders is in Twic County near the border separating the two countries. He describes for The World’s Carolyn Beeler what he’s been seeing.

The situation in northern Gaza continues to deteriorate as Israel's military battles Hamas fighters in the Jabalia Refugee Camp. This comes as a plan is being floated through Israel's government and military to lay siege to the area and force Palestinian residents — already facing dire circumstances — out. The US has made clear it's opposed to this plan, and Israel's government has said it will no...

The Japanese government sees the next several years as the country’s last chance to reverse a worrisome decline in the birth rate. Last year saw record low births in the country. And Japan is already the home to the oldest population on Earth. To tackle the demographic shift, Japan is boosting spending on child care and education, increasing cash benefits for having kids and increasing access to p...

Russia is hosting the BRICS summit on Tuesday, drawing together some three dozen countries including powerhouses India and South Africa, whose governments struggle to retain a balance between Eastern and Western influence, scrupulously avoiding taking sides over Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sanusha Naidu, a senior research associate at the Institute for Global Dialogue in South Africa, w...

More than 2 billion years before the dinosaur-destroying meteorite, a meteorite the size of four Mt. Everests, known as S-2, crashed into Earth, creating a planetwide tsunami that actually had a positive impact on future life. Carolyn Beeler speaks with Nadja Drabon, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University and the lead author of a new study about the S-2...

Earlier this month, a hyperlocal news agency covering the Baloch-speaking regions between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan reported the killings of approximately 230 people by Iranian border patrol. The Iranian government denies the deaths. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports with producer Sima Ghadirzadeh.

Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler look at the latest news out of Ukraine.

Ukrainian children’s books are explaining difficult topics to young readers: war, parents away from home fighting in the war, and even death. The books are encouraging children to engage and reflect on their personal circumstances. As Lydia Tomkiw reports, after decades under Soviet rule, Ukrainians are excited to finally have books for kids in their own language helping them to deal with the war.

In the US, the city of Salem is synonymous with witch hunts. But what happened in Salem is a short chapter in a long story of witch hunts, a history that began in Europe. In the Netherlands, where a Dutch politician was recently the victim of an online campaign accusing her of witchcraft, there's a new effort to raise public awareness around the dark history behind these characterizations. The Wor...

A scion of the family that has ruled Singapore and transformed it into a story of prosperity in Southeast Asia, has left for good. Lee Hsien Yang has gone to the UK to seek asylum. As Singaporean political blogger Roy Ngerng tells Marco Werman, Lee Hsien Yang's departure — and his reasons behind it — hint at the shrinking bounds of freedom of expression in Singapore.

If you hang around London pubs long enough, you'll get a chance to sample pie and mash, a handpie filled with ground beef, served with mashed potatoes and swimming in parsley sauce. A British lawmaker is campaigning to give the staple of Cockney cooking the designation of "Traditional Speciality Guaranteed." Hosts Marco Weman and Carolyn Beeler have more.

A decade ago, Hinds had it all: fame at home in Spain, a tight-knit band cranking out adorable garage-band hits and a world tour. But fame took its toll. Half the band quit, leaving Carlotta Casials and Ana Perrote without their rhythm section, a manager or a label. Then the pandemic hit. But as The World's Gerry Hadden tells us, the two hung in and their comeback record record, "Viva Hinds!" is p...

The war between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has led to the world's worst hunger crisis. Tom Perriello, the US special envoy for Sudan, tells The World’s Carolyn Beeler the scale of the conflict is beyond what our minds can conceive.

In Mexico City, people have speculated about the cause of small earthquakes felt recently. One particular concern spread on social media — and suggested by recent headlines: a new volcano could be forming. That's something that scientists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico have said could be a possibility, only they say this is expected to happen several hundreds of years in the futur...

In northern Mexico, an Indigenous group from the remote mountains of Chihuahua have been running long distances to cope with scarcity and isolation. The Tarahumara have traditionally run in sandals, and some of its fastest runners have become marathon and ultra-marathon champions, while inspiring a barefoot trend around the world. But a new generation of Tarahumara runners are finding it more comf...

Former President Donald Trump describes himself as the “best friend that Israel has ever had.” Although he’s been sharply critical of President Joe Biden’s policies, he’s provided few details of how he would bring peace to the region. Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, was a key figure in shaping policy for the Trump administration's other Mideast issu...

To his supporters, Fethullah Gulen was a builder of schools and a religious cleric with a moderate, tolerant vision of Islam. To the Turkish government, he was a shadowy cult leader and mastermind behind a bloody coup attempt in 2016. He died Sunday night at the age of 83. 

It's been days since Cuba's nationwide blackout first started, though there have been brief interludes where parts of the island have regained power. Officials say they're working on it, but the roots of the crisis are in a power system that's long been undependable. Emily Morris, a senior research fellow at the University College London’s Institute of the Americas, who visits Cuba and focuses on...

The New York Liberty came from behind Sunday night to beat the Minnesota Lynx in overtime for the 2024 WNBA Championship. Basketball is a team sport, but one player stood out in New York’s quest for victory. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on the MVP's international roots.

As vice president, Kamala Harris’ Mideast policy proposals have generally tracked President Joe Biden's. But if she inherits the conflict in January, she’d be free to pursue different goals. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks with Halie Soifer about Harris’ approach to the Mideast. Soifer served as national security adviser to Sen. Kamala Harris. She now heads the Jewish Democratic Council of Ameri...