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In October 2019, huge protests exploded across Chile. They began against a hike to public transportation fees, but the monthslong rallies soon grew into the largest protest movement the country had seen since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Those in the streets dreamed of transforming the country. Five years later, their legacy is complicated. Michael Fox has the story from Santiago.

In this look at things you might have missed in the news, hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman look at a new three-minute hug limit at an airport in New Zealand. There were lots of hugs on Sunday when the White Ferns — the New Zealand women's cricket team — won the T20 World Cup. And our hosts stay in the Southern Hemisphere to explain why Britain's King Charles was heckled in the Australian parl...

Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for the country's former leader, Sheikh Hasina. The warrant was issued based on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising that began in July and lasted into August, prompting Hasina to flee the country. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Naomi Hossain, a professor at the School of African and Oriental Studies in the UK, about the arrest w...

In Cornwall, in the UK, where overfishing poses a threat to the lobster population, a 25-year-old hatchery seems to have proven itself a success. The National Lobster Hatchery breeds the crustaceans and releases them into the wild, supporting not just the industry, but the economy and local culture built around them. Jamie Fullerton reports.

In response to Asian-American writers coming up against misunderstanding and pigeonholing when pitching and editing stories with the "Big Five" publishing houses in the US, a bespoke press now focuses solely on Asian American literature. It's still what the CEO calls a "scrappy little startup," but the authors working with the press say it's a relief to have found a comfortable home for their stor...

Yesterday in California, the FBI announced charges against a Canadian drug trafficker. The twist: 43-year-old Ryan James Wedding is a former Olympic snowboarder for Team Canada. The FBI says Wedding allegedly ran a drug trafficking ring and was involved in the murders of four people. Host Carol Hills spoke to Frédérik-Xavier Plante, a Montreal-based reporter for The Globe and Mail.

Australia was widely declared the favorite heading into this year's Women's T20 Cricket World Cup in the UAE. England and India were expected to do well, too. But with the final match coming up this weekend, none of those three teams remain in the running for the trophy. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.  

A ban on nighttime pub crawls in Prague, a wild cat native to Asia and Africa on the loose in suburban Chicago and sexist comments about a boat captain in New Zealand: Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler catch us up on all of it.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's destruction of roads and rail links to South Korea this week illustrated the ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. But as National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek discovered while walking there, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that has divided North from South for 71 years can be a quiet, peaceful stretch of land — and water. He shares his observations with Host...

Five environmental activists who helped secure a historic mining ban in El Salvador faced life imprisonment over an alleged civil-war-era crime — until today. The five were just acquitted. Host Carol Hills speaks with Jorge Cuellar, Assistant Professor of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth College, about the case itself, as well as this new development.

In Hong Kong, a new law is aimed at improving living conditions for people in cramped homes, known as subdivided units. The regulations would require these apartments to be a minimum of 86 square feet in size, and include windows and a toilet. Host Marco Werman speaks with Brian Wong, a researcher with the Liber Research Community, a think tank based in Hong Kong.

The governor of La Rioja province in Argentina has put an alternate currency called "chachos" into circulation. Printing and distributing the new local currency is meant to offset the sky-rocketing inflation of the national currency. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain that it's also a rebuke to President Javier Milei's economic policies.

Two Argentine Jewish musicologists have embarked on a mission to revive their community's musical heritage. They are recording songs that have never been previously recorded, or if they were, the recordings have been lost. From Buenos Aires, Natalio Cosoy has the story of how these musicians are bringing long-lost sheet music to life.

On Wednesday, Italy passed the most restrictive law against international surrogacy in the West. It threatens jail time for would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad. Critics say its target is same-sex couples and that it's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's latest step to appease hardline conservatives. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Cecilia Emma Sottilotta, a political science professor at the...

There are eight countries that have territory in the Arctic, and up until a couple of weeks ago, the US was the only one that did not have diplomatic representation in the region. Now, a geographer from Alaska will fill the role of Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. Emily Schwing reports from Anchorage, Alaska.

The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Some now see an opportunity for Israel to declare victory and negotiate an end to the war. But as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, it's not clear whether that's the direction things will actually go.

A criminal network in Italy was faking French red wine. That's according to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. The price tag for a bottle: more than $16,000. Host Marco Werman spoke to wine fraud consultant Mads Duus Pedersen.

The ancient remains of 12 humans were discovered recently in a tomb at Petra’s famous Treasury or “Khazneh” site. The site is most famous for scenes filmed there for the original "Indiana Jones" movie. Host Marco Werman speaks with Megan Perry, a professor in the Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University, about the significance of the discovery.

The economy, immigration and health care are the three most pressing issues for most US voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election. In Europe, though, what many care about is how each candidate plans to tackle the war in Ukraine. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have very different perspectives on the issue. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

Meteorites from Argentina are sold at rock and mineral shops across the world. But they are all, most likely, illegally obtained, as the buying and selling of meteorites is prohibited in Argentina. Reporter Michael Fox traces a meteorite necklace bought at a shop in Virginia to its source at the Campo del Cielo meteorite field in Argentina, and learns more about the thefts of meteorites and effort...

Independent Turkish radio station Açık Radyo — or Open Radio — went off the air today, when Turkish authorities revoked its license. The World's Durrie Bouscaren has the story.

This past Sunday at the Chicago Marathon, Ruth Chepng'etich made history. The Kenyan runner won the race and broke the women’s world record. The win was so extraordinary that some are questioning whether it's valid, pointing to Kenya’s troubled history with doping. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

The Dominican Republic has deported more than 10,000 Haitians in the last week. It's the first of many planned weekly deportations, with a stated goal of removing all of the half million undocumented Haitians who live in the country. The World’s Tibisay Zea explains.

A referendum on French place names in Nigeria. Bankers on trial in Portugal. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman fill us in on some of the latest news we might have missed.

A herd of long-horned animals resembling cattle are being released into the Scottish Highlands. The hope is that they'll fill the ecological role once played by the aurochs, an extinct wild ancestor of today's grazing livestock. Host Marco Werman speaks to Richard Bunting, the spokesperson for Trees for Life, the UK-based group behind the rewilding effort.