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Japan's ruling LDP party has selected Shigero Ishiba as its leader, paving the way for him to become the county's next prime minister. The former defense minister, a centrist, unexpectedly beat out a conservative opponent who would have been Japan's first female leader. Rebecca Rosman reports from Tokyo.

A series of massive explosions shook south Beirut on Friday afternoon, leaving questions about whether this was an attempted assassination of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The World's Shirin Jaafari is following the story; she provides crucial context and brings us the latest updates on the developing situation.

Brazilian musician Laíz grew up in a conservative, religious household in Sao Paulo. Music wasn't exactly banned at home, but it fell into two 'safe' categories — Phil Collins and Bach. It was only later, after leaving home at 14 years old, that Laíz was able to broaden her musical tastes to include people like Brazil's Tim Maia and genres like hip-hop. Both inform Laíz's debut album, "Ela Partiu....

At least 18 countries around the world have recorded cases of mpox, which the WHO has declared a public health emergency of global concern. The epicenter of the outbreak is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds of people have died. The World’s Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us the latest on the outbreak, and explains why the WHO is saying this is not the next COVID-19.

In stately London, bright colors and personalized decoration are still considered daring choices for building exteriors. But this week, during a citywide mural festival, residents are proving receptive to something new: psychedelic paintings covering the walls of multi-story buildings in neighborhoods throughout the capital. Reporter Leo Hornak joins one artist on a crane, as she sets to work tran...

Leading chefs from across African nations share recipes rooted in home cooking traditions in a new cookbook: "The Contemporary African Kitchen." Alexander Smalls helped curate the book. The James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur joins Host Marco Werman to talk food.

For more than three decades, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has felt irreconcilable. The two countries have repeatedly clashed over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Last year, Azerbaijan’s military took control of that region, which led to the displacement of more than 100,000 Armenians. But despite all of that, The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that the two countries are still...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery, fraud — and using his position to help Turkey. Host Marco Werman speaks with Steve A. Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about Turkey's influence operations in the US.

More than 100 women have come forward accusing the former owner of the British store Harrods of sexual abuse and rape. Mohamed Al Fayed, who died last year, was accused in a recent BBC documentary of setting up a system where he recruited young women to work in his store with the aim of assaulting them. The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports.

Two sisters from Haiti have founded separate nonprofits: one at an institution based in Boston that serves immigrant families, the other in Port-au-Prince at an after-school center for kids and teens. The siblings grew up in Port-Salut, a coastal beach town in southern Haiti, raised by parents who taught them to put others first and share anything they had. GBH's Tori Bedford has a profile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has effectively lowered the threshold for what would prompt a nuclear response. In a strongly worded warning to the West on Wednesday, Putin said that any attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. Host Marco Werman gets the story from Pavel Podvig, director of the Russian Nuclear Forces Project in Geneva...

Fierce winds, driving rain, severe thunderstorms — hurricanes have always been cataclysmic weather events. But climate change appears to be supercharging them. Researchers are racing to pin down the forces driving these changes and what the future holds. Science reporter Ari Daniel has the story, as Florida braces for hurricane Helene to make landfall.

Nitazenes are synthetic opioids 500 times more potent than heroin. The drug is increasingly showing up on the streets of the UK, the Netherlands, Australia and the US.  Since 2019, nitazines have been implicated in more than 200 deaths in Europe and North America. Host Marco Werman discusses the origins and dangers of the drug with Caroline Copeland, director of the UK's National Programme on Subs...

Until recently, the version of the past on display at the Revere History Museum placed a distinct emphasis on European heritage. Now, the collection has expanded to include things like Chinese scripts, Cambodian poems, Brazilian soccer memorabilia and Moroccan dolls. James Bennett II has this story from GBH in Boston.

US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both claiming that they are "tough on China." At the same time, each presidential candidate accuses the other of being "soft on China." This has a lot to do with the prevailing consensus in Washington that holds the US rivalry with China above all other foreign policy challenges. The World's Matthew Bell reports on how China-rel...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. In his remarks, the reform-oriented leader was critical of Israel and the US, but signaled a willingness to negotiate. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sanam Vakil, director of the MENA program at the Chatham House think tank, about Iran's position in the region.

Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous region at the heart of a multi-decade conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. It’s historically been inhabited by a majority Armenian population, but now it’s fully under Azerbaijan’s control. The World's Daniel Ofman reports from Yerevan, Armenia, on the more than 100,000 Armenians displaced by an Azerbaijani military operation one year ago, as they continue...

An NGO established in Warsaw, Poland, to help refugees from the war in Ukraine provides up to 500 people a day with food and clothing. It's recently added another bit of aid to its portfolio: supplying frontline Ukrainian troops with kamikaze drones. Jamie Fullerton reports from Warsaw.

The world is getting stormier, and the UN blames the increase in weather-related disasters on climate change. Bangladesh has been hit especially hard, but these days, cyclones there result in very few casualties. That's thanks to a homegrown warning system. Have Bangladeshis cracked the code to preventing storm deaths, and if so, is the strategy replicable elsewhere? The World’s Patrick Winn repor...

Under continued attack, thousands of people living in southern Lebanon have uprooted and fled their homes in search of safety. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ivo Freijsen, the UNHCR's representative to Lebanon, about the current situation on the ground, and fears around what comes next.

Asthma rates have soared in Imperial County, California, in recent decades, but the availability of specialists has dwindled. Investigative reporter Philip Salata tells the story of patients seeking care in Mexico.

Two major weather systems are bringing rain and wind to Mexico and the Caribbean. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.

Thirty years ago, the all-female group Obiní Batá started breaking social conventions and fighting stereotypes in Cuba by teaching generations of Cuban women how to play Afro-Cuban drums. The World's Tibisay Zea brings us the story of the group.

A year ago, two dams collapsed amid record rainfall from Storm Daniel, sending a massive wave of water into the coastal city of Derna, in Libya. Thousands of people died in the flood. Government negligence and aging infrastructure were partially to blame, but the Derna disaster also illustrates what's at stake as weather events worsen due to climate change. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports. 

In the Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, water has become a precious commodity. One initiative leverages an age-old well-digging technique to help residents tap into a forgotten source. More than 200,000 wells have been restored, but the goal is to get a million wells pumping water.