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Two new giant pandas will be coming to the Smithsonian's National Zoo by the end of the year. They're likely to be a huge hit with the public, just like the last pair of pandas. But the bears aren't just cute and cuddly attractions; they're big business for Washington, DC. WAMU reporter Elliot Williams checks in on the“Panda-monium.”

UNAIDS, the UN agency devoted to combatting the spread of HIV/AIDS, has issued a new report that shows global leaders are getting closer to the goal of eliminating AIDS as a major public health threat by 2030, but there are some growing obstacles causing the effort to stall instead of succeed. Eamonn Murphy, a regional director from UNAIDS, talks about the report and global state of the fight agai...

The White Mesa Mill in Utah is one of the few remaining places in the US where low-level nuclear waste can be recycled. So, the Canadian-owned mill often takes in hundreds of tons of waste from all over the world. The mill is located just a few miles from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, whose members have been fighting for decades to shut the facility down. Gabriel Pietrorazio from member station KJZZ...

Kenya is known for its runners above all else. While there will certainly be plenty of those at the Paris Olympics this week, the country is also sending its first fencer Alexandra Ndolo. The German-Polish-Kenyan athlete decided to compete for her father's home country in 2022. Her debut comes amid growing efforts by the Tsavora Fencing Club to make fencing more accessible for Nairobi's youth. The...

Mastic gum — an aromatic tree resin prized for its medicinal properties — has been used to flavor everything from desserts to toothpaste. It was used to cure digestive issues in ancient times, and even to preserve photography negatives when the technology was new. On the Greek island of Chios, inhabitants of 24 fortified villages still cultivate mastic, known poetically as "The Tears of Chios." Bu...

BALTHVS brings psychedelic funk to Colombia BRINGS PSYCHEDELIC FUNK TO COLOMBIA  Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler bring us the sounds of Colombian trio BALTHVS, who are bringing back the short-lived psychedelic music era in their country with just enough funk to make it their own.

After Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he's ending his bid for re-election and supporting Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, world leaders have been asked to weigh in on the big political news in the US. American allies offered high praise for Biden's legacy, while the reaction from Russia was far harsher.

The International Court of Justice issued a ruling on Friday saying that Israel's occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem is illegal and amounts to apartheid. Israel said the ICJ's decision was biased and "completely detached from reality." The World's host Carol Hills reports.

Switzerland isn't a car country. It's train territory. Cars here are luxury items, and often unnecessary, thanks to robust public transit. So, a pop-up, drive-in movie series in Basel is kind of a novelty. But as reporter Gabe Bullard discovered, attendees really embrace 1950s Americana. Vintage cars included.

Israel's high-tech air defense system failed to stop a drone attack launched by the Houthi militia of Yemen on Thursday night. The strike killed one man in his apartment, and at least 10 others were injured. Nearly 10 months into the war between Hamas and Israel, The World's Shirin Jaafari reports that this attack fuels worries in Washington about the conflict spreading spreading into a wider regi...

On Instagram, Princess Mahra al Maktoum made a post that recited one custom in conservative Islam that allows a husband to divorce his wife if he repeats, "I divorce you," out loud three times. It's reserved for men, but Princess Mahra flipped that. The post points to social and cultural underpinnings of the Dubai royal family's stage-managed public presence — and it's possible erosion. 

Computers at airlines, hospitals and governments that were protected by the cybersecurity platform CrowdStrike must be manually rebooted to incorporate the company's patch following the overnight release of a flawed software update which left individuals facing a blue screen Friday morning. Host Carol Hills speaks with Steven Murdoch — professor of security engineering and head of the Information...

A journalist who made fun of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's height must pay her 5,000 euros in damages. Host Carol Hills has the details.

Mohammed Rezaie, a former Iranian navy captain who fled to Turkey, is pursued by a group of undercover Turkish operatives working for Iran. They nearly kidnap him, but Rezaie's suspicions of them help him escape. Reporter Fariba Nawa tells the story of how Rezaie survives.

Later this year, Brazilian table tennis star, Bruna Alexandre, is going to become only the fourth person ever to compete in both the Olympics and the Paralympic Games. And the first Brazilian to ever do so. Michael Fox reports from her home state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, on her rise in the world of competitive table tennis. 

Earlier on Friday, Evan Gershkovich stood in a glass cage in Yekaterinburg, a city about 900 miles east of Moscow, as the court sentenced him to a 16-year prison term on espionage charges. The Wall Street Journal and the US government have called this a “sham trial” and vehemently deny the charges. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports on the plight of Gershkovich and other Americans detained in Russia...

Siamese crocodiles are considered highly endangered and nearly went extinct in the 1990s. Now, through government and NGO decadeslong-conservation efforts, the Siamese crocodiles are making a comeback. Host Carol Hills reports. 

In the northeast city of Girona, Spain, the ever-growing resentment toward overtourism has boiled over into acts of aggression against an unlikely demographic: people on bicycles. Girona has a been a hub for serious cyclists for decades. A new group has formed to keep out cyclists, and vandals are attacking local bike shops. The World's Gerry Hadden pays a visit to Girona to find out why.

Thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks have been clashing with armed police in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, and across the country. The protests began with a demand to update a quota system for government jobs. Now, it has expanded to a demand for a stop to government repression. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Samina Luthfa, associate professor of sociology at the University of Dhaka...

On Oct. 7, 39 workers from Thailand were murdered by Hamas in Israel. Another 31 were taken hostage into Gaza. So it's probably no surprise that around a third of the 30,000 strong community — which has been taking up agricultural jobs on Israel’s farms for decades — left the country in the aftermath of the attacks. Now, they’re coming back, in large part motivated by the financial incentives. Reb...

According to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors, foreign buyers are purchasing fewer US homes right now. High interest rates and a strong US dollar are seen as the biggest factors in the drop in sales — the lowest since 2009. Host Marco Werman speaks with real estate professor Benjamin Keys, of the University of Pennsylvania, to understand what’s keeping foreign buyers from...

Several countries in Africa have moved toward protecting LGBTQ rights in recent years. But in about half of African nations, homosexuality is illegal. These legal codes make it difficult for many in LGBTQ communities to get the health services they need. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman looks into the problem of LGBTQ access to health care in Malawi. 

A report from Human Rights Watch details how El Salvador's war on gangs and waves of arrests have also targeted children, who are often detained and sentenced without due process. The abuse they face in prison can be harrowing. Host Marco Werman speaks with André Rangal, a communications director for Human Rights Watch, about the findings. 

In Uganda, motorcycles are one of the most-popular forms of public transport. In the capital city, Kampala, there are hundreds of thousands of them. Until recently, all of them were driven by men.  But that’s starting to change, with a new initiative to get women into the business. Anita Elash has the story from Kampala.

Former military staffer Kevin Dutremble wanted to work with refugees to learn more about US foreign policy. But the lessons he learned went much deeper than that. He shares his experience with Stories From The Stage, a storytelling project from GBH.