Despite Jakarta facing existential climate risk, the city continues to attract residents, causing it to expand. The UN has named the Indonesian capital and its satellite cities the biggest megacity in ...

Roughly half of China’s imported oil comes from the Middle East. Still, it has managed to insulate itself from just the sort of energy crisis the war in Iran has set in motion. Council on Foreign ...

The biggest box office hit in Russia is a 2023 film called “Cheburashka,” and its sequel — released this year — is already the second biggest film. It’s the modern revamp of a beloved character from ...

As Sudan’s civil war rages on, the United Nations is warning that a roiling political feud in neighboring South Sudan could escalate into another fractious conflict. The World’s Host Marco Werman ...

The World Meteorological Organization is out with its annual state of the climate report. The analysis found this past decade to be the hottest on record; it also found that the Earth’s energy balance ...

In this fourth week of the war in Iran, we speak with The World’s Shirin Jaafari about how people are getting along in different countries. The uncertainty of bombing, and even just finding food and ...

In this fourth week of the war in Iran, the uncertainty of bombing, and even just finding food and shelter, has taken a toll on millions across the region. Also, the UN is warning that a roiling ...

This very unique environment created by the bat poop seems to spawn new species, including geckos and micro-snails. The World’s Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman tell a tale that’s not for the ...

There are just three left in Europe, not counting Kevin. Kevin “Dola” de la Torre is Spain’s last human cannonball. The reason for the daredevils’ declining numbers: mainly the danger involved in ...

Shigeaki Mori spent much of his life trying to get recognition for 12 American airmen who died alongside tens of thousands of Japanese after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Mori died on Saturday, ...

In Denmark, citizens will head to the polls for snap elections on March 24. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called for the elections just last month, hoping to maintain her popularity boost from when ...

As Argentines prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the coup that began years of brutal military dictatorship in their country, that very history is now being contested, with President Javier Milei ...