Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal brokered by the Trump administration. The World's Host ...

Today’s show focuses on families. We take a look at motherhood across the globe. Also, dads in Japan struggling to reform fatherhood. Meanwhile, Turkey names 2025 the “Year of the Family,” unveiling ...

She was once called “the most dangerous woman in Africa.” But Andrée Blouin described herself as an African woman “inflamed by injustice” on a mission to free her continent from colonial rule. She was ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named 2025 as the “Year of the Family,” unveiling financial incentives for new parents and urging couples to have at least three children. Over the past two ...

Mother’s Day is a moment to recognize moms in many countries across the globe. One book follows the lives of four women — in the US, Kenya, Finland and Japan — as they enter a new chapter of life as ...

The 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, Yom Hashoah, was on April 24. There are approximately 245,000 Holocaust survivors still alive today. While there will soon be no living Holocaust survivors, it’s ...

The families of a historic apartheid murder case are taking the government and president to court for not investigating and prosecuting the crimes properly. They want nearly $10 million in damages and ...

Statistically speaking, for every baby born in Japan, two people pass away. The country’s rapidly shrinking population is, according to officials, a “national emergency” threatening its future ...

In the midst of missiles strikes, air raid sirens and power outages, Ukrainians are finding ways to keep living their lives. That includes searching for — and finding — love. The World’s Carolyn ...

As record-breaking heat hits parts of Europe, France is trying to adapt. Paris is now expanding its district cooling system.

International students on campuses across the United States have found themselves caught up in political turmoil, as the ...

Toward the end of September last year, India achieved a historic victory in chess — winning the gold medal in both men’s and women’s Chess Olympiad in Budapest — considered the Olympics of chess. This ...