An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries,” journalist Abigail Leonard explores the ...

It’s really hot in Japan this year. And that’s got people worried. Last year was the country’s hottest year on record since ...

Dozens of community kitchens that provided desperately needed food to Palestinians in Gaza shuttered this week. Now, the US government is asking humanitarian groups to back a new Israeli plan to push ...

In eastern Turkey, two high school friends taught themselves how to make the daf — a shallow drum popular in Kurdish, Persian and Middle Eastern music. Their brand, Elefra Percussion, is a way to ...

National Geographic explorer Paul Salopek has experienced recorded-breaking heat in Japan during his global walking journey. He witnessed the havoc the heat had on  rice farms that he passed by. Host ...

Wang Jingyu is an alleged Chinese dissident in the Netherlands. He’s been interviewed by multiple media outlets about the alleged harassment and coercion he’s suffered at the hands of Chinese ...

All this week, celebrations for Victory in Europe Day are taking place in Britain, France and even in Germany. It was on May 8, 1945, when Nazi generals signed onto an unconditional surrender with the ...

The Financial Times reports that British television was behind a third of all new unscripted television adaptations worldwide. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

Pope Leo XIV is the first Catholic pontiff to be from the United States. In his first address in St. Peter’s Square after the announcement today, he mentioned frequently the need for peace. And he ...

The US and the UK have a trade deal. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been focused on negotiations with key trading partners around the world. Brexit, implemented five years ago, has cast a long shadow ...

As tequila tops global sales charts, a new book uncovers the spirit’s revolutionary roots and the family feuds that shaped ...

Zhao Xintong made history at the Men’s World Snooker Championship this week when he became the first player from any Asian country to win the title. The win also marks Zhao’s return to the sport after ...