Cypriot special forces soldiers stand aboard fast boats as they pass by the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Albion during naval drills between Britain, France and Cyprus off Limassol, Cyprus, Oct. 27, 2020.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is walking from Ethiopia to Chile on the Out of Eden Walk. But as he tells The World, “People are my destination.” The story of the walk unfolds through ...

A moped is parked next to a building in Italy. Orla Barry/The World Until recently, every Italian teenager dreamed of getting a moped for his or her birthday — buzzing through the streets on a Piaggio ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother were sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court today, nearly two years after rebels forced them to seek exile in Russia. Also, ...

Styles may vary when it comes to barbecuing, but the basic idea is cooking meat, over fire. It’s also a culinary tradition ...

Regions of western Colombia were struck yesterday by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 179 people and has left thousands more missing. Host Marco Werman has more of the details.

Erratic weather patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor are leaving millions of people in food insecurity. Local farmers in a rural community in Honduras are learning how to deal with climate ...

Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother were sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court today, nearly two years after victorious rebels forced them to seek exile in ...

In April 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a small bioreactor carrying genetically engineered yeast into space ...

Our reporters serve up samples of the food and drink people enjoy across the globe when the weather heats up. This series originally aired on the week of Aug. 2, 2024.

Two independent musicians formed a band together that creates songs about feelings and emotions, with a sense of humor.

In his youth, Kosuke Chujo was obsessed with Nikes, Levi’s and the Philadelphia Sound, and he’s turned his passion for all things Philly into a lifelong business: He runs a Philly-style cheesesteak ...