India’s main airline cancelled thousands of flights this past week, leaving passengers stranded in cities across the country. Videos show travelers banging on customer service counters and yelling at ...

Today marks one year since the regime of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in Syria. The World caught up with Syrians to hear their perspectives as they reflect on the past. Also, the ...

Despite aggressive immigration enforcement activities in the US — in the courts, and on the streets — applications for asylum in the country are at an all-time high. So, too, are rejections. Alisa ...

The 2025 US National Security Strategy, unveiled late Thursday, has revived fears of US ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Latin America. Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the US, talks with The ...

From gold-leaf lettering to hand-painting shop windows, a handful of artisans are reviving a skill that was nearly lost to printers fifty years ago. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Paris.

An ancient boat discovered off the coast of Alexandria matches descriptions of what were known in the time of Queen Cleopatra as “pleasure boats.” Researchers say the 114-foot-long vessel likely dates ...

As Turkey looks ahead to its next presidential election in 2028, critics of the current leadership say political repression is getting worse. The murder of journalist Hakan Tosun has raised the level ...

England and Wales have a backlog of 78,000 criminal cases awaiting trial by jury. That backlog is expected to continue growing if left unchecked. To clear that backlog, Justice Secretary David Lammy ...

We all know conch shells as loud horns that can be heard from long distances. Humans have used them for millennia for messaging. But a team of researchers in Barcelona has proposed that a nearby ...

Some of the auto industry’s biggest innovators gathered in Shenzhen earlier this year for the Automotive World China Exhibition. From electric cars to self-driving sanitation vehicles, the event made ...

Heads of state and soccer’s most powerful officials alike were in Washington, DC today for the official draw of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Mexico, Canada, and the US ...