For The World

Cadmium, a heavy metal linked to cancers and other diseases, is worrying French consumers — who, on average show, show levels in their bodies three to four times higher than the European average. That’s according to a French government study from this March. The most-affected foods are industrial breads, cereals and crackers made from French-grown […]

Statistically speaking, for every baby born in Japan, two people pass away. The country’s rapidly shrinking population is, according to Japanese officials, a “national emergency” threatening its future prosperity and entire way of life. They’re struggling to reverse this trend but some believe fixing this problem calls for a revolution in Japanese fatherhood. The World’s […]

France’s first so-called “House of Diversity” has opened in Lyon. It’s a shared residential building for queer people aged 55 and older. The house is there to protect older citizens — and not only from loneliness. Deutsche Welle, DW’s, Lisa Louis reports from southeastern France.

Hundreds of people have been arrested across the Amazon this month in a sweeping five-country law enforcement operation going after a host of crimes in the world’s largest rainforest — from illegal mining to logging and smuggling operations. The World’s Host Marco Werman learns more from Gabriel Funari, who coordinates the Amazon Basin Observatory at […]

Today marks 81 years since the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister, was on the outskirts of the city when the bomb exploded. In the hours that followed, he risked his life to carry the injured to safety and comfort the dying. A recently unearthed memoir offers a firsthand account of what he witnessed that day. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with David Corn, who wrote the foreword to “Hiroshima 8:15.”

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said today that his country and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But there are still big issues to resolve, including Iran’s role in overseeing traffic through the waterway and whether the US will ease sanctions or other restrictions. The World’s […]

As Nepal prepares to release the results of its latest national tiger census, the country's conservation success has entered a new phase. Bringing back tigers is no longer the biggest challenge; it's helping people and predators share the same landscape.

In an attempt to cut down on outside noise and rowdiness, the Westminster City Council, which is responsible for licensing pubs and restaurants in London’s West End, has put forward a proposal to cut back on what it calls “vertical drinking,” essentially standing with a glass. As The World’s Host Marco Werman explains, this has […]

Ugandan singer-songwriter Jon Muq was in Kampala, when he first heard the charity single “We Are the World” from his cousin’s CD collection. This song opened Muq’s world to pop music and inspired him to learn English and start writing his own songs. Muq released his debut album, “Flying Away,” back in May 2024, and […]

From a court case in the US to a family home in New Zealand, a cross-border investigation by Bellingcat and The Press, a daily newspaper in New Zealand, tracks down the alleged owner of a “revenge porn” website. The World’s Host Marco Werman spoke to Bellingcat investigator Kolina Koltai, based in Seattle, and Michael Wright, […]