Nigerians inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music from the ruins in Iran

The last living member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo has died

Japanese Baby Boomer Masayoshi Takanaka is all the rage

10 years since The Rolling Stones rocked Cuba

A symphonic work for ‘lost birds’

A new appreciation for a late Icelandic composer

Welsh harpist records ‘Note to Self’

The soundtrack to Brazilian dictatorship

Counting the dead and those who fled Ukraine

Legendary trombonist and composer Willie Colón dies

Acting was just one of Robert Duvall’s many passions

New law in Brazil brings people and pets together in the afterlife

Top Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor dies over the weekend

Legendary Brazilian duo score major Grammy win

Remembering Jamaican musician Sly Dunbar

A Portuguese trumpeter fusing jazz and deep house

A debut album for a formerly private songwriter

A soccer fan in Morocco gets a moment in the spotlight

Dancing through 30 years of The World’s global hits

Why airplane wastewater is key in detecting emerging health threats

Toll of extreme heat on mental health

Physical activity globally hasn’t increased in 20 years

After 17 years in exile, he’s now the prime minister of Bangladesh

In a historic election, Bangladesh chooses someone from a political dynasty

Where do youth in Bangladesh stand on election day?

TEPCO plant reopens in Japan

The view from Greenland

Covering the environment in the age of climate change

Abandoned village in Greenland sees a revival

Tourism out-pacing capacity in Greenland

Greenland’s independence movement

Studying melting ice in Greenland for clues to key Atlantic ocean current

Meet the global climate activists who grew up in the movement

Evacuated Icelandic town in strange limbo

‘Abandoned’ settlement in Greenland still hums with life

The spooky sounds near the sun

Climate change fuels adaptation in remote East Greenland

Japanese are working around the law requiring couples to have the same last name

Hungary’s prime minister-to-be vows to shutter state TV’s ‘factory of lies’

Anniversary of the oldest-known voice recording

Astronauts are just like us

Some stories from the animal kingdom

Denmark releases apps to help Danes boycott certain products

K-pop megastars BTS are back after a 4-year hiatus

The legality of Israel assassinating foreign leaders

Israelis celebrate Purim underground

Irish politician captures the imagination of Jamaicans

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UK pubs ban art made by AI

Shark discovered in a most unlikely place

Milan-Cortina Olympic medals keep breaking

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Spain’s next tennis mastermind

Once dubbed ‘enemy aliens,’ Japanese American soldiers posthumously promoted

Naomi Osaka wows the crowd at Australian Open

Chaotic Senegal win in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations

Amateur player wins big at the Australian open

‘The Electric Oud Man Speaks’

Meditative sounds from the handpan and hammered dulcimer

One man’s attempt to protect his newspaper from the Taliban

Musical journey continues for Sami Yusuf

The ancient statues on Easter Island inspire a new composition

Da Cruz traces her Brazilian and African musical roots

What’s cooking in a Ramadan kitchen?

The kings of Chigiyo music

Brasiliano in language and in song

The evolution of the tuba in Mexican banda music

Reunion’s Luc Moindranze Karioudja plays once-banned music

An international friendship built on music

New technology uncovers the hidden jungle of Angkor

A new music collection from some old African artists

The World turns 30

The vinyl-collecting scene in Dubai

A musical tribute to the ‘boat people’ of Vietnam

Polish baking that’s ‘dobre, dobre,’ — not too sweet

The musical journey of Cuban-born pianist

The rise of the spice trade and its controversial past

Hyper-realistic baby dolls are gaining popularity in Spain

Turkey thanks Spain for its stance on Iran war — with hair

Recycling electric windmill blades

The world’s best comics store says immersive fantasy is key to its success

Racist cop film skewers Spanish politicians, rakes in cash

Teen Basketball pro in Europe opts for college hoops in the US

On European circuses’ endangered species list: human cannonballs

Immigrants say Spain is overcome with ‘linguistic racism’

Amid Madrid mega-statue hype, a small bronze dog shines

Gulf states, caught in the US-Israeli war with Iran, have little choice but to stick with Western allies

Catalan curlers in Canada for first-ever match

Spain condemns US-Israeli war on Iran, angers Trump

European countries, surprised by Iran war, align with US and Israel

Is France giving up on green energy?

Foreign laborers protest working conditions and unfair pay for renovating Barça football stadium

High profile murder in France inflames political tensions

‘Planet Earth: You are a crew’

A happy update on a stolen helmet

‘These stories kept coming back to me’: A conversation with novelist Sahar Delijani

Seagulls deterred by ‘googly eyes,’ study finds

Eurovision expands, with a new song contest in Asia

Making matzo with a Jewish food historian in Montreal

UN votes to name trans-Atlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime against humanity’

A new species has been discovered in Cambodian caves

The latest news from the war on Iran

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Oldest whale sounds recordings could unlock new secrets about the mammals

Melting snow at Winter Paralympics creates dangerous conditions for participants

US-Israel-Iran War update

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How war is affecting daily life — and public opinion — in Israel

A recap of today’s news on the US-Israeli war in Iran

Last update on Iran war

Famous French clown Philippe Gaulier dies at 82

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AI may be messing with our memories

The legacy of Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle

The inspiring awe of space

Oil shocks continue in Africa

The future of Burkina Faso’s democracy is in question 

The future of Burkina Faso’s democracy is in question

US drops sanctions against acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez

Oil shocks hit Asian countries

In Jamaica, recovery from Hurricane Melissa slow and ongoing

Underwater livestream in Greenland gathers evidence of climate change — and lets the public listen

Oil is washing up on Mexico’s east coast. There are disagreements about where it’s coming from.

Ongoing war in Ukraine speeds up energy transition

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears in court

EU bans an anesthetic with a large impact on the climate

BTS and the relationship between K-pop and Black music

Survey of gibbons in Cambodia show signs of forest health

New climate report documents record heat, imbalanced energy

The Iran war is not just affecting oil, global food security is also on the line

Iran war boosts global EV sales

Pilots call for final say on flying over conflict zones

Chinese EV giant BYD faces ‘forced labor’ investigation at Hungary factory

From gas prices to canceled flights, Iran war sows travel chaos

War in Iran sparks global travel chaos

Canadians remain confident Gordie Howe Bridge will open even as Trump’s threats sow confusion

Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge to Canada

An American’s grueling bike ride across Europe, the Middle East an Asia

In Kenya, there’s a quiet push for an electric car revolution

Winter weather disrupts travel in Europe

The future of transportation innovation

How Shenzhen became the electric car capital of the world

Swedes tune in for the ‘Great Moose Migration’: 3 weeks of tranquil slow TV

2025 marked deadly new record for Rohingya lost at sea

Iran war tests Tehran’s relationship with Beijing

On Africa trip, Pope Leo XIV condemns war and brushes off Trump criticism

A view from Sudan on ‘the world’s worst humanitarian crisis’

Why Sudan’s civil war is so intractable three years on

On Africa trip, Pope Leo XIV condemns war and brushes off Trump criticism

The Trump administration’s third-country deportation policies raise legal and ethical concerns

UK and Norway monitor Russian spy submarines in North Sea

How Pakistan came to play mediator in the Iran war

The ‘whole civilization’ and heritage threatened by Iran war

War preparedness lessons from Finland

US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Persian Gulf

Assessing Iran’s military capabilities

US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Gulf

Colonial-era diamond giant De Beers is up for sale — now former colonies like Botswana want a stake

Hong Kong police can now demand passwords to search phones

How cremations are helping to heat homes in Denmark

Washington faces uphill battle to unite rival factions in Libya

Russian soldiers surrender to unmanned robots on Ukraine’s front line

What brings Israel to the negotiating table with Lebanon?

What brings Lebanon to the negotiating table with Israel?

Why negotiating experience matters in high-stakes Iran talks

Lebanon fighting tests fragile US-Iran ceasefire

US and Iran step back from brink, in fragile truce

Iran war stokes concerns Taiwan could be left exposed

Upping the ante in Iran

After 52-year absence, Democratic Republic of the Congo returns to World Cup

Birthright citizenship in global perspective

‘In a very small confrontation, your life will be the cost’: Israeli settler violence spikes in West Bank

Pope Leo XIV admonishes war advocates whose ‘hands are full of blood’

The way we talk about war has changed

Ukraine adjusts strategy as Iran war drains global resources and diplomatic energy

China’s economy buffeted by Iran war, but seeks opportunities in crisis

50 years after Argentina’s military coup, its history faces fresh debate

Unity and friction in the US-Israeli war in Iran

Israel escalates attacks on civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Balthvs brings psychedelic funk to Colombia

Bjork song is homage to her native Iceland’s wild fish

Good news: Polar bears are gaining weight

Sexual abuse case against singer Julio Iglesias thrown out of court

Taiwan’s Indigenous Bunun music inspired by natural sounds

Birth of twin mountain gorillas give hope to conservationists

Test your knowledge with The World’s Geo Quiz

FRA!: A mix of music from Ghana

Amadou & Mariam fuse traditional Malian music with rock ’n’ roll

An antidote to K-pop

Terror case against member of Kneecap rap group thrown out

Nepal’s prime minister resigns after 22 killed in protests

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How one man visited every country on Earth without taking a flight

As Canada burns, author of ‘Fire Weather’ sees the nation’s hotter future

Election updates from Romania and Australia

South Korea’s HOA

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CBP One app for asylum-seekers expands access in Mexico

‘What’s the greatest knowledge a person can have? Know thyself’: Morgan State University hosts banned book symposium in Cuba

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

Education special: American students abroad and international students in the US

This South Asian superhero film empowers girls on their journey to womanhood

Can endangered languages be saved? This new book may have the answer.

New book taps into the cultural history of eyeliner

Global youth-led march calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels

New UN report says that migrant workers in Canada are experiencing modern-day slavery conditions

New technology may lead to answers about the mythical Loch Ness monster

‘Planet Hip Hop:’ The evolution of Korean rap

Women of organized crime groups profiled in book titled ‘Narcas’

The history of enslavement at Boston’s Freedom Trail sites is beginning to be told

Ongoing clashes and national outcry in Manipur, India

Venezuelan artist uses recycled bottle caps to create large eco-murals

Nursing shortage due to green card delays has the health care industry scrambling

Culture writer explains how getting your nails done became political

China launches new initiatives to combat low birth rates

Liverpool steps in to host Eurovision Song Contest

What Orbán’s defeat in Hungary signals for Europe’s far-right

Shock and jubilation: After 16 years, Orbán is out

The challenger threatening Europe’s longest-serving leader

Could married men become Catholic priests?

In Vienna, urban design prioritizing gender equality is put to the test

Inside the trial shaking Vienna’s long tolerance for spies

From pensions to pastries: Vienna café supports elderly workers

The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender women from competing in women’s events

Antisemitic attacks growing in Europe

Housing affordability around the world

EU leaders push for de-escalation amid Middle East war

How Vienna beat Europe’s rent crisis

After the welcome, Ukrainian refugees face fading support

UK’s former Prince Andrew taken into custody

The future of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary is uncertain

Munich Security Conference opens amid strained transatlantic ties

Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling a sense of betrayal amid ICE crackdowns

Somali community remains on edge in the Twin Cities amid ICE raids

Millions from around the world gather in Iraq for Arbaeen

Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe

American students consider work opportunities abroad after graduation

Millions of people in Iraq for Arbaeen

‘Second chance at life’: This rehabilitation center provides mental health care to orphaned children in Iraq

Water shortages impact Iraq anbar rice production

A newly launched news channel in Iraq tries to preserve the ancient Syriac language

Iraq’s signature anbar rice is disappearing amid water shortages

Temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel brings questions and relief

In the Iran war, governments control what we see

The US and Israel wanted the Kurds to help bring down the Iranian government. That didn’t happen.

Iranians react to a shaky ceasefire

A rise in damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran raises alarms

The use of street cameras in war

More civilian casualties come to light from a strike that hit a sports hall killing children in southern Iran

While we talk about warring factions, it’s the people on the ground who get hurt

The tiny island at the center of the US and Israel’s war with Iran is more than just oil installations

Israel kills another Iranian top leader, Ali Larijani

After Israeli strikes on Tehran’s fuel depots, residents face a toxic aftermath

War’s impact on the most vulnerable

Life under bombs in Iran

After Iran, Israel attacks Lebanon

Venezuela bets on mining — can it attract investors?

Mexico reopens Azteca Stadium ahead of 2026 World Cup

Cuba’s crisis, as told through Cuban voices

Housing affordability around the world

A housing market in Venezuela rebounds, driven by hope

After El Mencho’s death, what’s next for Mexico’s most powerful cartel?

A surge of AI fakes and misinformation online

Mexico approves a 40-hour work week — but not two days off

A look inside Venezuela’s colectivos as the country faces an uncertain transition

Remittances to Mexico fall for the first time in over a decade

A flower delivery trend in Mexico City with a dramatic twist

Mixed reactions among Venezuelans in South Florida

Venezuelans face an uncertain future after Maduro’s removal

Will China’s new fentanyl controls make a difference?

Mexico City’s sonidero parties break social barriers

Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure.

Will China’s new fentanyl controls make a difference?

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