One of US President-elect Donald Trump’s talking points is a vow to impose tariffs on goods manufactured in other countries. And people in India are watching closely, to see what that will mean for ...

Climate change poses an existential threat to Tuvalu, a small island nation in the Pacific. By the end of the century, scientists say it could sink under the rising seas. That’s why Tuvalu’s leaders ...

Israel’s ambassador to the US says that a ceasefire with Hezbollah could be implemented “within days.” The US has been pushing for a pause in the fighting. And much of Lebanon never wanted this war in ...

This weekend in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, officials at the COP29 climate summit penned a new climate finance deal. Richer countries agreed to pay $300 billion per year to help countries in the Global ...

Nicaragua’s legislature appears set to approve a constitutional amendment that would elevate the wife of the country’s leader to a new role as “co-president.” Opposition leader Félix Maradiaga, now in ...

As the world’s largest religion, Christianity is undergoing a tectonic shift. It is booming in Africa, now the continent with the most followers, and waning in Europe. Countries like Spain, which for ...

A study by the UN agency, UN Women, examined data from around the world in 2023 and found that levels of violence against women have remained high and largely unchanged. It also re-affirmed that ...

Romania’s first round of presidential elections was on Sunday. Right-wing populist Calin Georgescu secured the majority of votes. A relatively unknown political outsider, Georgescu was not favored to ...

Legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz turned 90 late last week. She remains wildly popular in Lebanon and the broader Middle East after more than seven decades in music. Host Marco Werman speaks with ...

The South Korean Indie rock group HOA may sound like a Beatles knock-off band, but since 2015 its members have generated their own unique sound in a country where K-pop rules. Fans have taken notice.

Spain is offering working papers to nearly a million immigrants. The new measure will apply only to people already in Spain, and who came or have stayed in the country illegally. The amnesty goes ...

The Colorado River used to flow all the way to the Pacific Ocean. But climate change and steady demand mean that it dries up ...