Qatar has brokered talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group, which is backed by ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has banned foreign political advertising on Mexican TV after a wave of anti-immigration spots sponsored by the Trump administration aired nationwide. The ads warned ...

Qatar brokered talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group, which is backed by Rwanda, to agree to common terms for a dialogue. One of the first notable ...

Overnight, Russia launched another deadly attack in Ukraine. This time, the target was Kyiv. A combination of drones and missiles struck residential areas, killing at least eight people and injuring ...

Three more Chinese astronauts are now aboard China’s space station. They’re part of a crew rotation to replace the three astronauts there now. China first put astronauts into space in 2003. The ...

People in Spain’s Catalonia region celebrate Sant Jordi, or Saint George’s Day, by giving each other books and roses. It’s about language and love, but this year, there’s a bit of anger thrown in.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled plenty of miles on foot since 2012 when he began his long walking journey across the globe. But he’s also crossed a number of sea crossings, as ...

Scientists have long known that the venom of each rattlesnake species is a distinct, constantly evolving chemical cocktail. Now, new research shows that the venom of rattlesnakes that live on Mexican ...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, or Yom Hashoah. There are approximately 245,000 Holocaust survivors still alive today, and it’s estimated that there are around 1 million ...

Nearly 3 million immigrants got amnesty under former US President Ronald Reagan. It had certain requirements. Among them, people had to prove they weren’t guilty of a crime and had lived in the US for ...

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As part of The World's ongoing series The Big Fix, Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Susanna Lidström, a researcher at the KTH ...