People stood in line for hours on Sunday at Ueno zoo in Tokyo to say farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, two pandas set to return to China amid strained relations between Japan and China. Their ...

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Also, the Israeli ...

A teenager from Honduras attends school in the United States, and when asked whether he plays football, he says, “Yes.” He shows up to what he expects to be a futbol practice, and it changes his life.

The Outer Hebrides, off the north-west of Scotland, are a remote, beautiful and sometimes awe-inspiring place. Also known as the Western Isles, they’re the UK’s last bastion of old-fashioned Christian ...

During World War II, Japanese-Americans were dubbed “enemy aliens” — even if they fought for their country. Today, seven Japanese American soldiers are being promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ...

Lagom is a Swedish concept that means doing things in moderation and only taking your fair share so there’s enough left for everyone. In this favorite story from the vault, Bianca Hillier explores all ...

The Israeli government announced today it had found and recovered the remains of the final Israeli hostage. Ran Gavili was a police officer killed in the attack on Oct. 7th, 2023. The return of all ...

A groundbreaking Australian play has come to New York for a few weeks. It’s called "The Visitors," and it tells an important ...

A stretched polar vortex is bringing severe winter storm conditions to half the continental US, and is causing temperatures ...

Guinea-Bissau’s minister of health announced Thursday that the country was halting a controversial Danish-led, US-funded trial of a hepatitis B vaccine. The West African country says there are ethical ...

Tennis player Naomi Osaka has been a standout this week at the Australian Open — both for her play and for her outfits. Host Marco Werman explains.

On her latest album, “Lux,” Rosalía sets her sights on God and the search for deeper meaning. It’s a big hit, and it reflects a turn toward spirituality among Spanish youth. The World’s Gerry Hadden ...