In the US, sales of certain nicotine pouches are soaring. The small white pouches — Swedish cousins of chewing tobacco and ...

New York’s Fort Ticonderoga is celebrated for the artillery it contributed to the American Revolution. Less known, though, ...

In this holiday special, The World takes you to China. We visit Shenzhen, which has become the most thriving megacity in the world — without the air pollution, overcrowding and failing infrastructure ...

You gotta try the local cuisine” — that's the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National ...

Fueled by a cost-of-living crisis and a weakening currency, Iranians are taking to the streets. While the government says ...

The new Japanese prime minister sparked a diplomatic flare up this fall, when she said that Japan would get involved if China were to attack Taiwan. The back and forth came at a time when Taiwan’s ...

China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. The city of 20 million people is a global hub ...

Competitive climbing has grown in Latin America, especially after becoming an Olympic sport in 2020. Colombia, a prime ...

Some of the auto industry’s biggest innovators gathered in Shenzhen, China, earlier this year for the Automotive World China Exhibition. From electric cars to self-driving sanitation vehicles, the ...

The US fired Tomahawk missiles into Nigeria’s Sokoto State late last week, claiming to target members of ISIS targeting ...

The Christmas season is usually busy for artisans in Indian-controlled Kashmir, who make Christmas ornaments to sell ...

Music has always been an essential part of The World. Since day one, the show has featured music being made and celebrated across the globe. Host Marco Werman dips into the archives to share some of ...