At just 22 years old, Naabil Khan is the founder of Skin For All, a website making information on skin conditions across diverse skin tones more accessible. She recounts the website’s story for our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, on their program Inside Europe.

New York’s Fort Ticonderoga is celebrated for the artillery it contributed to the American Revolution. Less known, though, are the stories behind more than 100 cannons resting on its walls today.

In the US, sales of certain nicotine pouches are soaring. The small white pouches — Swedish cousins of chewing tobacco and dip but without the tobacco leaf — are everywhere on TikTok, flaunted by young creators who pop them under their lips, review flavors and talk about the buzz. One brand dominates the trend: Zyn, a product from Sweden that has quietly become a cultural export. But Swedes are now wrestling with what that popularity means — and whether this habit is saving lives as its promoters claim.

The Christmas season is usually busy for artisans in Indian-controlled Kashmir, who make Christmas ornaments to sell worldwide. But this year, demand has decreased because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in the US.

“You gotta try the local cuisine” — that’s the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been on a continuous trip away from home for almost 13 years. That means a lot of eating. Salopek tells Host Marco Werman about some of his most memorable meals.