A high-profile retrial is underway in Bratislava after investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were shot dead in 2018, a killing widely linked to Kuciak’s corruption reporting.

“Time Hoppers: The Silk Road” is an animated movie that follows four time-traveling kids as they travel back to the ninth century to battle villains and protect historical figures along the Silk Road. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with the film’s co-director Flordeliza Dayrit about the project.

As US and Iranian officials meet for indirect talks in Oman, Iranians fleeing the government crackdown in their country share their thoughts and experiences. Many remain worried about their relatives back home and the uncertainty of their nation’s future.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a global walk from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego, off the coast of South America. But such a walk wouldn’t be possible without help along the way. That’s why he has walked alongside dozens of walking partners on his journey so far. Salopek joined Host Marco Werman to explain how his walking partners keep him moving and what being part of his project means to them.

Last week, police in Nigeria’s largest city fired tear gas on people protesting the ongoing demolition of Makoko, an enormous informal settlement that stretches out into the Lagos Lagoon. With an estimated 300,000 inhabitants, the DIY housing settlement on stilts connected by canals is considered the largest of its kind in the country and was once home to some of Lagos’ poorest. The World’s Host Marco Werman learned more about the impact of the demolition from Nnimmo Bassey, a Nigerian environmental activist and architect.