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Animated poster for "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road" featuring four diverse characters in motion, set against a futuristic backdrop of curved architecture and digital screens, with the title prominently displayed above.

First animated feature made by, for and about Muslims hits US and Canadian theaters this weekend

Arts, Culture & Media

“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.

A group of Buddhist monks in traditional robes walking along a roadside, followed by a white sheriff's vehicle. A woman in a white coat is kneeling on the grass, paying respects to the monks as they pass by. The sky is clear and blue, indicating a sunny day.

Buddhist monks on national Walk for Peace receive flowers, tears and gratitude along a NC highway

Lifestyle & Belief
A scenic coastal view with white sandy beaches, clear blue waters, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky, with a weathered wooden fence post in the foreground.

Sabbath observance is dwindling on the islands of the Outer Hebrides

Lifestyle & Belief
Two individuals exploring a rocky cave, with ropes hanging from above, and sunlight illuminating the entrance at the far end.

Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written

Out of Eden Walk
A group of young people standing around a flip chart discussing mental health stigma in AANHPI communities. The chart is covered with colorful heart-shaped notes with handwritten messages. They are in an indoor setting, possibly a workshop or seminar.

A new way to help Asian American teens handle college admissions stresses

Mental Health
A man in a bright green T-shirt with the text "DADS ARE PARENTS" sits in a conference room, while other people work at their desks in the background.

This country’s paternity leave could be a model for the US

Family Choices

Which European country do you think is leading the pack in terms of paternity leave right now? The chances are, the possibilities that have just come into your head are all Northern European — but you’d actually be incorrect. As Ashish Sharma from our partners at Deutsche Welle (DW) reports, the answer is Spain! Learn […]

A round apple cake with a slice missing, showing a moist interior, placed on a decorative blue and white plate.

‘Dobre Dobre’: A cookbook that highlights Polish and Jewish baking traditions

Food

Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with writer and baker Laurel Kratochvila about her new cookbook, “Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond.” She shares a recipe for Hanna’s apple cake with The World.

In South Korea, it’s getting harder to push for human rights in North Korea

Foreign policy

South Korea recently pulled the plug on anti-North Korea broadcasts, and now a small radio station in Seoul is trying to fill the dead air. But, amidst policy changes in Seoul and in Washington, the future of their subversive signals remains unclear.

Amid divorce and war, a Palestinian-Israeli actor finds himself ‘between the river and the sea’

Arts, Culture & Media

Yousef Sweid tried to avoid talking about war. Now, in a sold-out one-man show, he confronts politics, identity and fatherhood — with humor and unease.

Small talk on the Eden Walk

Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is walking from Ethiopia to Chile on the Out of Eden Walk. But as he tells The World, “people are my destination.” The story of the walk unfolds through conversations he has with the people he meets along the way. He speaks to Host Carolyn Beeler about the everyday chitchats that have become essential to his travels.