A look at legendary Lebanese chanteuse Fairuz’s version of a song dedicated to Beirut

New Egyptian disco music released

Shock and sadness over death of Irish musician

Remembering Chilean folk musician Victor Jara

The tunes of Algerian guitarist Fati Teniri Tam

Heavy metal is back and it’s international

Top of the Cape Verde charts

The Solomon Islands puts a new twist on Bob Marley

The Māori musician of the moment

Cape Verdean music comes to the fore thanks to World Cup

Nicolette Hoang offers an alternative to country music

When Los Lobos celebrated its 50th anniversary

The best soccer song ever?

‘Ocean Blue,’ out of Austin, Texas

Japanese band plays traditional folk song as Ghanaian highlife music

South African pop song gets a big boost

Bakithi Kumalo and Paul Simon summer tour

No stopping a legendary trumpeter

Champion of Andean culture, Colombian artist Totó la Momposina, dies

Justice denied as last person accused in Patrice Lumumba assassination dies

Philly cheesesteak is big in Japan

Smoky skies in Canada raise public health concerns exacerbated by climate change

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

A hole in the flag

Skies over Toronto still dark from wildfire smoke

‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’

Why airplane wastewater is key in detecting emerging health threats

Toll of extreme heat on mental health

Physical activity globally hasn’t increased in 20 years

After 17 years in exile, he’s now the prime minister of Bangladesh

In a historic election, Bangladesh chooses someone from a political dynasty

Where do youth in Bangladesh stand on election day?

TEPCO plant reopens in Japan

The view from Greenland

Covering the environment in the age of climate change

Abandoned village in Greenland sees a revival

Tourism out-pacing capacity in Greenland

Greenland’s independence movement

Westminster Council proposes a reduction in ‘vertical drinking’

Another cross-border spat over the Gordie Howe bridge

The Brazilian superstar you likely don’t know

Germany’s national railway to ban alcohol on platforms and in stations

ChatGPT goes rogue

Israel’s ‘Metal Man’

Does an accent make the man — or woman?

New city discovered in the Egyptian desert

Fans worldwide decry the refereeing at this year’s World Cup

One man’s trash is another bird’s treasure

The daring rescue of Serbia’s Feliks the eagle

Canadian phishing test gone wrong

Efforts to protect Europeans from extreme heat

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The world sees a growing number of icebergs

US makes it hard for some foreign teams and officials to get visas for World Cup

Japan releases 8 birds into the wild that were extinct in the country

College student saves the day at Sydney Concert Hall

Brasiliano in language and in song

Barbecue around the globe

How ‘We Are the World’ change the life of this musician from Uganda

The Afrobeat musician Amayo on his album, ‘Lion Awakes’

The versatile sounds of Venezuela’s Gonzalo Grau

Remembering the first Tibetan Freedom Concert

Digging for vinyl in Tijuana

Tibetan Freedom Concerts 30 years later

Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time

Hit the clubs, not the church, with the Soweto Gospel Choir

Mickey Hart’s ‘Planet Drum’

Angélique Kidjo takes on a classic album by Talking Heads

Celebrating the nation’s birthday with a melting pot of music

The musical journey of Cuban-born pianist Zahili Zamora

Iranian singer Bahar Movahed’s pursuit in both art and science

Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding on her collaboration with a Brazilian legend

A new cookbook suggests that eating like a Sardinian could help prolong your life

The hit-making machine from Benin

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Thousands of mostly Moroccan children unprotected in Ceuta

French consumers test high for toxic cadmium, blame fertilizer used on industrial farms

Spain hit by country’s largest mass migration crossing

European soccer threatens to boycott FIFA competitions over privatization plans

The joy and despair after Spain takes the trophy at expanded 2026 World Cup

2026 World Cup is in its final stretch

French singer Camille, now a mom, releases first record in 15 years

Portugal, good at firefighting, now faces a ‘fire paradox’

Spain, lacking forest management, bets on suppression to handle wildfires

Wildfire tragedy in Spain

Why the Tour de France often starts outside of France

This blues musician fled Russia for Serbia. But he sounds like he came straight from the Mississippi Delta.

Fake soccer jerseys in Spain

The World Cup knockout round has begun

Greatness in the World Cup group phase

Soccer underdogs undermining world’s best at World Cup

Teaching the American Revolution abroad

Venezuela earthquake updates

Turkish German band’s unique sound is a world in itself

The unofficial anthem of Bosnia’s World Cup team is taking off

Some updates on recent news

A season of shrine festivals kick off in Japan

Ballot initiative in Alberta could undermine Canadian unity

New album from Senegal conjures a beautiful world

Heat waves hit Europe and Asia

Robo-monk ordained in South Korea

Working from home just got a new meaning

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Path to top of Mount Everest open again

The latest Polymarket scandal: French weather

‘Planet Earth: You are a crew’

A happy update on a stolen helmet

‘These stories kept coming back to me’: A conversation with novelist Sahar Delijani

Seagulls deterred by ‘googly eyes,’ study finds

Eurovision expands, with a new song contest in Asia

Making matzo with a Jewish food historian in Montreal

Operators of high-speed rescue boats risk chronic brain injuries

The role of the government in India’s heat crisis

Pioneering marine scientist Sylvia Earle reflects on decades under the sea

Climbers mourn death of first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest

Everyone, everywhere, spends 78 minutes a day on the move

Wildfire forces evacuations in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park

China begins mass producing EVs with new battery technology

Diamond mining companies struggle as lab-grown options hit the market

How to fight a wildfire

‘Mackerel Wars’ are heating up in the most profitable Atlantic fishery

AI has finally gone rogue and created ‘The Terminator’ vibes

How Shenzhen, China, became the electric car capital of the world

For these World Cup fans, getting to the games comes at a cost

Inside a school bus with Scottish fans headed to the World Cup

Hungary cracks down on BYD plant over forced labor allegations

Scottish soccer fans aim to skirt World Cup train costs by hiring a fleet of school buses

Big cars take center stage at Beijing Auto Show

Airlines hit by dwindling global jet fuel supplies weigh their financial options

Iran war boosts global EV sales

Pilots call for final say on flying over conflict zones

Chinese EV giant BYD faces ‘forced labor’ investigation at Hungary factory

From gas prices to canceled flights, Iran war sows travel chaos

War in Iran sparks global travel chaos

New research reveals chimpanzee ‘language’ to be complex

Investigative report traces global reach of ‘revenge porn’ website

Responders in DRC hunt Ebola door to door as cases surpass 4,000

Hundreds arrested across Amazon rainforest in operation against environmental crimes

Israeli settler attacks are on rise in the West Bank

K-pop supergroup BTS withdraws from the Grammys

Author Arundhati Roy on the rise of India’s youth-led ‘Cockroach’ party protests

Angola convictions of two Russians highlights Kremlin’s influence in Africa

Latvia teaches high schoolers to defend their country

From liberator to dictator: Nicaragua’s Ortega says no more elections

US-Saudi nuclear energy deal raises questions about nuclear proliferation

Ukraine’s defense minister dismissed amid cabinet changes

India’s ‘Cockroach Party’ and the 20-day hunger strike causing a stir

The origins of TPS and its uncertain future

Assad sentenced to death, as Syria turns a page

Netanyahu talks tough to his base as Trump’s Gaza plan lurches forward

A Hiroshima survivor’s lost memoir

Europe’s nuclear reactors strain as climate crises worsens

Why Ukraine is targeting Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries

Cubans adapt to crisis, but resilience has its limits

Trump and Netanyahu convene for closed-door meeting

In Canadian prisons, AI is giving Black inmates harsher conditions

Former Nepalese aid workers turn to sex work amid fallout from US aid cuts

Analysts warn: New shipping disruption will shake global markets

For communities hard hit by Ebola, vaccines can’t come soon enough

Gulf states fear new era of ‘no peace, no war’ in region

Cuba’s power grid buckles as people face extended blackouts

Top EU court rules Hungary ban on teaching about LBGTQ+ in schools unlawful

Balthvs brings psychedelic funk to Colombia

Bjork song is homage to her native Iceland’s wild fish

Good news: Polar bears are gaining weight

Sexual abuse case against singer Julio Iglesias thrown out of court

Taiwan’s Indigenous Bunun music inspired by natural sounds

Birth of twin mountain gorillas give hope to conservationists

Test your knowledge with The World’s Geo Quiz

FRA!: A mix of music from Ghana

Amadou & Mariam fuse traditional Malian music with rock ’n’ roll

An antidote to K-pop

Terror case against member of Kneecap rap group thrown out

Nepal’s prime minister resigns after 22 killed in protests

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How one man visited every country on Earth without taking a flight

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Election updates from Romania and Australia

South Korea’s HOA

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Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

Education special: American students abroad and international students in the US

This South Asian superhero film empowers girls on their journey to womanhood

Can endangered languages be saved? This new book may have the answer.

New book taps into the cultural history of eyeliner

Global youth-led march calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels

New UN report says that migrant workers in Canada are experiencing modern-day slavery conditions

New technology may lead to answers about the mythical Loch Ness monster

‘Planet Hip Hop:’ The evolution of Korean rap

Women of organized crime groups profiled in book titled ‘Narcas’

The history of enslavement at Boston’s Freedom Trail sites is beginning to be told

Ongoing clashes and national outcry in Manipur, India

Venezuelan artist uses recycled bottle caps to create large eco-murals

Nursing shortage due to green card delays has the health care industry scrambling

Culture writer explains how getting your nails done became political

China launches new initiatives to combat low birth rates

Liverpool steps in to host Eurovision Song Contest

Europe’s new border checks causing airport chaos

Ceuta crossings expose EU divisions on migration

Family’s campaign leads to first public domestic violence register in Ireland

The politics of the Berlin Pride attack

How teen hackers became a top cybersecurity threat

Andy Burnham takes over as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade

Questions grow over FIFA’s president as the World Cup nears its finale

All eyes on Trump, as NATO leaders gather in Turkey

Anger over Jared Kushner-backed luxury development in Albania fuels wider protest movement

Brexit continues to shape British politics a decade on

Keir Starmer, known as ‘Mr. Rules,’ resigns as UK prime minister

EU migration overhaul sparks human rights concerns

Too many people in too many places are persecuted for their religious beliefs

Switzerland weighs world’s first population cap

What’s fueling attacks on immigrants in Belfast neighborhoods?

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado uses Oslo stage to press for new elections

Six months after a bombshell investigation, reform remains elusive in Romania

Dublin death draws comparisons to George Floyd case

College students from Minnesota’s immigrant communities reflect on the message of Juneteenth

Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling a sense of betrayal amid ICE crackdowns

Somali community remains on edge in the Twin Cities amid ICE raids

Millions from around the world gather in Iraq for Arbaeen

Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe

American students consider work opportunities abroad after graduation

Millions of people in Iraq for Arbaeen

‘Second chance at life’: This rehabilitation center provides mental health care to orphaned children in Iraq

Iran and the US are on the cusp of an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz

What do we know about Russia’s help for Iran?

Their children were killed. Now, Iranian mothers want justice.

US send more military assets to the Middle East

Iran’s southern residents speak about living through war

The US wants to ‘dismantle’ the ICC

Iranian artists remember school children killed in US-Israeli war on Iran

Hamas says it’s stepping away from governance of Gaza

New round of US attacks on Iran leaves peace agreement in limbo

In Syria, people are still waiting for justice and a better economy

What makes countries want to become mediators?

Iran expands campaign against dissidents abroad

US and Iran prepare to sign a deal after months of war while sticking points remain

Iranians reflect on a potential US deal

Thousands of Iranians left without water after strike on reservoir tanks

Why has Iran linked a deal with the US to events in Lebanon?

‘Trojan horse made of plastic bricks’: How pro-Iran groups use LEGO animations as a propaganda tool

Is the longest internet shutdown in history over?

‘The show has to continue’

Trump says he’s paused an attack on Iran as negotiations continue

In Honduras, farmers turn to cashews to cope with extreme weather

Venezuela is leaving the ICC. Victims say their fight for justice is not over.

Where is Venezuela’s oil money?

A clearer picture from space of Mexico City sinking

After Venezuela’s earthquakes, anger over public housing

Meet ‘Los Topos,’ Mexico’s legendary brigade now working in Venezuela

Venezuela is still reeling from twin earthquakes last month

Gloria Estefan looks back on her successful career as a bilingual musician, singer and songwriter

After Venezuela’s earthquakes, anger grows over government and military response

Fake soccer jerseys in Mexico

In the absence of officials, Venezuelans are taking rescue into their own hands

Venezuelans search rubble as quake toll rises

Venezuela reels from double earthquakes

World Cup brings new attention to Mexico’s ancestral ball game

Colombia’s national soccer jersey turns political

Mexico City turns World Cup opener into a public party