The World

A program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir “The Salt Path” stoke controversy

“The Salt Path” is a best-selling memoir and major film. And now, an investigation by The Observer has revealed several of the central claims in the story are false, and the reality includes accusations of criminal conduct. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with the director of the Oxford Center for Life Writing about the expectation of truth in memoirs — and when creative license crosses the line.

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

Conflict & Justice

Tibetans in Massachusetts celebrate 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Sacred Spaces

Medical wax museum in Spain showcasing 19th-century diseases is set to close

Health & Medicine

20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex

On Europe

As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return

Immigration

As migration from El Salvador to the US drops, a small but growing number of Salvadoran immigrants are now returning home voluntarily. They’ve been encouraged by new developments in the country. But not everyone is convinced.

Historic hotel, symbol of Haiti’s past, burns amid gang violence

Violence

The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Harold Isaac, a reporter based in Port-au-Prince, about the iconic Hotel Oloffson that was burned to the ground in gang violence.

Iranians come together to help one another amid war

Conflict & Justice

During the nearly two weeks of fighting between Israel and Iran, residents of Tehran were ordered to evacuate the city. But not everyone was able to leave. Of the people who remained, some of them found ways to help those who needed extra support.

Barbecue recipes — Asian-style

Food

In a new book, Chef Hugh Mangum — based in Los Angeles, with contributions from Chef May Chow in Hong Kong — compiles barbecue recipes with flavors from around the world. They shared a couple recipes with The World.

‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts

Conflict & Justice

When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost stories that were circulating among the museum’s staff in his book, “Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects.”