Out of Eden Walk: Walking through unknown Pakistan

Episode 5: Operatives

Single and Japanese? The government will find you a date.

‘She transcends’: French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux finds hope and meaning in ‘Vida’

A far-right Dutch politician who once railed against Islam now spends his time defending it

A pilgrimage turns to tragedy as scorching heat causes 1,300 people to die during the Hajj

In Tokyo, some public toilets inspire wonder

A drought in Spain has dried up all the bubbly

Baseball rises in Argentina thanks to Venezuelan migration

Episode 4: The Fall

‘This is the biggest thing that all Latvians wait for’: Summer solstice festivities begin in Latvia

Palestinian arrests in the West Bank have skyrocketed

Juneteenth offers a ‘window into the complexity’ of US history with slavery, says author

Even in the ‘Oasis of Peace’ — where Arabs and Jews are neighbors — residents struggle to talk about the Israel-Hamas war 

Lacquerware artisans are still displaced by earthquake in Japan

As flood waters drop, Brazil faces a waterborne disease outbreak

Colombia joins efforts to boycott Israel — but other countries in the region take a more cautious approach 

Latvian basketball fans are rooting for ‘unicorn’ Porziņģis in the NBA finals

Episode 3: Losing Touch

Haiti’s new leaders vow to take on gangs

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor 

This club in the Netherlands offers a much-needed break from technology

To prepare for college in the US, some South Korean students receive an international education close to home 

‘We are struggling’: Malawi’s farmers hit hard by fertilizer prices

Women fight for respect in Japan’s sumo rings 

Mexico City’s bike culture is thriving

‘It’s a lifelong injury’: From Gaza to Doha, children bear the scars of war 

Meet the guy who single-handedly took down North Korea’s internet

A visit to an all-fungi restaurant in Mexico City

Rising temperatures in India are pushing those who have to be outdoors to adapt to a new reality

Exclusive: Lebanon’s foreign minister says his country doesn’t want a war with Israel

A new study finds that scientists may be able to detect dementia sooner and faster

How Spain’s rent control is failing locals

Journalist says parts of Sudan’s capital are now ‘almost unrecognizable’

Episode 2: The Poet

A city in southern Brazil is forced to adapt after floods shut down a major airport

Japanese dads struggle to reform fatherhood

In Uzbekistan, the race is on to sustain the world’s growing aquaculture industry

Baltic ‘beet down’: Latvia and Lithuania clash over cold pink soup

US army official resigns over ‘unqualified’ US support for Israel’s war in Gaza

These Israelis are trying to counter other Israelis blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza

Mexico makes history electing its 1st woman president: Claudia Sheinbaum