What in the World

Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything

Episodes

Total: 373

The world’s most expensive banana has been sold at an auction for more than $6 million. It’s Maurizi

Intra-continental travel is huge, and borderless agreements between countries make trips easier. For

There has been intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah for over a year. More than 3,500 people

The town of Van Vieng in Laos is a popular stop for backpackers traveling through Southeast Asia. Bu

The annual United Nations climate change conference ended on Sunday but not everybody was happy. Thi

According to a major government survey, more than 70% of young people in Malaysia are in debt. Offic

Thailand has become the first country in South East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. The new law

A video of an Iranian student in her underwear at a university campus in Tehran has gone global. It

You might have seen the viral video of 22-year-old MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke doing the haka in th

Elon Musk — the world’s richest man — has built several companies, including PayPal, Tesla, and Spac

Can you imagine sitting all of the most important exams of your life on one day? That’s the reality

CBD products are everywhere. You can get the cannabis extract in oils, vapes, skincare products, eve

Disputes over the South China Sea are back in the news, with China and the Philippines both marking

Hundreds of sex tapes featuring Baltazar Ebang Engonga, the nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s president,

The World Health Organisation now officially recognises gaming disorder as a mental health condition

According to the United Nations, Africa’s urban population is projected to triple by 2050, with over

$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That’s how much a Russian court has fined Google fo

Donald Trump will return to the White House in January 2025, after defeating Democrat rival Kamala H

Floods have swept through Valencia on Spain’s eastern coast, causing death and destruction in their

COP 16 — the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biologica