What in the World

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

Episodes

Total: 373

One year ago, Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an cross-border attack on Israel. It was the

Moo Deng, a two-month-old baby pygmy hippo, is Thailand’s unexpected new it girl. She’s now a viral

On Tuesday night, Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. The Iranian military said it was in r

You’ve probably seen people drinking matcha everywhere lately. It really seems to be a case of match

According to the International Labour Organisation around 1 in 150 people globally, are trapped in m

On Friday, Israeli fighter jets dropped dozens of bombs on Lebanon’s capital Beirut, killing Hezboll

More than 2,700 stars are embedded into the pavement on the Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, in

An indigenous red-feather cloak was recently returned to Brazil from a museum in Denmark - where it

Twenty-four-year-old Yu Hyuk is a North Korean defector who is about to make his debut as an idol in

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka has just been elected as president in Sri Lanka’s first election since its

Time capsules preserve artefacts and memories so that people in the future can learn about a particu

Two years ago, rapper and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs threw a lavish 53rd birthday party at his $

This week thousands of pagers and walkie talkies exploded all at once in Lebanon. Dozens were killed

Sex education is a hot topic around the world. In Hong Kong, the Education Bureau has released teach

On Sunday authorities say a second attempt was made on the life of Donald Trump. A gunman was allege

American entrepreneur and billionaire Jared Isaacman has become the first non-professional astronaut

Huge parts of Brazil are on fire. And it’s not just the drier areas. It’s the wetlands and the rainf

Sickle cell is an inherited blood disorder caused by abnormal red blood cells. It can cause sudden b

Last week in the US State of Georgia 14-year-old Colt Gray allegedly walked into his Apalachee High

YouTube might seem like an easy way to make money, but hungry algorithms and nasty comments are lead