As we wrap up the year, The World takes a look back at some of our favorite stories from 2025. We visit coffee raves in Barcelona. Also, a landmark performance for a female conductor at the Tehran ...

Mary Ngugi of Kenya is one of the top global talents in the women’s marathon. Not only is she a professional runner, but she’s the founder of Nala Track Club in Nairobi, where she gives young girls a ...

Once dismissed as working-class entertainment, outdoor parties known as sonideros are gaining widespread popularity in Mexico City.  The World’s Tibisay Zea joined the fun for this report. This story ...

Paniz Faryousefi conducted the Tehran Symphony Orchestra this fall, marking a rare performance by a woman conductor. Faryousefi said she hopes her achievement opens the door to other women musicians ...

Every year, thousands of people risk the perilous migration journey across the Mediterranean Sea, aiming for Italy and a chance at a new life in Europe.  Now, the wooden boats they sail in are being ...

Anyone around in the 1980s might recall the hand wringing over “test tube” babies, conceived in IVF labs. Today, more than 1 in 50 babies in the US are conceived by IVF. But on the horizon are ...

They’re just like normal, nighttime raves, except totally different: They happen when other humans are having breakfast, and there are no alcohol or drugs in sight. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports ...

New York’s Fort Ticonderoga is celebrated for the artillery it contributed to the American Revolution. Less known, though, ...

In the US, sales of certain nicotine pouches are soaring. The small white pouches — Swedish cousins of chewing tobacco and ...

New Year’s may seem like a universal party that everyone celebrates in more or less the same way, but many cultures have their own traditions meant to bring about good luck in the coming year. Hosts ...

The US fired Tomahawk missiles into Nigeria’s Sokoto State late last week, claiming to target members of ISIS targeting ...

This year, countries around the world experienced protests on a scale not seen in years. The demonstrations were driven largely by “Gen Z,” fueled by frustrations over economic uncertainty, job ...