A bluefin tuna has just fetched $3.2 million at a fish market in Tokyo. That price was paid by an entrepreneur who owns a chain of sushi restaurants in the country. The fish itself happened to be ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a former Canadian minister to be his new economic advisor. It’s the latest in a spate of changes to Zelenskyy’s cabinet following a corruption ...

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now in US custody, facing drug-related charges — but inside Venezuela, the fallout is just beginning. In Caracas, residents describe fear, brief ...

The strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica destroyed homes and government infrastructure last October. But the Miami Herald reports that the tourism sector is on its way back, rebounding some 80%. Hosts ...

Persistent global instability was the theme of 2025, and according to The Economist’s annual issue filled with predictions for the coming year, in 2026, we should get enough answers to stop navigating ...

Almost one month after Cyclone Senyar struck Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, the death toll has exceeded 1,000 and continues to rise. Roads in rural areas remain impassable, rendering thousands of ...

A few decades ago, Venezuela was considered one of Latin America’s strongest democratic examples. Then it became an autocracy. Correspondent Hannah Dreier began reporting from Venezuela in 2014 when ...

For centuries, wassailing marked the noisy, boozy end of the Christmas season. Groups of singers would roam from house to house on Twelfth Night, calling out blessings in exchange for food and drink — ...

At just 22 years old, Naabil Khan is the founder of Skin For All, a website making information on skin conditions across ...

The new Japanese prime minister sparked a diplomatic flare up this fall, when she said that Japan would get involved if China were to attack Taiwan. The back and forth came at a time when Taiwan’s ...

In this holiday special, The World takes you to China. We visit Shenzhen, which has become the most thriving megacity in the world — without the air pollution, overcrowding and failing infrastructure ...