Europe

Capitalists Anonymous: Weary French seek help in buying and polluting less

Lifestyle & Belief

There are many addiction support groups out there — from alcohol and drugs to pornography. In France, there’s one called Capitalists Anonymous, for people who can’t stop buying stuff or worry that their daily actions, like commuting in gas-guzzling cars, are hurting the planet. 

Kalush Orchestra brings Ukrainian folk music to the world stage

Music

This Paris suburb gets a facelift amid controversy ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games

Summer Olympics 2024

EU threatens to shut down popular app that pays users to watch videos

Arts, Culture & Media

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Across Anatolia

Out of Eden Walk
Woman performing on stage

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival grows even larger

Music

Music festivals are ever-expanding enterprises, adding new locations and dates, even if they’re repeating the same line-up.

Black, blue and grey illustration of man looking over small figures

The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man

Hacking

He started off doing simple phishing attacks. But the Russian, who is known as Bassterlord, soon graduated to planting ransomware in emails, holding companies’ data hostage. And he quickly became one of the best. In her exclusive interview with the hacker, Dina Temple-Raston of the “Click Here” podcast delves into the ransomware underworld.

Ukrainian Eurovision contestant TVORCHI band performs at a concert before departure to the Eurovision contest

Liverpool steps in to host Eurovision Song Contest

Music

Last year’s winners from Ukraine are unable to host in-country this year due to ongoing conflict with Russia, so Liverpool is stepping in. To learn more about it, The World’s Carol Hills spoke to Dr. Eurovision, himself, Paul Jordan.

A large crowd of people are shown with a woman in the center of the photograph cheering with her mouth open and an England flag draped on her shoulders.

Podcast host Roger Bennett on the joys of soccer

Sports

Co-host of the soccer podcast “Men in Blazers,” Roger Bennett talks about moving to the United States from the UK and sharing the joys of soccer with the public.

Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as US President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018.

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’

Trump administration

The former White House national security adviser tells The World’s host Marco Werman that the president is not “very well informed,” which means he “doesn’t really see the bigger-picture implications.”