The World and Everything in It: October 20, 2026
President Trump is pushing for more Russian diesel on the world market to help bring fuel prices down at home. But a former Treasury official worries Washington is giving up too much leverage. Fewer than one in five American workers say they find purpose in their jobs. WORLD’s Lauren Smyth talks with an economics professor who runs ultramarathons, a pastor, and a former Google engineer about finding meaning in work. Plus: Paris en flammes, the limits of homeschooling freedom overseas, picking winners, and a German snuff championship decided by two milligrams—and a cleanliness score.