‘They Did It’: Young Nepalis Bring Down the Government But Wonder What’s Next
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Hit from the Sky, Iran Escalates War on the Ground Against Civilians
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Election Recycling: Malawi Goes to the Polls in Rematch Vote
NEED TO KNOW Election Recycling: Malawi Goes to the Polls in Rematch Vote MALAWI On Sept. 16, Malawi’s voters will go to the […]
No Way Out: France Erupts Again Over Hard Choices
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Africans Are Being Pressured To Accept Deported Migrants – Some Aren’t Happy About It
NEED TO KNOW Africans Are Being Pressured To Accept Deported Migrants – Some Aren’t Happy About It AFRICA Recently, the first of […]
The Shadow Army: For Iraqis, Reining in Iraqi Militias Is a High-Stakes Move
NEED TO KNOW The Shadow Army: For Iraqis, Reining in Iraqi Militias Is a High-Stakes Move IRAQ When gunmen from Iraq’s Kata’ib […]
A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland
NEED TO KNOW A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland ITALY Torre Faro, a fishing […]
Of Victors and Spoils: Guyana Holds Crucial Vote As Oil Boom Looms
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Good Money: Norwegians Go to the Polls Amid an Uproar Over their Country’s Investments
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The Sultan’s Tightrope: Balancing Interests Becomes Trickier For ‘Neutral’ Oman
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Corgis and Coalitions: Lithuania Struggles With Turmoil, Inside and Out
NEED TO KNOW Corgis and Coalitions: Lithuania Struggles With Turmoil, Inside and Out LITHUANIA Corgis and their owners descended on the Lithuanian […]
Copper, Gold, and Independence: Bougainville Pledges To Be World’s Newest Country
NEED TO KNOW Copper, Gold, and Independence: Bougainville Pledges To Be World’s Newest Country BOUGAINVILLE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA In 2019, […]
Bloody Rich: Mozambique Sees Resurgence of Militant Attacks As It Tries To Develop Its Resources
NEED TO KNOW Bloody Rich: Mozambique Sees Resurgence of Militant Attacks As It Tries To Develop Its Resources MOZAMBIQUE Fifty years after […]
Samoans Go to the Polls After Tumultuous Campaign
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, GlobalPost will be on a short hiatus this coming Monday, Sept. 1, which is Labor Day in the […]
As Tensions Threaten to Split the Country, Bosnians Hold Their Breath
NEED TO KNOW As Tensions Threaten to Split the Country, Bosnians Hold Their Breath BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Thousands gathered in Srebrenica last […]
The End: Uruguay Chooses To Allow The Right To Die
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For Christian Palestinians, Home Has Become a Hostile Territory
NEED TO KNOW For Christian Palestinians, Home Has Become a Hostile Territory WEST BANK For more than 2,000 years, the ancient Church […]
The Price of Control: Death of an Infant Sets Off New Debate over FGM in Gambia
NEED TO KNOW The Price of Control: Death of an Infant Sets Off New Debate over FGM in Gambia THE GAMBIA Earlier […]
Holding the Trump Card: Brazil’s Lula Is Capitalizing on Tariff War
NEED TO KNOW Holding the Trump Card: Brazil’s Lula Is Capitalizing on Tariff War BRAZIL Over July 6-7, Brazil hosted the BRICS […]
Of Victors and Spoils: Libya’s Oil Wealth Is Precluding Peace
NEED TO KNOW Of Victors and Spoils: Libya’s Oil Wealth Is Precluding Peace LIBYA For years, Libya has existed in a stalemate, […]
Switzerland, Spurned By the US, Turns To the EU
NEED TO KNOW Switzerland, Spurned By the US, Turns To the EU SWITZERLAND When the Swiss recently learned they would be hit […]
New Kid on the Block: The Far-right Sanseito Party Is Making Waves in Japan
NEED TO KNOW New Kid on the Block: The Far-right Sanseito Party Is Making Waves in Japan JAPAN During the height of […]
Nothing to Lose: Frustrated Angolans Say They Will Continue Protests Despite Crackdowns
NEED TO KNOW Nothing to Lose: Frustrated Angolans Say They Will Continue Protests Despite Crackdowns ANGOLA A few weeks ago, the National […]
Old Book, New Chapter: Bolivians To Choose New President From Among Old Faces
NEED TO KNOW Old Book, New Chapter: Bolivians To Choose New President From Among Old Faces BOLIVIA Bolivians will go to the […]