Palace Intrigue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
To the Rescue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
Flower Power
NEED TO KNOW Flower Power KYRGYZSTAN The flag of Kyrgyzstan features a yellow sun on a red field. The sun evokes the […]
Peace, Please
NEED TO KNOW Peace, Please ISRAEL/ GAZA Hundreds of people recently joined Jewish groups in eight cities throughout the US to call […]
When Cynics Win
NEED TO KNOW When Cynics Win DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Musa Bi, a 42-year-old mother, is one of the nearly 7 […]
Standing Up
NEED TO KNOW Standing Up ICELAND Iceland is considered one of the most gender-equal countries in the world based on income, education, […]
Death By Inches
NEED TO KNOW Death By Inches TIBET The Chinese government recently renamed “Tibet” as “Xizang” in official diplomatic documents. The move was […]
Political Whiplash
NEED TO KNOW Political Whiplash CHILE In September 2022, the new left-wing president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and his progressive allies asked […]
The Stuntmen
NEED TO KNOW The Stuntmen SERBIA Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, a 73-year-old American born in California, recently became a Serbian citizen. “Now […]
Like Father, Like Son
NEED TO KNOW Like Father, Like Son CHAD Opposition and civil society leaders in Chad recently asked the military junta running the […]
A Heater in a Fridge in a Desert
NEED TO KNOW A Heater in a Fridge in a Desert UNITED ARAB EMIRATES An oil man oversaw the United Nations summit […]
Burying the Lede
NEED TO KNOW Burying the Lede ISRAEL/ GAZA Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi recently gained the power to halt foreign media broadcasts […]
Empty Victories
NEED TO KNOW Empty Victories EGYPT Egypt’s economy is in shambles. Inflation is running at a record 38 percent. Youth unemployment is […]
Help Wanted
NEED TO KNOW Help Wanted PORTUGAL The Portuguese government is cracking down on so-called “digital nomads,” the remote workers who moved to […]
Countdown
NEED TO KNOW Countdown MYANMAR Ye Htut is a 64-year-old retired lieutenant colonel in the Myanmarese army, who also served as a […]
Treasure Islands
NEED TO KNOW Treasure Islands CARIBBEAN The Council of the European Union recently deemed the Caribbean countries of Antigua, Barbuda, and Belize […]
And the Winner Is …
NEED TO KNOW And the Winner Is … MIDDLE EAST On Sunday, the warship USS Carney, based in the Red Sea, shot […]
Faltering Resolve
NEED TO KNOW Faltering Resolve UKRAINE/ RUSSIA The admission shocked Ukrainians who have shown little but resolute courage as they tried to […]
Tragedy Redux
NEED TO KNOW Tragedy Redux SUDAN In 2003, rebels in Darfur, the western region of Sudan, took up arms against the central […]
Germany Divided
NEED TO KNOW Germany Divided GERMANY The far-right, xenophobic Alternative for Germany political party has long concerned observers who fear a resurgence […]
Hitting Pause
NEED TO KNOW Hitting Pause ISRAEL/ GAZA Diplomats worked overtime into Tuesday morning to extend the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian […]
Rapprochement
NEED TO KNOW Rapprochement VENEZUELA As post-pandemic inflation gripped the global economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused energy costs to spike, […]
Hot Top of the World
NEED TO KNOW Hot Top of the World NEPAL United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently journeyed to the foot of Mount Everest […]