Succession
NEED TO KNOW Succession BOLIVIA Bolivian President Luis Arce recently told the Associated Press that his mountainous South American country is not […]
Lost in the Desert
NEED TO KNOW Lost in the Desert AFRICA Bella, 27, from a small village in northern Guinea, decided to try her luck […]
Near Abroad Politics
NEED TO KNOW Near Abroad Politics GEORGIA Earlier this year, Georgian civilians clashed with riot police in Tbilisi, the capital of the […]
Little Dirty Gem
NEED TO KNOW Little Dirty Gem SINGAPORE Holders of Singaporean passports are among the luckiest in the world. They can travel to […]
The Many Shades of Terror
NEED TO KNOW The Many Shades of Terror SOMALIA The Somali National Army suffers from bungling leaders, inexperienced field officers and corrupt […]
‘A Radical Reset’
NEED TO KNOW ‘A Radical Reset’ UNITED KINGDOM In late May, just six weeks before the election, British Conservative Prime Minister Rishi […]
A Declaration of War
NEED TO KNOW A Declaration of War ECUADOR Ecuadoran prosecutors recently asked the South American country’s highest court to convict Carlos Angulo, […]
‘Meat-grinder’ Recruitment
NEED TO KNOW ‘Meat-grinder’ Recruitment RUSSIA The Russian army is recruiting female convicts to ship to the frontlines in Ukraine. In exchange […]
The Absence of Embarrassment
NEED TO KNOW The Absence of Embarrassment FIJI A court in Fiji recently sentenced former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama to a year […]
Match Point
NEED TO KNOW Match Point FRANCE French authorities recently charged two boys aged 12 and 13 with raping a 12-year-old girl in […]
Passing the Bar
NEED TO KNOW Passing the Bar IRAN Iran’s mullahs approved six candidates to run for president on June 28, the date for […]
Sharing the Wealth
NEED TO KNOW Sharing the Wealth MONGOLIA Mongolian judges recently visited Plainview, Texas to learn about American justice. They also visited the […]
Sleepwalking Into War
NEED TO KNOW Sleepwalking Into War ISRAEL/ LEBANON The leader of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed political party and militant group based in Lebanon, […]
A Permanent Transition
NEED TO KNOW A Permanent Transition SOUTH SUDAN Global leaders are putting their heads together to solve South Sudan’s political crisis and […]
New and Shiny
NEED TO KNOW New and Shiny NETHERLANDS King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands recently visited Albany, Atlanta, and New York […]
The Genie in the Bottle
NEED TO KNOW The Genie in the Bottle TUNISIA Last month, prominent Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani was on a popular talk show […]
Back to Basics
NEED TO KNOW Back to Basics MAURITANIA In 2019, the former president of the West African country of Mauritania, Ould Abdel Aziz, […]
Talking Trash
NEED TO KNOW Talking Trash NORTH KOREA The French first used balloons in war for reconnaissance during the battles that erupted after […]
Just Say No
NEED TO KNOW Just Say No CANADA Two years ago, officials in British Columbia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs […]
Let the Games Begin
NEED TO KNOW Let the Games Begin FRANCE French officials are only fairly sure that the opening ceremony for the upcoming summer […]
Tinted Lenses
NEED TO KNOW Tinted Lenses ISRAEL/ GAZA STRIP Bombs and bullets are flying in the Gaza Strip even as both sides mull […]
Eye of the Beholder
NEED TO KNOW Eye of the Beholder RUSSIA Russian-American historian Yuri Felshtinsky recently told Times Radio that Russian elites are in a […]
Colonial Democracy
NEED TO KNOW Colonial Democracy NEW CALEDONIA Four people, including a security officer, died recently in riots in the French territory of […]
Becoming Besties
NEED TO KNOW Becoming Besties KENYA Western influence on the African continent has been waning in recent years, with many countries moving […]