The Widening Sinkhole
NEED TO KNOW The Widening Sinkhole SRI LANKA Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was once a war hero, known for crushing the […]
Mirror Image
NEED TO KNOW Mirror Image CHECHNYA The Russian republic of Chechnya is intimately intertwined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Having battled Russian forces […]
Crimes, Public and Domestic
NEED TO KNOW Crimes, Public and Domestic PAPUA NEW GUINEA Police in Papua New Guinea recently detained the son of the country’s […]
Oozing Wounds
NEED TO KNOW Oozing Wounds SYRIA Recently, some British tourists in Aleppo marveled at how rebel snipers a few years ago fired […]
Still They Come
NEED TO KNOW Still They Come CENTRAL AMERICA Fernando José Redondo Caballero, 19, and Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero, 22, could “barely contain […]
An Exclave’s Tale
NEED TO KNOW An Exclave’s Tale KALININGRAD Happenings today surrounding Kaliningrad echo a bygone era when European statesmen standing around an enormous […]
The To-Do List
NEED TO KNOW The To-Do List JAPAN On Friday, a gunman murdered former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a towering figure in […]
RSVP, Please
NEED TO KNOW RSVP, Please EUROPEAN UNION Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already resulted in proposals to expand NATO. Now, in a […]
Crimes of Thought
NEED TO KNOW Crimes of Thought RUSSIA Along with other activism to promote democracy and respect for the law in his native […]
Petro-fied
NEED TO KNOW Petro-fied COLOMBIA The president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, was in jail when his leftist guerilla movement, M-19, stormed the […]
Pride and Politics
NEED TO KNOW Pride and Politics ISRAEL Israel is set to hold its fifth election in less than four years, a surfeit […]
Make Some Noise
NEED TO KNOW Make Some Noise SENEGAL The leader of Senegal’s opposition, Yewwi Askan Wi, asked his fellow citizens to bang pots […]
Stuck in Neutral
NEED TO KNOW Stuck in Neutral SCOTLAND Scotland’s first minister and leader of the ruling Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, wants to […]
The New Opium
NEED TO KNOW The New Opium INDIA Does India have a problem with Muslims? Many say yes, after a recent political firestorm […]
Back to the Future
NEED TO KNOW Back to the Future BOLIVIA Bolivian President Luis Arce and dozens of others recently attended a ritual at the […]
Crackdown, Meet Backlash
NEED TO KNOW Crackdown, Meet Backlash MYANMAR The military junta that controls Myanmar recently put deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi […]
The Disappeared
NEED TO KNOW The Disappeared RUSSIA/ UKRAINE Russian lawmaker Oleg Morozov of the pro-government United Russia political party, the largest in the […]
Second Spring
NEED TO KNOW Second Spring TUNISIA Commerce and public services ground to a halt in Tunisia recently as the country’s massive Tunisian […]
Loathed, Loved
NEED TO KNOW Loathed, Loved UNITED KINGDOM When he announced his resignation as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ethics advisor, Lord Christopher […]
Drawing in Pencil
NEED TO KNOW Drawing in Pencil KASHMIR Three years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unilaterally abolished the limited autonomy that India’s […]
Country First
NEED TO KNOW Country First SOUTH AFRICA At a recent demonstration against foreigners in South Africa, Mary Lowe said she was marching […]
The Book of Executioners
NEED TO KNOW The Book of Executioners RUSSIA-UKRAINE Ukrainian prosecutors claim that Russian forces have committed more than 15,000 war crimes while […]
No Place Like Home
NEED TO KNOW No Place Like Home AFRICA Khady Sene, 53, has a problem – rising seawater claimed her ancestral home in […]
Truth and Consequences
NEED TO KNOW Truth and Consequences RUSSIA Renowned historian Timothy Snyder recently warned in his Substack newsletter that giving Russian President Vladimir […]