Stifled Spring
NEED TO KNOW Stifled Spring TUNISIA Tunisian President Kais Saied recently extended his North African country’s state of emergency through the end […]
A Wobbly Fence
NEED TO KNOW A Wobbly Fence INDIA Most United Nations members rallied to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine last month. India, […]
Different Strokes, Different Folks
NEED TO KNOW Different Strokes, Different Folks WORLD Danish officials don’t think children need Covid-19 vaccinations. They don’t think citizens who are […]
Master and Servant
NEED TO KNOW Master and Servant WORLD At least two storylines have formed around Russia, Ukraine and world energy supplies and prices. […]
Awkward Alliances
NEED TO KNOW Awkward Alliances CHINA/ RUSSIA Chinese President Xi Jinping once described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “my closest foreign colleague […]
Dictatorship 2.0
NEED TO KNOW Dictatorship 2.0 TURKMENISTAN The 40-year old son of Turkmenistan’s president, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, recently hit the campaign trail. Some wonder […]
Of Handicapped Wins
NEED TO KNOW Of Handicapped Wins SOUTH KOREA More than 70 percent of South Koreans favor their country deploying nuclear weapons. They […]
The Great Awakening
NEED TO KNOW The Great Awakening EUROPE When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the former Soviet republic of Ukraine late last month, […]
Welcoming the Stranger
NEED TO KNOW Welcoming the Stranger UKRAINE Apartment-sharing app Airbnb is offering free temporary housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who have scrambled […]
The End, the Beginning
NEED TO KNOW The End, the Beginning UKRAINE A week ago, Russia began bombing Ukraine. Seven days later, it’s a different world. […]
The Kitchen Sink
NEED TO KNOW The Kitchen Sink RUSSIA Before the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s, the communist Soviet Union […]
Profiles in Courage
NEED TO KNOW Profiles in Courage UKRAINE On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece from […]
Meanwhile, On the Home Front
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Bully, Unmasked
NEED TO KNOW Bully, Unmasked UKRAINE Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv Thursday as the Ukrainian government warned of bombs following Russia’s […]
A Long, Crooked Road
NEED TO KNOW A Long, Crooked Road SOMALIA Al-Shabab terrorists recently killed five people, including two children, in an attack in the […]
The Borderland
NEED TO KNOW The Borderland RUSSIA/UKRAINE Ukraine means “borderland” in Slavic languages. Today, the fate of the country could determine a new […]
Greasing the Wheels
NEED TO KNOW Greasing the Wheels ITALY The Italian judicial system took almost 20 years to determine whether a couple living near […]
It’s Good to Be King
NEED TO KNOW It’s Good to Be King JORDAN Jordan is technically a constitutional monarchy. However, King Abdullah II of Jordan wields […]
A Race to the Bottom
NEED TO KNOW A Race to the Bottom FRANCE Right-wing French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour recently described Roubaix, a town in northern […]
Guns and Butter
NEED TO KNOW Guns and Butter UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Last week, an explosion rocked Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab […]
Her Majesty’s Prerogative
NEED TO KNOW Her Majesty’s Prerogative UNITED KINGDOM Queen Elizabeth recently announced plans for a weekend in June to celebrate her platinum […]
Frustration, Fear and Baby Shark
NEED TO KNOW Frustration, Fear and Baby Shark CANADA The 5,525-mile border between Canada and the US has long been described as […]
All in the Family
NEED TO KNOW All in the Family PHILIPPINES America produced the Adams, Bush, Clinton and other political dynasties. Now leaders in Asia […]