When Faith is All That’s Left
NEED TO KNOW When Faith is All That’s Left VENEZUELA As public services crumble in their authoritarian, socialist country, desperate Venezuelans are […]
The Unwelcome
NEED TO KNOW The Unwelcome GREECE Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is vowing to “break and smash” the smuggling networks that are […]
Move Over, Ivory
NEED TO KNOW Move Over, Ivory SOUTH AFRICA South Africa extradited a South Korean citizen to the US last year for trafficking […]
Divided We Stand
NEED TO KNOW Divided We Stand LIBYA Libya has remained divided since the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi following an uprising a […]
Succession
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Succession When German Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down from office after parliamentary elections on Sunday, she will leave […]
The Absolute
NEED TO KNOW ESWATINI The Absolute In southern Eswatini – a small, landlocked country bordering Mozambique and South Africa formerly known as […]
Not Yet Convinced
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Not Yet Convinced Around half of the people in Poland are fully vaccinated. The other half are leery […]
Capybaras at the Gate
NEED TO KNOW ARGENTINA Capybaras at the Gate Giant rodents called capybaras have invaded an affluent gated community to the north of […]
King of the Mountain
NEED TO KNOW CANADA King of the Mountain When Canadians go to the polls on September 20, they will have had a […]
How to Win Big
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA How to Win Big Boris Vishnevsky was shocked when he saw the names and faces of his two opponents […]
The Forever Insurgency
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Forever Insurgency The Taliban claimed victory after the recent end of the US-led NATO occupation of Afghanistan. […]
Demography, Meet Destiny
NEED TO KNOW INDIA Demography, Meet Destiny India is slated to surpass China and become the most populous country in the world […]
The Price of Democracy
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA The Price of Democracy The lives of Guineans and the wallets of industries everywhere were thrown into disarray […]
Eco Election
NEED TO KNOW NORWAY Eco Election Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg might become the first top politician to be ousted due to […]
Too Big To Succeed
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Too Big To Succeed Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced the creation of a new stock exchange for […]
Remember the Children
NEED TO KNOW NIGERIA Remember the Children Gunmen in Nigeria freed nearly a hundred kidnapped school children recently. Families in Nigeria’s north-central […]
Human Weapons
NEED TO KNOW LITHUANIA Human Weapons Lithuania is building a 315-mile-long fence on its southern border. The structure has two functions: keeping […]
Testing the Scales
NEED TO KNOW BOLIVIA Testing the Scales A lot is capturing Bolivians’ attention these days. Wildfires are raging through the forests. Cases […]
Sweaty Palms
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN Sweaty Palms Indian envoys recently spoke to Taliban officials who now run Afghanistan after the American withdrawal from […]
A Country Named Despair
NEED TO KNOW HAITI A Country Named Despair In July, the president of Haiti was assassinated. In mid-August, an earthquake in the […]
Avoiding Sinkholes
NEED TO KNOW MOROCCO Avoiding Sinkholes Moroccan King Mohammed VI recently denounced “methodical attacks” on his country, alluding to critics abroad who […]
When the Levee Breaks
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA When the Levee Breaks Rebels seeking to separate their region from Ethiopia, the Oromo Liberation Army, have been […]
RealPolitik
NEED TO KNOW UKRAINE & RUSSIA RealPolitik Erfan Kudusov and many other Tatars fled Crimea when Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. […]
No Vacancy
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN No Vacancy Airbnb will offer 20,000 Afghan refugees free, temporary housing around the world as they seek to […]