A Tale of Two Emirates
NEED TO KNOW UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A Tale of Two Emirates Dubai reopened after a coronavirus lockdown in July, relatively early. The […]
The Magic Bullet
NEED TO KNOW WORLD The Magic Bullet Americans aren’t the only ones debating how to put an end to police brutality. Folks […]
From Peril to Peril
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION From Peril to Peril Boubacar Wann Diallo has been giving proper burials to migrants who wash up, […]
A New Emperor
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN A New Emperor Shinzo Abe’s decision to step down as prime minister of Japan due to health concerns […]
Plagues of Fire and Pestilence
NEED TO KNOW BRAZIL Plagues of Fire and Pestilence The Amazon is burning again. For the second year in a row, the […]
Time’s A-Tickin’
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Time’s A-Tickin’ Minnesota State Senator Matt Little has more than 140,000 followers on TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media […]
Endless End
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN Endless End The government of Afghanistan recently freed almost 200 Taliban prisoners to help build goodwill as negotiators […]
Speaking, and Dying
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Speaking, and Dying Russian blogger and dissident Yegor Zhukov, 22, had just finished a live interview on YouTube. […]
Woman, Lost
NEED TO KNOW SYRIA Woman, Lost Syrian officials recently began counting and registering thousands of women in camps for detainees connected to […]
Making Europe Great Again
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION Making Europe Great Again The European Union is sending $3.25 billion in economic aid to Greece to […]
Sunset on a Shining City
NEED TO KNOW HONG KONG Sunset on a Shining City In late July, Chinese authorities postponed Hong Kong’s election set for Sept. […]
Oil and Water
NEED TO KNOW MAURITIUS Oil and Water The government of Mauritius recently ordered the scuttling of the front section of the MV […]
Let’s Fly the White, Red and White
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS Let’s Fly the White, Red and White Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is not backing down. The leader of the opposition […]
Breaking Away
NEED TO KNOW MONTENEGRO Breaking Away The small Balkan country on the Adriatic Sea, Montenegro, holds parliamentary elections at the end of […]
Two Samoas
NEED TO KNOW SAMOAN ISLANDS Two Samoas American Samoa is one of the few places in the US where the coronavirus has […]
About the Lowliest
NEED TO KNOW INDIA About the Lowliest Jyoti Kumari bicycled 745 miles from New Delhi to her village in eastern India with […]
Progress and Gridlock
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Progress and Gridlock Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan recently reaffirmed his country’s diplomatic stance of […]
Dam Politics
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA Dam Politics Scholars of geopolitics have long predicted that water would replace oil as the world’s most precious […]
Ying and Yang
NEED TO KNOW SOUTH KOREA Ying and Yang Yet another scandal is rocking scandal-ridden South Korea. A South Korean court recently gave […]
Of Cooks and Crooks
NEED TO KNOW IRAQ Of Cooks and Crooks It’s not uncommon for Iraqi businessmen to receive visits from militia leaders who insist […]
Pageantry and Plague
NEED TO KNOW NICARAGUA Pageantry and Plague Nicaragua recently held its national beauty pageant online. “We had trials and classes through Zoom, […]
An Arranged Marriage
NEED TO KNOW CHINA & IRAN An Arranged Marriage China and Iran are moving closer to one another diplomatically as their relations […]
The Smell of Desperation
NEED TO KNOW TURKEY The Smell of Desperation Boston Celtics basketball player Enes Kanter recently said that “goons” associated with Turkish President […]