Soldiers of Misfortune
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Soldiers of Misfortune Russian jets recently ran sorties over Libya in support of a rebel commander and mercenaries […]
Lingering Bits of Glass
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Lingering Bits of Glass A German court recently convicted a 93-year-old former SS guard of Nazi war crimes. […]
Shrink the Swamp
NEED TO KNOW ITALY Shrink the Swamp Americans have an extremely low opinion of Congress. Italians share their disdain. Now they appear […]
Let Chaos Reign
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Highs and Lies
NEED TO KNOW GUATEMALA Highs and Lies In the dead of night, small planes fly low over the tropical jungles, Mayan ruins, […]
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 […]