The Fix Is In
NEED TO KNOW The Fix Is In BANGLADESH The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, recently launched her ruling Awami League party’s […]
The Unlikely Peacemaker
NEED TO KNOW The Unlikely Peacemaker QATAR Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani recently met in […]
A Matter of Taste
NEED TO KNOW A Matter of Taste SOUTH KOREA Bruno, Max, Mia, Nana, Raspberry, Roxy, Trudy, and Zelda were not originally supposed […]
Envy Thy Neighbor
NEED TO KNOW Envy Thy Neighbor VENEZUELA/ GUYANA Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali recently committed to refrain from […]
A Decisive New Year
NEED TO KNOW A Decisive New Year WORLD 2024 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. First, the new year will […]
2023 – a World in Flux
NEED TO KNOW 2023 – a World in Flux WORLD Ukraine’s failure to reassert control of regions that Russia has seized since […]
A Playing Field
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
Operation Dismantlement
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
Palace Intrigue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
To the Rescue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
Flower Power
NEED TO KNOW Flower Power KYRGYZSTAN The flag of Kyrgyzstan features a yellow sun on a red field. The sun evokes the […]
Peace, Please
NEED TO KNOW Peace, Please ISRAEL/ GAZA Hundreds of people recently joined Jewish groups in eight cities throughout the US to call […]
When Cynics Win
NEED TO KNOW When Cynics Win DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Musa Bi, a 42-year-old mother, is one of the nearly 7 […]
Standing Up
NEED TO KNOW Standing Up ICELAND Iceland is considered one of the most gender-equal countries in the world based on income, education, […]
Death By Inches
NEED TO KNOW Death By Inches TIBET The Chinese government recently renamed “Tibet” as “Xizang” in official diplomatic documents. The move was […]
Political Whiplash
NEED TO KNOW Political Whiplash CHILE In September 2022, the new left-wing president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and his progressive allies asked […]
The Stuntmen
NEED TO KNOW The Stuntmen SERBIA Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, a 73-year-old American born in California, recently became a Serbian citizen. “Now […]
Like Father, Like Son
NEED TO KNOW Like Father, Like Son CHAD Opposition and civil society leaders in Chad recently asked the military junta running the […]
A Heater in a Fridge in a Desert
NEED TO KNOW A Heater in a Fridge in a Desert UNITED ARAB EMIRATES An oil man oversaw the United Nations summit […]
Burying the Lede
NEED TO KNOW Burying the Lede ISRAEL/ GAZA Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi recently gained the power to halt foreign media broadcasts […]
Empty Victories
NEED TO KNOW Empty Victories EGYPT Egypt’s economy is in shambles. Inflation is running at a record 38 percent. Youth unemployment is […]
Help Wanted
NEED TO KNOW Help Wanted PORTUGAL The Portuguese government is cracking down on so-called “digital nomads,” the remote workers who moved to […]
Countdown
NEED TO KNOW Countdown MYANMAR Ye Htut is a 64-year-old retired lieutenant colonel in the Myanmarese army, who also served as a […]
Treasure Islands
NEED TO KNOW Treasure Islands CARIBBEAN The Council of the European Union recently deemed the Caribbean countries of Antigua, Barbuda, and Belize […]