A New Kind of Ugly
NEED TO KNOW EL SALVADOR A New Kind of Ugly It’s possible that El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele came to Washington, DC […]
Divided We Teeter
NEED TO KNOW MICRONESIA & OCEANIA Divided We Teeter The island nations in the Pacific Ocean are facing a double whammy: A […]
Division, Disease and Doubts
NEED TO KNOW SOUTH AFRICA Division, Disease and Doubts South Africa was going to launch a massive campaign to inject its citizens […]
No Exits
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN No Exits President Joe Biden has a few months to decide whether to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. […]
Eras New and Old
NEED TO KNOW HAITI Eras New and Old One of the poorest countries in the world, Haiti, is embroiled in a new […]
Natural Invasions
NEED TO KNOW NEW ZEALAND Natural Invasions The kakapos are beautiful, fascinating birds. They are the biggest species of parrot, weighing almost […]
Forward, Comrades
NEED TO KNOW LAOS Forward, Comrades Laos’ communist leaders recently elected Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as their new secretary-general. Described by the […]
Health and Wealth
NEED TO KNOW TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Health and Wealth Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, who runs the British overseas territory of the Turks […]
Vaccination Games
NEED TO KNOW PAKISTAN Vaccination Games Around the world, covid-skepticism has become a thing – leading to millions saying they will shun […]
On the Move
NEED TO KNOW WORLD On the Move The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped citizens of poor and war-torn countries and leaders in affluent […]
Fighting the Past
NEED TO KNOW KOSOVO Fighting the Past In June, 61 out of 120 lawmakers in Kosovo’s parliament voted to install the government […]
Weaponizing Cows
NEED TO KNOW INDIA Weaponizing Cows When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a National Cow Commission late last year, he aimed to […]
The Palace and the Underpants
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA The Palace and the Underpants Alexei Navalny directed some rather unkind words toward Russian President Vladimir Putin before […]
Making Peace, Making War
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA Making Peace, Making War Asmelash Woldeselassie survived a bombing that cost him his sight during a civil war […]
A Government of Ghosts
NEED TO KNOW IRAQ A Government of Ghosts Sixteen years ago, after the US had occupied Iraq for more than two years, […]
The Façade Crumbles
NEED TO KNOW MYANMAR The Façade Crumbles Khing Hnin Wai frequently produces videos of herself doing aerobics to electronic dance music near […]
Of Bullies and Pulpits
NEED TO KNOW UGANDA Of Bullies and Pulpits Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 76, won reelection to a sixth term in January, preserving […]
Dissidents in the Desert
NEED TO KNOW SAUDI ARABIA Dissidents in the Desert Saad al-Jabri saved hundreds of lives in 2010 when he warned British authorities […]
Intolerable Brutality
NEED TO KNOW CUBA Intolerable Brutality Outrage and social media are fueling a popular uprising against the government’s power in Cuba. Late […]
Globalization MENA-Style
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Globalization MENA-Style The peace accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has created a tourism boom in […]
Respect Who’s First
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Respect Who’s First If confirmed as US Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland will become the first Native […]
Blaming and Shaming
NEED TO KNOW PAKISTAN Blaming and Shaming In September last year, a Pakistani woman ran out of gas on the highway near […]
All About the Jabs
NEED TO KNOW WORLD All About the Jabs Palau, which consists of hundreds of isolated islands that stretch 500 miles east of […]