Second Thoughts
NEED TO KNOW Second Thoughts SUDAN Sudan’s military junta has been colluding with an affiliate of Russian military contractor the Wagner Group […]
Giving Back Paradise
NEED TO KNOW Giving Back Paradise CHAGOS ISLANDS In the 1960s, British leaders were in the final stages of dismantling the empire […]
The Black Sheep and the Family
NEED TO KNOW The Black Sheep and the Family HUNGARY Hungarian objections to Finland and Sweden entering NATO might delay a vote […]
Beyond the Horizon
NEED TO KNOW Beyond the Horizon ESTONIA Few countries have been more stalwart in their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than […]
A Dragon in the Shadows
NEED TO KNOW A Dragon in the Shadows PARAGUAY When voters in Paraguay go to the polls on April 30, they will […]
Nintendo and Synagogues
NEED TO KNOW Nintendo and Synagogues PERSIAN GULF The Arab nations of the Persian Gulf are normalizing relations with Israel, loosening some […]
Don’t Leave a Message
NEED TO KNOW Don’t Leave a Message KENYA Move over, quiet quitting. Employees who are sick and tired of bosses calling them […]
Man and Country
NEED TO KNOW Man and Country INDIA Indian billionaire Gautam Adani used to claim that the success of his energy and port facilities […]
When Spring Comes
NEED TO KNOW When Spring Comes RUSSIA/ UKRAINE As the US and Germany send advanced armored vehicles to help Ukraine’s cause, Russia […]
Quite the Handoff
NEED TO KNOW Quite the Handoff NIGERIA Rioters in Nigeria recently attacked banks and blockaded roads to express their anger over the […]
A People, Betrayed
NEED TO KNOW A People, Betrayed LEBANON After losing their jobs and selling their cars and other assets, parents in Lebanon are […]
Winter of Discontent
NEED TO KNOW Winter of Discontent UNITED KINGDOM The British press is invoking memories of Margaret Thatcher, the arch-conservative prime minister who […]
Militants-in-Waiting
NEED TO KNOW Militants-in-Waiting PAKISTAN In Pakistan late last month, a terrorist disguised as a police officer detonated a bomb in a […]
Les Misérables
NEED TO KNOW Les Misérables FRANCE It’s an age-old battle in France: French leaders want more work out of their constituents. Workers, […]
When the Earth Moves
NEED TO KNOW When the Earth Moves TURKEY/ SYRIA Two brothers rationed protein drinks to survive under the rubble of a collapsed […]
The Other Front
NEED TO KNOW The Other Front UKRAINE As their fellow citizens battle the Russian army on the eastern front, Ukrainian authorities recently […]
The Puppetmasters
NEED TO KNOW The Puppetmasters ZIMBABWE Police in Zimbabwe recently arrested more than two dozen members of the Citizens Coalition for Change […]
Revolt of the Incas
NEED TO KNOW Revolt of the Incas PERU The Peruvian city of Juliaca recently felt like a warzone. “Burning pyres of rubbish […]
Lights Out
NEED TO KNOW Lights Out SOUTH AFRICA André de Ruyter launched investigations into corruption and organized crime at South Africa’s state-owned energy […]
Rumbles in the Household
NEED TO KNOW Rumbles in the Household CANADA French-speaking Canadians concentrated in the province of Quebec have long sought more autonomy from […]
Tanking Diplomacy
NEED TO KNOW Tanking Diplomacy RUSSIA/ UKRAINE A Russian company that makes materials for oil fracking, Fores, is offering more than $70,000 […]
Dirty Laundry
NEED TO KNOW Dirty Laundry THE PACIFIC Since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melted down in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami […]
Straddling a Divide
NEED TO KNOW Straddling a Divide SERBIA/ KOSOVO Late last year, Serbia and Kosovo, the former Serbian territory whose majority ethnic Albanian […]
Held Hostage
NEED TO KNOW Held Hostage CYPRUS Workers in Cyprus went on a three-hour strike recently. The demonstration was a warning to the […]