The Mediterranean in Danger Overpopulation, overtourism, and rising maritime traffic are straining the Mediterranean’s fragile ecosystem.
Chad: Survivors of Darfur Over 400,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where a vast camp in Adré strains the impoverished nation.
California: Fighting Fire with Fire California combats worsening wildfires by using controlled burns to fight fire with fire.
Colombia: Looking for Peace Colombia’s 2016 peace deal with FARC faces challenges as violence resurges over farming land disputes.
Greenland: Agriculture or Mining? Global warming exposes Southern Greenland’s rich minerals, raising a choice between mining or expanding agriculture.
Israel: The left in Disarray After Hamas’s 7 October attack, Israel’s left‑wing voters feel adrift as Kibbutzim advocating coexistence were...
UK: The Impact of Brexit UK faces strikes, 10% inflation and Brexit fallout after overlapping crises.
Russia: The Risk of Dissent Russia urges citizens to report dissent, with 189,000 cameras in Moscow enforcing fear and control.
Russian Influence in Africa From Soviet support to Wagner’s reach, Russia’s role in Africa faces uncertainty after Prigozhin’s death.
Fire in the Sky “Fire in the Sky” shows how Northern Lights affect animals and infrastructure, warning that solar storms can disrupt...
Putin: Nostalgia for Empire Russia sees former Soviet republics as its strategic ‘near abroad’ and seeks to maintain influence.
Chile: Hope for Change Chile, rich yet unequal, shifts left amid its unique geography and historic leaders Allende and Pinochet.
Danone: Plastic Pollution in Bali Indonesia, the world’s No. 2 marine plastic polluter, sees NGOs exposing top companies by tracking waste on coasts and...
Social Media Influencing Democracy? In press‑restricted countries, social media fills the gap — but algorithms also let fraudsters exploit the...
Qatar, World Cup Host Qatar, rich from oil and gas, hosts World Cup 2022 and invests in soft power projects.
India: The Living Bridges Meghalaya’s villages built root bridges centuries ago to withstand monsoon floods, a tradition still alive.
South Africa: A Hospital on Rails South Africa’s Phelophepa train hospital brings vital healthcare to rural towns every two weeks.
Lebanon: Racing in Crisis Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens Beirut’s 200‑year‑old racecourse, once a proud symbol of the city’s past.