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Qatar, rich from oil and gas, hosts World Cup 2022 and invests in soft power projects.

Meghalaya’s villages built root bridges centuries ago to withstand monsoon floods, a tradition still alive.

South Africa’s Phelophepa train hospital brings vital healthcare to rural towns every two weeks.

Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens Beirut’s 200‑year‑old racecourse, once a proud symbol of the city’s past.

Rwanda’s post-genocide generation is optimistic, entrepreneurial, and driving the nation’s economy.

Qatar boosts prestige through football, from owning PSG to sponsoring Barcelona, as TV rights soar.

Western sanctions on Russian diamonds hit Surat, India’s diamond hub, despite the war being 5,000 km away.

From explorers to NATO, the Atlantic’s strategic role waned after the USSR’s fall but revived with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

More women, like Poland’s Iwona Blecharczyk, are breaking into HGV driving and gaining global influence.

Jackson, Mississippi faces a deepening water crisis, economic decline, and growing political division.