Diplomacy, conflict, climate and global culture covered from on-the-ground correspondents across five continents.
Low-value packages shipped to Lithuania from Asian e-commerce platforms like Temu, AliExpress, and Shein dropped by 30 to 70 percent in July. The plunge follows the … Read more
Ethiopia is advancing engineering plans for three additional hydropower dams on the Blue Nile—specifically identified as Karadobi, Mandaya, and Beko Abo—reopening a long-standing geopolitical dispute in … Read more
Two prominent Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were found guilty of inciting subversion under the city’s national security … Read more
Two prominent Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state … Read more
Four railway workers were struck and killed by a limited-express train on August 20, 2026, while clearing vegetation along the tracks at Shin-Kanuma Station in Tochigi … Read more
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s central region and southern Andes on Thursday, August 20, 2026, triggering brief evacuations and minor structural damage. The United States … Read more
Henry Kissinger, the influential diplomat who shaped American foreign policy under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at his home in … Read more
President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to launch what he termed the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country, targeting Iran with unprecedented economic … Read more
A 33-year-old Winnipeg man and former Somalian refugee was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday, August 20, 2026, after admitting he operated a commercial … Read more
Alessandro Rapinese, the mayor of Como, Italy, has ordered a controversial ban on bicycles across approximately 30 streets in the historic city centre, taking effect in … Read more
Zimbabwe, Guyana, Madagascar, the United Kingdom, and Zambia have joined an international aviation alliance to expand carbon credit supplies for CORSIA, a global emissions program set … Read more
More than 100 people died when a low-tech artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic on Tuesday. The disaster in Zamboye, near the Cameroon … Read more