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Putin in Vietnam, seafarer shortage and South Africa’s new government
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Vietnam is a gamble for the Southeast Asian nation. Yemeni Houthi attacks in the Red Sea deal another blo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Biden’s spouse plan, Lebanon border and social media fallout
Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to North Korea for the first time in 24 years. President Joe Biden is expected to announce immigration relief …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ukraine summit, Nike and Lego in Russia and the Saudi-Qatar relationship
A summit on Ukraine ends with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed on by dozens of countries. A Dutch man brings Western goods into Russia d…
1 year, 7 months ago
Gaza's decimated healthcare
Specialist doctors were building a healthcare system in Gaza. Then came war. With each specialist killed, another blow is dealt to an already decimat…
1 year, 7 months ago
Pentagon’s anti-vax campaign, South Korean shamans and the G7
Reuters uncovers a secret anti-vaccination campaign run by the Pentagon to undermine China during the pandemic. A new generation of online shamans re…
1 year, 7 months ago
Musk’s Tesla paycheck, the Fed and Giorgia Meloni’s G7
Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders are voting to approve his $56 billion pay package. The Federal Reserve holds interest rates as it waits for inflati…
1 year, 7 months ago
Gaza ceasefire prospects, Hunter Biden, migrant abuses and stunt women
A US ceasefire plan for Gaza stalls as neither Israel nor Hamas publicly commit to a deal. Hunter Biden is found guilty of lying about his drug use t…
1 year, 7 months ago
UN deal, Sinn Fein’s loss, Apple’s ChatGPT deal and Mosul’s comeback
Ireland’s Sinn Fein suffers a bruising loss in local elections as voters move immigration to the top of their issues list. Apple makes a new AI push …
1 year, 7 months ago
France's far-right tilt, Israel's war cabinet shakeup and Modi's third term
French president Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election after a bruising defeat in European elections. Benny Gantz quits Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergenc…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hamas capabilities, inmates-turned-firefighters and Mick Jagger
A diminished Hamas shifts to guerilla tactics signalling a long insurgency. The state of Washington pioneers a new initiative, training prison inmate…
1 year, 7 months ago