PoliticsProtestors denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a rally in Kyiv on July 17, 2026, AP Photo/Efrem LukatskyUkraine is experiencing its largest domestic protests since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. The spark to the unrest was the summary dismissal on July 15, 2026,…
PoliticsScreens in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room show President Donald Trump delivering a primetime address on July 16, 2026, during which the White House unveiled a collection of declassified documents. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump used a nationally televised address on July 16, 2026, to unveil a collection…
PoliticsDemocracy doesn't always follow economic liberalization. Owen Franken/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian. In fact, a “third wave…
PoliticsThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a lawsuit against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice at the end of June 2026. The 60-page complaint alleges acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes by Rwandan forces and their intermediaries dating from 1996 to the present day. The DRC has…
PoliticsMeeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe artificial intelligence boom in the United States is being matched by a data center building boom. There are more than 3,000 data centers…
PoliticsA statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesSince the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America. Nowhere were those three factors more clear than the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan…
PoliticsChina has become one of Africa’s largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180 billion in loans to African countries. The money has been used to finance roads, railways, power stations, ports, water infrastructure and industrial projects. Agriculture has also become part of…
PoliticsOnce America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty ImagesThe parades, reenactments and fireworks are over. And in the aftermath of Americans’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to recognize that the declaration was only the first…
PoliticsNigeria is grappling with banditry, kidnapping and insurgency amid renewed debates over community policing and the creation of state police. A Nollywood classic released more than 25 years ago remains strikingly relevant today. Released in 1999, Issakaba was inspired by the real-life Bakassi Boys vigilante movement. It became one of…
PoliticsPollsters recently asked a sample of adults in Britain who they would prefer to win the byelection in Clacton. The rather surprising answers showed that 33% favoured “comedy” candidate Count Binface, compared to just 21% who would back Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The resignation earlier this month of Farage…
PoliticsSocking some money away early on can make your savings balloon much later. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images PlusIf you or someone you know has a baby or a child under 18, you’re likely wondering if they should get a “Trump Account.” The U.S. government started giving babies born during…
PoliticsPiping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BYThe Trump administration has decided that destroying the habitat of endangered species is not harmful. Think about…