A Hong Kong court has sentenced democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. The ruling follows Lai's conviction on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication....
Even established democracies are experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, according to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index....
Europe’s migration policy is becoming tougher and refugees are feeling the consequences. Family reunification is one example. Although international law grants refugees the right to be united, many ar...
On Ukraine's frontlines, unmanned aerial drones and ground robots are increasingly shaping combat. While they help soldiers survive, they are also becoming one of deadliest dangers on the battlefield....
Under a ceasefire agreement with the Kurdish-led SDF, Syrian government troops have entered Kurdish strongholds, with the stated goal of facilitating Kurds' integration. But the situation is volatile,...
Indonesia's security forces are alarmed by the growing influence of white supremacy. How are Western extremist ideologies making their way to the world's largest Muslim population?...
The sounds of air-raid sirens, drones and air defenses have become part of daily life in Ukraine. Recomposing the noises of war, young musicians in a small village outside Kyiv created "The Shahed Ove...
The city of Kabwe in Zambia is considered one of the most lead-poisoned places in the world. Decades after a British colonial mine closed, toxic dust continues to contaminate homes, schools, and playg...
In its first vote since the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is reckoning with an Islamist movement previously on the fringes. The Jamaat-e-Islami party is trying to rebrand itself as a moderate...
While US-led peace talks are underway in Abu Dhabi, Russian forces are slowly advancing in Ukraine's "fortress belt" in the contested Donbas region....