Are vaccine mandates needed to achieve high vaccination rates?
EXPLAINER Are vaccine mandates needed to achieve high vaccination rates? Calls to remove mandates in the US abound – but country faces unique barriers compared with others which have high…
China Recognises Its Leverage Over Critical Minerals Is “Temporary”
As the presidents of China and the US meet in South Korea, Zongyuan Zoe Liu at the Council on Foreign Relations says China may offer concessions on its rare earth…
As battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk heats up, Putin touts nuclear-powered arms
As battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk heats up, Putin touts nuclear-powered arms Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s east, Kyiv’s forces target Russian energy hubs and Russia’s leader ups the ante. Police…
Can Southeast Asia turn its economic weight into real power?
Video Duration 29 minutes 00 seconds play-arrow29:00 Counting the Cost Can Southeast Asia turn its economic weight into real power? As global trade tensions rise, ASEAN faces a challenge: how…
Turkiye’s Erdogan urges Germany to help end Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Turkiye’s Erdogan urges Germany to help end Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire, Israel has unleashed a series of bombardments on Gaza this week. Turkish President Tayyip…
Zohran Mamdani supporters make final campaign push: Why him, why now?
New York City – “Focus, focus, focus on affordability”. It is a simple message, but one that Robert Wood, a 47-year-old writer and a lead volunteer for mayoral candidate Zohran…
More than 130 killed: How did a Brazil raid on a Rio favela turn so deadly?
EXPLAINER More than 130 killed: How did a Brazil raid on a Rio favela turn so deadly? Residents of favelas gather bodies after police operation turns to ‘slaughter’ in predawn…
Trump and Xi held face-to-face trade talks – what did they agree?
The presidents of the US and China met in South Korea and agreed to dial down trade tensions.
The first honest American president
The first honest American president Trump’s shameless corruption is not a deviation from American history but its fulfilment. By Eric Reinhart Political anthropologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalytic clinician. Published On 30…
Syria’s urgent fight for justice | Start Here
In this Start Here On-The-Road, Sandra Gathmann travels to Syria to find out how the country is confronting its past and how people are trying to rebuild their lives after…