As China and Russia tighten their alliance, Japan has emerged as an important partner to the West. A sudden change in leadership there has wider implications. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Tokyo on 26...
As athletes compete in the Olympics and Paralympics, we see the possibility of competition without fear or hatred. Can we all learn from their example? Turkey’s Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu, left, and Poland’s Wiktoria Choluj compete during their women’s...
The chaos taking place in Venezuela over its recent election feels like a rerun. Why can’t a nation rich in oil satisfy the needs and desires of its people? Nicolas Maduro dances outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him...
Change in leadership in the two countries brings the possibility of rapport. But there is a long history of hostility that is hard to overcome. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, speaks after giving his official seal of approval to newly-elected President...
The Olympics are the pinnacle of an athletic career. But after athletes step off the podium a deeper challenge awaits. Who are they when the uniforms come off? Olympic rower Christine Roper (frontside) hugging her teammate as they celebrate their gold medal victory....
Journalists don’t win medals. But to cover the Olympics takes extraordinary stamina. You don’t want to let down the team. The author (left) before tackling the Beijing velodrome. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Charles) Editor’s note: The 2024 Summer...
When the rule of law doesn’t apply to world leaders, can they be reined in? Should a president or prime minister be above the law? A man takes a bribe. (Photo by Kazakov Anatoliy Pavlovich/Getty Images) Editor’s note: On 2 July 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court...
The term “woke” is caught up in a divisive culture war in the United States. Why is the idea of social justice not universally accepted? A protest about book banning at the capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, 12 February 2022....
The UN says that in places where women face severe discrimination we need to recognize that as apartheid. But the idea is not universally accepted. Afghan women walk through the old market as a Taliban fighter stands guard in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban...
Civil war in Sudan is causing a humanitarian crisis in an already unstable region. This is not something the world can ignore. South Sudanese who fled from Sudan sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on 16 May 2023. (AP Photo/Sam...