Even warfare has rules. But how can the world stop the mass slaughter and starvation of a people? Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 1 September 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Editor’s note:...
When nations sign a treaty they volunteer to abide by certain terms. But what, if anything, happens if they break those agreements? The seats of the U.S. delegation are vacant during the ceremony marking the entry into force of the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition...
It is difficult to undo almost eight decades of hostility. To understand what’s happening now in Gaza you have to go back to the creation of the Israeli state. The bodies of Palestinians who were killed while attempting to access aid trucks entering northern...
On July 18, the world celebrates the birthday of Nelson Mandela and his legacy of determination that oppression can be overcome. Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela in London, 23 June 2008 to celebrate his 90th birthday. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)...
Nine justices hold seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. In their hands lie fundamental questions of liberty, equity and who has the right to American citizenship. The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025. Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor,...
Every July 4 the United States celebrates its Declaration of Independence. But behind its “self-evident” truths was a load of hypocrisy. The U.S. Declaration of Independence. (Photo credit: jaflippo/Getty Images) Editor’s note: On 4 July, people in...
Israel strikes crowds at food distribution sites. Russia bombs cities in the Ukraine war. Can we not hold nations to account? A Palestinian man carries the body of his child who was killed in an Israeli military strike on Gaza, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 19...
Countries are increasingly using sanctions, including travel bans, to bring rogue players into line. But history tells us that they don’t really work. The Statue of Liberty holds a Do Not Enter sign.Illustration by News Decoder Editor’s note: On 16 June...
Things don’t happen in a vacuum. If we understand how we got here, we might see ways out of the mess we’re in. A little history adds a whole lot of context. A historian examines old documents. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top...
Half a century ago, Richard Nixon plunged the United States into a constitutional crisis. The crisis under Trump feels much worse. A protestor is detained near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, California 8 June 2025, following a protest over...