The island of Barbados has been calling on wealthy nations to fund climate change solutions to mitigate the harm that disproportionately affects small nations. A demonstrator displays hands that read “pay up” during a protest for climate finance at the...
After failed attempts to topple the Sri Lankan government, a rebel group has come to power through peaceful means, with the help of a youth movement. Youth took to the streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 March 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) This article was...
The Indian government seeks to establish a system to weed out disinformation. But it seems targeted at only posts that knock those in power. Anti-government messages get stamped with a disinformation warning on a social media thread. (Illustration by News Decoder)...
The renegade nation launched ballistic missiles into the sea and sent troops to Russia and rubbish to its southern neighbor. Can Kim Jong Un be controlled? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and then-U.S. President and current President-elect Donald Trump prepare...
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Beyoncé all endorsed the losing side in the U.S. election. Was their power to push followers to vote overblown? Musical artist Beyoncé, right, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, embrace on stage during a...
Western countries have been obsessively following the U.S presidential election. Around the world, there are reasons people are taking note. Campaign signs for the candidates in the U.S. presidential election. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
New laws that affect what church people can pray in could cost Ukraine support from those who believe in religious freedom. Metropolitan Epiphanius, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, blesses water during a traditional Epiphany celebration in Kyiv, Ukraine, 6...
In Madrid and across Europe people are rising up in anger that housing has become like a real-life game of Monopoly and out of reach for too many. A protest in Madrid 13 October 2024 over high rents and a shortage of long term rentals. (Credit: Leah Pattem) This...
The Western world is obsessed with the upcoming contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Elsewhere, other things are happening. A man freaks out over multiple screens of election poll headlines. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
In Sri Lanka and elsewhere, people are telling elected politicians to clean up their act or find themselves out of a job. Supporters of National People’s Power cheer their leader and presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a public rally in...