At the United Nations University, researchers and policy makers across the globe work together to solve big problems and share knowledge. Dr. Erick Tambo, an associate academic officer at the United Nations University Vice-Rectorate in Bonn, Germany and head of the...
The United States prides itself on being a government of the people. But the nation that invented modern democracy is no longer the model for it. Eligible voters form a long line to get on a bus bound for their vote-registered domicile for the 2024 Taiwanese...
For a democracy to last, its leaders must willingly step down and the transition from one to the next must be smooth and bloodless. Then-President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be buried today. Our correspondent remembers meeting the man who put personal integrity over politics and profits. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Wiesbaden, Germany 21 January 1981, greeting the U.S. hostages released...
An endless civil war in Sudan has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. But the world’s attention lies elsewhere. Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern...
Some scientists are building a program that can do what your parents can’t. Get you all to stop arguing already. A computer mediator shows two bickering brothers wher they agree. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News...
The United States has shown staunch support for Israel since its birth as a state. But that was before it decided to decimate the Palestinian territories. Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate, 26 July 2024, in Palm...
The fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has given hope to millions of Syrian refugees who fled their country during its 13-year civil war. We look back at the start and evolution of the conflict. Syrians wait to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegözü border...
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...