by Bernd Debusmann | 3 Sep 2024 | Decoders, Human Rights, Politics, United States, Wh-Y Vote
One candidate in the upcoming election vows to deport millions of people. The other wants complicated changes to current laws. Is either solution feasible? A group claiming to be from India sit in the shade of the border wall as they wait to be picked up by U.S....
by Bernd Debusmann | 28 Aug 2024 | Decoder Replay, History, Politics
Drones are being used in warfare in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East. Other nations have them. How did we get to this point and how much should it worry us? Ukrainian servicemen of the Ochi reconnaissance unit launch a drone to fly over Russian positions at the...
by John West | 21 Aug 2024 | Asia, Decoder Replay, Economy, Japan, Politics
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...
by Bernd Debusmann | 15 Aug 2024 | China, Government, History, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Go back three decades and the trend was towards global democracy. Now we see rising authoritarianism. Are we looking at global autocracy? Military tanks. (Credit: Mikhail Shapovalov/Getty Images) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
by Paul Radford | 14 Aug 2024 | Decoder Replay, Politics, Sports
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...
by Bernd Debusmann | 7 Aug 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, History, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
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...
by Cathal O'Luanaigh | 6 Aug 2024 | Correspondents in the Spotlight, Journalism, News Decoder Updates, Politics, Space
Journalism gave one reporter the ability to travel the world to be there when things happen. For News Decoder, her stories take us into outer space. When you read a published article on News Decoder, you’re only seeing part of the story. Who is writing it? What went...
by Alexander Nicoll | 5 Aug 2024 | Great Britain, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
With its sixth prime minister in eight years, will the British finally be able to stop faffing around and get on with it? Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at 10 Downing Street, poses for the cameras, 13 March 2024. Larry has chased mice there through...
by Marcy Burstiner | 1 Aug 2024 | Decoders, History, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
Why the winner of the most votes in the U.S. presidential election might lose the presidency. A map shows the results of the Electoral College in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the results of the general election. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article...
by Alistair Lyon | 31 Jul 2024 | Asia, Decoder Replay, History, Politics
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...