As Indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase. The Iron House or Casa de Fierro in Iquitos, bought in Paris and reassembled by a rubber baron in 1890....
From David Cameron to whoever replaces Keir Starmer, why does British politics make voters, and the world, dizzy? 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister shown with a revolving door. (Illustration by News Decoder.) This article was...
When a nation provides international aid for medical supplies and doctors it can gain allies around the world. Refusing aid builds resentment. In Ethiopia, politician Shumete Gizaw hands over a box of medical supplies to Minister of Health Lia Tadesse, part of a...
Bombs fly after a cease-fire is announced in wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Are these announcements real steps towards peace or just a distraction? The handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yizthak Rabin (left) and Yasser Arafat, chairman of Palestinian...
Calling unemployed youth pests doesn’t make them go away. Instead, they are mobilizing for change in systems where they are treated with contempt. A demonstrator wearing a cockroach mask participates in the protest, symbolising solidarity with the Cockroach Janta...
With the resignation of Britain’s prime minister we look back to the last change of government to understand what the British public wants from its leaders. Former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom since 2016 during their resignation speeches outside 10...
An 8,000-km initiative to regreen Africa excited donors. But its success depends on the sweat and patience of farmers willing to work with nature. People plant trees in the Zamblara forest in Mali as part of the Great Green Wall Initiative, 2 October 2024. (AP...
We can get clean energy by tapping the heat of the Earth. But in Indonesia, geothermal plants destroy the land and lives of people who have long lived there. The Ulumbu Geothermal Power Plant in Wewo village, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia,...
We document the dark times in our past so that later generations will know what happened. How else can we ensure they won’t happen again? Demonstrators carry a banner with photos of people who disappeared during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship in a march...
When a world leader orders an attack on another nation is that just crazy? Maybe we should take a closer look at the thinking behind consequential decisions. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in...