Thousands of students in India were able to sustain a protest with the help of food ordered by strangers from across the ocean. Illustration of someone ordering food when seeing the Delhi protests on their computer. (Illustration by News Decoder with a photo by Mohsin...
Endorsements by big stars in the 2024 U.S. election didn’t change the outcome. Can British movie stars stop a big media merger? Actors Benedict Wong and Benedict Cumberbatch in their roles in the Dr. Strange movies set against the symbols for Paramount and...
Are online trends that get people to adopt customs and traditions from other countries appropriate, or is it appropriation? Two Labubu dolls discuss the China-maxxing trend. (Illustration by News Decoder) Approach a boba or bubble tea vendor in just about any city in...
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...