Two of the world’s most powerful nations share a border. But do they share the same objectives? What happens if they don’t? Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China 20 May 2026....
War in Iran has disrupted global supply chains. For workers in one city in India, this means the collapse of the diamond industry they depend on. A trader inspects diamonds on a market street in Surat, India, 14 April 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) This article was...
In South Asia, decades-long animosities divide nations and the people within them. Cricket operates on a different plane and that’s something all can agree on. Sri Lanka’s Pavan Rathnayake plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between...
The Spanish government has been a vocal critic of the U.S. war on Iran. But it has yet to reckon with its own imperialistic past and present. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía on 8 January 2025, in Madrid to...
With the eyes of the world focused on the Strait of Hormuz, what is happening between China and its neighbors is largely ignored. That’s a mistake. Analysts studying a map focus on Iran and ignore China. (Illustration by News Decoder) Southeast Asia plays an...
For Earth Day, we talk to the person who started the annual celebration to begin with. We learn that the best weapon for fighting climate change is education. Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, 6 April 2026, during the Artemis II...
In the recent election, Hungarians proved that a strong-arm leader can be removed from power and that peaceful change is possible. A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates the results of the Hungarian election in Budapest, 12 April 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)...
In North India, people are learning to co-exist with an animal that has long terrified them. A Himalayan brown bear at Deosai National Park, Skardu, Pakistan. (Photo by Nadeem Khawar.) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service. It is...
Long viewed through the lens of instability and internal crisis, the Islamic republic has emerged as a key mediator between the United States and Iran. White House photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meeting with U.S. President...
Back in 2016, a slim majority of British citizens voted to exit the European Union. A decade later, “Brexit” has made a far bigger majority of people unhappy. The White Cliffs of Dover. (Photo by Carol Ann Peacock/Getty Images) Editor’s note: On 1...