Donald Trump commands some 200,000 U.S. troops in more than 125 military bases in 149 countries. Why are they there in the first place? U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salutes U.S. troops at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, 28 March 2025. (AP...
As the threat of tyranny rises across the world, the United States has pulled funding of Radio Free Europe and other networks that broadcast dissident voices. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s...
When a journalist traveled from the east to the west of Europe, the level of press freedom was a cultural shock. Journalist Mina Delić captured this photo of a massive protest in Serbia. Credit: Mina Delić. Editor’s note: This month leaders of five news major...
Almost 16 million girls play organized football around the world. Yet most professional players have yet to earn a living wage. Switzerland’s Ramona Bachmann, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during a Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying...
While around the world misinformation and lies abound, in Africa, stories transmit morals, acceptable behavior and universal truths. Children in a circle listen to a story. (Credit: Kowal2701) Editor’s note: Tomorrow we celebrate World Storytelling Day. In...
India might be the world’s largest democracy, but journalists there lack the press protections their counterparts find in smaller democracies. Fahad Shah, founder and editor of news portal The Kashmir Walla, hugs a colleague at his residence on the outskirts of...
While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, two Central Asian nations prove that borders can be changed by mutual agreement. A hand with an eraser and red pencil over a map of Central Asia. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
It’s been 60 years since Algeria won freedom. The nation’s former ruler, France, is still struggling with its colonial legacy, national identity and values. A Sunday school girl has her schoolbag inspected by French army soldiers before she is allowed to...
Each January, people who live in the small Alpine town of Davos grit their teeth as they play host to the thousands who swarm in for the World Economic Forum. Vehicles jam up on the road to Davos before the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos,...
How to get the significance of Donald Trump’s bitterness towards Europe? You have to look at the complicated dance between Russia and the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a...