Many people in the United States feel they can’t live without an iPhone. But its global components have put it is at the heart of an international trade battle. An iPhone box. (Photo credit Marcy Burstiner) This article was produced exclusively for News...
Tens of thousands of people pay good money for tourist visas to Western countries. But the odds of getting that passport stamp are getting worse. An embassy official stamps a visa application. (Credit: Khunkorn) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s...
In only a handful of countries are journalists supported, protected and generally trusted. We need to change that. A clickable map of press freedom. Courtesy of Reporters Without Borders. After a century of gradual expansion of press rights in the United States, the...
Australia is its own continent but it has key strategic relationships with two big nations that don’t like each other. Political isolation is not an option. A koala bear lurks behind U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping. (Illustration by...
Around the world we see the rise of autocrats. Once they hold power it is difficult to oust them. But their fall often leaves a vacuum and chaos. A carnival float depicting Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in Nice, France, 15 February 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis...