Neighbourhood issue: Amid China tensions, Manila gets bolder
n February, just one month after President Marcos Jr visited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, the Philippine Coast Guard had complained...
Lethal weapons: Will Serbia clamp down on gun ownership?
“According to official Serbian police data from 2021, there were 920,000 weapons in Serbia at the time — although between 50,000 and 60,000 have since...
Stitch in time: Saving lives with early warning systems
But Kurt Shickman, director of extreme heat initiatives at the Washington-based climate resilience foundation Arsht-Rock Center says messaging is key,...
Undocumented Gujaratis rush to US
The family of four, Praveen Chaudhary, 50, his wife Diksha, 45, and their children, Vidhi, 23, and Mitkumar, 20, attempted to enter the US from Canada...
Myanmar’s quandary: Disunited opposition to challenge the army?
The Bamar mainly populate the central parts of the country, while various ethnic minorities have traditionally lived in the peripheral regions that...
From a dream to being shaken to the core
For many Jews, the proclamation of their own state just three years after the Holocaust felt like a release.
US lawmakers tackle caste discrimination
California lawmakers have introduced legislation addressing caste, following Seattle’s lead. But why is the ancient South Asian hierarchical system...
Fast fashion still resists change
The groundbreaking so-called Bangladesh Accord agreement came into force in 2013, giving unions greater say while holding fashion brands legally...
