The new year has begun with a grim sense that there are too many global conflicts and crises happening simultaneously, with many of the old tools of aid, diplomacy, and ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the World Health Organization’s condemnation of an Israeli raid on a Gaza hospital, South Korean officials seeking an arrest warrant for ...
On Dec. 8, when opposition forces stormed the gates of Sednaya, the infamous Damascus prison dubbed Syria’s “human slaughterhouse,” the long-reported horrors of Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year regime became undeniable. Videos ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s interests in Syria, a deadly cyclone hitting the French territory of Mayotte, and the collapse of Germany’s ruling government. Sign ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at which countries are choosing to defy the ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s top leader, Iran’s new uranium-enriching advanced centrifuges, and upcoming ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at ICC arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials, Russia launching a new ballistic missile at Ukraine, and potential criminal charges ...
On Nov. 14, 2023, Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda declared the start of winter in Gaza as sheets of rain flooded the streets. A month later, Owda told her followers that ...
From China’s mass internment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, to Syria’s torture and extermination of thousands of detainees, to Russia’s forcible transfer of civilians from occupied areas of Ukraine, no region ...
Editor’s note: We decided to keep our special correspondent anonymous because of concerns about their safety. At 82, Antonio Soares is blind and frail, carefully tended by his family. But time has not ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Ukraine seeking an ICC trial against Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden’s fumbled NATO speeches, and a controversial asylum bill in Finland. ...