Immigration officers don’t normally focus on elections, but lately they’ve been showing up at houses, armed and in uniform, to see if people are illegally […]
Year: 2026
Esports is now geopolitics by other means
The competitive gaming industry has grown rapidly over the past two decades, transforming from a niche subculture into a global phenomenon watched by millions of […]
Lula can’t decouple from China, whatever Trump may want
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election on October 25 may have frustrated Donald Trump’s ambitions in Latin America, but the more consequential story lies beyond […]
Download: OSS: Why trusted data matters as a catalyst for AI modernisation
AI is changing how telecoms operators manage their networks, but outdated systems and disconnected data are making progress difficult. Mobile Europe’s latest report looks at […]
Speculation swirls as Trump says aide was ‘hit violently’ in chest by rogue golf ball
President Donald Trump’s late-night rant about a Washington golf course included one detail that political reporters couldn’t stop talking about: a White House staffer supposedly […]
Four new polls just delivered Republicans their worst Senate nightmare
CNN surveys in four Senate battlegrounds find Democrats ahead in Michigan and Texas and in close races in Kansas and Maine, showing how much the […]
Denmark wants to ban ‘turbo chickens’
The Danish government wants to ban a fast-growing breed known as “turbo chickens,” setting up another clash with the farm sector over animal welfare. “We […]
Belgium’s deputy PM wants to use ‘trade bazooka’ on US over pharma threats
BRUSSELS — The European Union should ready its Anti-Coercion Instrument, otherwise known as its “trade bazooka,” for use against Washington over its push to raise EU […]
Sec. 504 lawsuit settlement attempting to roll back community integration for people with disabilities
“Section 504 has a powerful history because disabled people had to fight for the government to actually enforce the rights that were already written into […]
UN Report: Israel Expanding Genocidal War to the West Bank
The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack. There is a lot going on right now, most of it involving elections around the world. Most […]
APAC Global Food Tech Awards 2026 spotlights food waste, compliance and functional foods
South Korea’s FutureSense won the 2026 APAC Global Food Tech Awards for its food waste-tracking platform, while finalists from Australia and Taiwan focused on regulatory […]
Parliament urged to push for R600 increase in SASSA old-age grant
Parliament has been urged to motivate for a R600 increase in SASSA’s old-age grant, which would take the monthly payment from R2 400 to R3 […]
Is Montana Holding the Key to Undoing Citizens United?
In early January, Jeff Mangan, the founder of a small nonprofit called the Transparent Election Initiative, was preparing to launch a ballot initiative to reduce […]
Betrayed, disappointed, hurt — and backing Democrats anyway
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet. Max Sorgenfrey was sipping a coffee at a cafe in Charleston, South […]
Saudis Report Intercepting Ballistic Missile Fired by Iran-Backed Houthis
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
China’s Belt and Road hasn’t lived up to Xi’s promise
Designed to dwarf even the Marshall Plan, the American program to rebuild Europe after World War II, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first […]
The untold story of Ukraine’s Starlink crisis
The crisis in Ukraine over restrictions on the military use of SpaceX’s satellite constellation in the Russia-Ukraine war won’t be readily resolved. US lawmakers and […]
Bayern celebrate Kane’s Ballon d’Or, Kompany’s discharge with Magdeburg win
Harry Kane gets a guard of honour before the match in Munich; Vincent Kompany out of hospital after collapsing on pitch…See More
Neymar handed two-game Santos suspension for covering mouth in argument
Former Brazil captain Neymar sanctioned by sports tribunal for actions after his red card in match against Bahia…See More
End in sight for controversial snapper fishing ban in SA
Snapper could once again be caught next year as the South Australian government works on a plan to rebuild snapper stocks, but some fishers remain […]