Category: World
Tanzania’s Biggest City Bets on Elevated Bridge to Dodge Chronic Flooding
Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as it crawls through Jangwani and watches giant…
Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls
Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. • UN Women estimates that nearly 50,000 women…
Protection That Holds: Keeping Nature Safe From Extraction
When governments gather in Yerevan this month for the 17th UN Convention on Biological Diversity, they will weigh a promise nearly 200 countries…
US leaves Iraq: ‘Shock and awe’ curdles into ‘Aw, shucks’
The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.The U.S. ended its military campaign in Iraq…
2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn’t come
Let’s imagine a bit of “future history” in Ukraine. It is February 2027. The Ukrainian winter has been unusually cold, and Russian air…
Palmer Luckey building submarines is not the craziest idea
President Donald Trump traveled to Baltimore this week to announce a $7 billion deal with the defense tech firm Anduril to build autonomous…
Smartphone Ban Robs Afghan Female Journalists of a Vital Working Tool
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons …
How AI-Powered War Drives the Critical Minerals Race
The demand for critical minerals is accelerating as world powers scramble to stay on top of emerging technologies. Meanwhile, the environment and frontline…
A Rash of Hard-Hitting Questions—Which May Remain Evasive–for Candidates Running for UN Chief
The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced a barrage of questions, mostly…
Bosnia’s Trump-aligned kingmaker wins big despite electoral ban
Nationalists came out on top in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s October 4 election. Allies of Milorad Dodik, the de facto leader of the…
