Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue
Demonstrations have been growing for a month and show no signs of abating. But would the reforms that the protesters are demanding actually work? We examine a pioneering bit of Lithuanian software tha...
31 Loka 201920min
May as well: Boris Johnson’s electoral bet
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has at last secured a general election. Just as with his predecessor Theresa May, that may not result in easier Brexit arithmetic. We speak to Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic-...
30 Loka 201922min
Not fare enough: Chile’s protests
The ongoing unrest is no longer about a rise in metro fares; Chileans have risen up to demand that the prosperity of their country be distributed more evenly. The “Visegrad Four” economies of central ...
29 Loka 201920min
State of disarray: the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The man who brought Islamic State to the world stage with visions of a brutal “caliphate” has been killed. But the jihadist movement, while weakened, lives on. Argentines voted their reformist preside...
28 Loka 201920min
Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy
Britain’s prime minister is making a risky move by calling for a general election in December. Will it succeed any more than it did for his predecessor? In Japan, both the government and the people ta...
25 Loka 201922min
Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests
What began as protests against a tax on WhatsApp calls has blossomed into surprisingly united and peaceful demands for wholesale government overhaul. Today’s disinterment and reburial of Francisco Fra...
24 Loka 201920min
Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence
Vladimir Putin’s diplomacy regarding northern Syria is just one example of the Russian president’s widening influence. British Airways was once known as the world’s favourite airline, we ask why its p...
23 Loka 201922min
The course of Trudeau love: Canada’s election
Justin Trudeau will remain prime minister, but will lead a minority government. He will probably be able to continue with his progressive push, but his halo is a bit tarnished. It’s ten years this mon...
22 Loka 201921min
