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Apr 23, 2021
Britain is set to enact sweeping reforms to its domestic violence laws. But whether the changes do enough to protect victims of abuse remains unclear.
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Apr 22, 2021
Today is Earth Day, and 40 world leaders are participating in a virtual climate summit. President Joe Biden opened the event by pledging to cut fossil fuel emissions by more than half by 2030 - the most ambitious U.S. climate effort yet.
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Apr 22, 2021
From Byron Bay to Bali, idyllic locations that depend on tourism for their livelihood often turn to social media influencers to drive visits. But a growing awareness of the negative impact on local communities and the environment is resulting in backlash.
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Apr 22, 2021
The Biden administration is seeking to avert threats to Ukraine and Taiwan with calibrated clarity, to deter aggression but not raise the temperature.
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Apr 21, 2021
This week, environmental progress includes palm oil companies reducing their impact, and anti-food-waste efforts in Italy helping to feed the hungry.
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Apr 21, 2021
Raúl Castro stepped down from the helm of Cuba's government on April 19, though he may remain the most influential person on the island.
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Apr 21, 2021
The tentative deal, which was negotiated in an all-night session, would make the 27-nation European bloc climate-neutral by 2050. The agreement comes ahead of a U.S.-led climate summit set to gather heads of state from around the world.
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Apr 21, 2021
For decades, the governments of Japan and South Korea have sparred - and sometimes reached agreements - over the treatment of Korean women forced into brothels during the Japanese occupation. But sexual slavery victims say they've been left out of the process.
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Apr 21, 2021
Idriss Déby Itno, who ruled Chad for more than 30 years, died during a battle with rebel groups, just hours after he had won re-election as president. His son has been named the country's interim leader while rebels have vowed to take the capital.
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Apr 21, 2021
Because the wait at home is long, members of the Latin American elite are flocking to the United States to secure a COVID-19 vaccine. The trend is just one example of how inequality is shaping vaccine distribution.
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Apr 20, 2021
With its relations with Washington at a nadir, Moscow is eyeing a more pragmatic, if adversarial, relationship with the U.S.
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Apr 20, 2021
Diversity in architecture and urban design is part of a wider conversation about who gets to design the spaces we move through every day.
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Apr 19, 2021
Retaliate or negotiate? After the bombing at its nuclear site, Iran seemed to have a tactical choice. Doing both indicates a commitment to diplomacy.
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Apr 19, 2021
Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily paper, is one of the highest-profile figures arrested under the new national security law.
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Apr 19, 2021
Séverine Autesserre's "The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World" explores why some peace projects succeed where others fail.
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Apr 19, 2021
Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, April 19, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are two news events - on climate change and gun laws - from this past weekend (while you may have been reading "The Midnight Library," building a sandcastle, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.
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Apr 16, 2021
The Biden administration says its renewed aid to the Palestinians is consistent with U.S. values and interests. But does it provide a path to peace?
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Apr 16, 2021
For months, Canada looked at the U.S. pandemic response and felt a sense of superiority. But now the narrative has flipped.
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Apr 15, 2021
The social bonds holding Western societies together are fraying; the pandemic has prompted leaders to promote new shared symbols and narratives.
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Apr 15, 2021
Thanks to a history of government funding for the arts, shuttered German opera houses and singers have kept humming during the pandemic.
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Apr 15, 2021
As the U.S. prepares to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, questions remain for Washington's goal of global security, and for Afghanistan's internal security and governance.
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Apr 14, 2021
French President Macron and Marine Le Pen are nabbing bits of each other's platforms, scrambling what topics are accepted in the political mainstream.
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Apr 14, 2021
After the latest attack on its nuclear facility, Iran said Tuesday it will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity, up from 20%. This comes amid Iran's nuclear talks with world powers to get relief on sanctions in exchange for limiting its uranium enrichment.
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Apr 13, 2021
Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala have agreed to surge security forces at their own borders to contain the increase in migration toward the United States. This alliance will "make crossing the borders more difficult," says one White House official.
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Apr 13, 2021
Trade volumes between the United Kingdom and the European Union have suffered in the wake of Brexit. As international trade rules now apply to Britain, companies across Europe have to adapt to extra costs, paperwork, and longer delivery times.
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Apr 13, 2021
When the Spanish government stopped contracting hotels to shelter the many Moroccan and West African migrants arriving in the Canary Islands, one couple is housing and caring for dozens who had nowhere to go.
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Apr 12, 2021
Perhaps, in Afghanistan, success is the absence of failure. President Biden is trying to preserve both U.S. interests and Afghan progress.
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Apr 12, 2021
Ramadan - a time for fasting, worship, and gatherings - begins this week. Although regulations vary, there is concern that Ramadan celebrations could spark a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Apr 12, 2021
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict has dragged on for six months, displacing more than 2 million people and leaving millions in need of assistance.
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Apr 12, 2021
Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, April 12, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are three news events - a blackout in Iran, GOP disunity, and British film awards - this past weekend (while you may have been planting arborvitae trees, grilling shrimp, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.
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Apr 11, 2021
Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of "nuclear terrorism." Suspicion fell immediately on Israel.
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Apr 09, 2021
Myanmar's crackdown after the Feb. 1. military coup has laid bare military violence for the majority - violence long understood by ethnic minorities.
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Apr 09, 2021
In Soviet Moscow, Eliseevsky grocery store was alone in having full shelves. Today only its decor distinguishes it. The shop closes this weekend.
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Apr 09, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab world are turning to Clubhouse, the fast-growing audio chat app, to debate sensitive and controversial topics. But concerns are mounting that the open space could soon come under government scrutiny or censorship.
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Apr 09, 2021
Prince Philip, who died on Friday, spent over seven decades supporting Queen Elizabeth II during a turbulent reign for the thousand-year-old monarchy and attending more than 20,000 royal engagements.
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Apr 08, 2021
Police violence in Mexico is in the spotlight after Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza's death in Tulum. Can new attention bring momentum for change?
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Apr 08, 2021
Big government has been out of fashion for 40 years. Now the authorities everywhere are using state spending to prime the post-pandemic economic pump.
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Apr 08, 2021
Our progress roundup includes two women who are "firsts" in their jobs. Their rise spotlights personal achievement and work left to do for equity.
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Apr 08, 2021
Young women in Egypt are pushing for change in a country where they have long felt unsafe and disadvantaged. One group has taken up Thai boxing, which has empowered them to fight back against sexual harassment and violence.
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Apr 08, 2021
In response to four nights of violence in Northern Ireland between British loyalists and Irish nationalists, leaders are calling for peace. The unrest is in part due to rising tensions over post-Brexit trade rules and worsening relations between Belfast's political parties.
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Apr 07, 2021
In a growing challenge to the West, Russia and China are fostering close ties. To offset Western sanctions, Chinese companies have provided Russia substitutes for missing Western technologies. Russia has also provided China with cutting-edge military technologies.
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Apr 07, 2021
This Black master falconer is a mentor, conservationist, and Dr. Dolittle of sorts - saving raptors, at-risk youth, and himself along the way.
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Apr 07, 2021
At a recent African Development Bank meeting, heads of state from across the continent were quick to note that solutions to problems posed by climate change do exist. They're just being implemented too slowly - a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Apr 07, 2021
As London begins to make a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, developers and city planners are figuring out how to build back so that the city evolves into a more friendly, diverse, and flexible place for workers and visitors alike.
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Apr 06, 2021
North Korea said it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics to protect its athletes from the coronavirus. But the Games have also been a conduit for politics, and the North's decision is seen as a diplomatic setback.
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Apr 06, 2021
Protests shook Senegal after the arrest of politician Ousmane Sonko. Women's advocates say public reaction shows low support for survivors of assault.
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Apr 06, 2021
Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036. This formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last July, which reset Mr. Putin's presidential term limits.
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Apr 06, 2021
France is opening its archives concerning the Rwandan genocide to the public. It's a move that might help the two countries improve relations. Rwandan authorities will soon release their own report, which they said "will complement and enrich" it.
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Apr 05, 2021
Jordan is a key U.S. ally and an important regional facilitator. Which is why just the hint of a destabilizing "coup" sent tremors far and wide.
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Apr 05, 2021
The pandemic is forcing women to reassess the value they put on having a child and what they are willing to do to realize it.
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Apr 05, 2021
As Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial begins, he's also - separately - at risk of losing his position as Israeli prime minister. After inconclusive national elections, Israel's parliament is trying to form a governing coalition, and it's not clear if he'll be included.
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Apr 05, 2021
Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, April 5, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are two news events - an alleged coup plot and a baseball boycott - this past weekend (while you may have been orienteering, hiding Easter eggs, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.
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Apr 04, 2021
Jordanian authorities said Sunday they stopped a "malicious plot" by a former crown prince - King Abdullah's half brother - to destabilize the kingdom.
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Apr 02, 2021
Russia and China's help for Latin America, particularly in delivering vaccines, may challenge the region's taken-for-granted alignment with the U.S.
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Apr 02, 2021
In the first major step since the U.S. pulled out of an 2015 Iran nuclear accord, both the U.S. and Iran have agreed to resume negotiations. The participants in the accord, which include the E.U., China, and Russia, will meet in Vienna next week.
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Apr 02, 2021
Acknowledgment of a land's native inhabitants can educate the public about history - and help reconcile Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
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Apr 01, 2021
Protecting the right to free speech and preserving human dignity can be mutually exclusive, as in a case before the Canada high court.
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Apr 01, 2021
Some of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy advocates have been found guilty of unauthorized assembly, on charges stemming from anti-government protests in 2019. It is the latest blow to Hong Kong civil liberties.
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Apr 01, 2021
An underground government of civilians challenging Myanmar's ruling military junta have crafted a new constitution, and is seeking an alliance with armed ethnic minority groups in the countryside who have long sought more autonomy.
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Apr 01, 2021
The U.S. sees China's autocratic model of government as an epoch-defining challenge. Beijing is preparing to defend it and has gone on the offensive.
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Mar 31, 2021
If the path to progress on Yemen runs through Riyadh, it may be because the U.S. and U.N. sold the Saudis on the value of a changed narrative.
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Mar 31, 2021
How did the Ever Given get stuck the Suez Canal - and disrupting billions of dollars of trade that flow through it - for nearly a week? Investigators are trying to answer that question, along with who is responsible.
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Mar 31, 2021
This global progress roundup includes signs that the needle can move on even the most obdurate problems, from sewage pollution to human trafficking.
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Mar 30, 2021
The pandemic has created the will to fix the long-standing - and now critical - problem of lack of technology in German classrooms.
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Mar 30, 2021
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has passed dozens of decrees since he came into power in 2017 - some welcomed, and others controversial. For critics, his growing power is bringing back memories of the Duvalier dictatorship.
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Mar 30, 2021
Madrid's policy of keeping bars, restaurants, museums, and theaters open has offered an oasis of fun - and pandemic risk - for young Europeans, who are heading to the city to escape strict lockdowns elsewhere.
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Mar 30, 2021
Beijing has reduced the amount of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature, likely increasing the mainland government's grip on the island's politics. "The election system is completely dismantled," said one former lawmaker.
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Mar 29, 2021
Rising piracy in West African waters makes them the world's most dangerous maritime zone. Cash-strapped local governments are pooling their resources.
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Mar 29, 2021
Anthill Creations, the brainchild of Pooja Rai, is a Bengaluru-based nonprofit that designs and builds low-cost playgrounds throughout India.
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Mar 29, 2021
The Ever Given, the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, has been dislodged by a flotilla of tugboats and is moving through the canal once more. About 12% of global trade by volume goes through the waterway under normal circumstances.
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Mar 29, 2021
Chinese officials said H&M and other foreign companies should not get caught up in politics after they raised concerns about forced labor in Xinjiang. Western governments imposed sanctions on China last week, and now Chinese consumers are boycotting the brands.
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Mar 29, 2021
Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, March 29, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are two news events from this past weekend (while you may have been spreading mulch, taking a yoga class, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.
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Mar 28, 2021
A dozen tugboats will try to nudge the Ever Given free during high tide on Monday as dredgers continue to vacuum up sand from under the vessel.
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Mar 28, 2021
Israelis are enjoying what feels like a post-pandemic freedom, lending special significance to this year's Passover.
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Mar 28, 2021
The escalating violence - which took the lives of 114 people Saturday - prompted a U.N. human rights expert to accuse the Myanmar junta of "mass murder."
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Mar 26, 2021
Myanmar's protesters are uniting across long-standing religious divides to oppose the military coup, activists say.
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Mar 26, 2021
Moscow is threatening to cut off Twitter within Russia, suggesting it is trying to make it possible to sever its domestic internet from the world.
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Mar 26, 2021
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw troops from Ethiopia's Tigray region. But that doesn't mean fighting between the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces is over.
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Mar 25, 2021
Authorities, engineers, and onlookers had never seen anything like it: a cargo ship the size of a skyscraper lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking all traffic. Teams of experts are trying everything to free the ship, creating a scene that is equal parts serious and absurd.
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Mar 25, 2021
North Korea test-fired its first ballistic missiles since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, having rejected offers for dialogue. Experts say North Korea may stage bigger provocations as the U.S. is unlikely to lift economic sanctions anytime soon.
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Mar 25, 2021
The history of slavery in Canada is often framed solely as the end of the Underground Railroad. But a new institute wants to plunge more deeply.
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Mar 25, 2021
COVID-19 has widened the global generation gap. Governments run by baby boomers can narrow it by helping young people get back on their economic feet.
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Mar 24, 2021
Parliamentary elections have left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without a clear path to leadership. The United Arab List, predicted to have won five seats in the Knesset, is still deciding which parliamentary bloc to support.
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Mar 24, 2021
In Britain, colorism - the bias against those with darker skin - is a prejudice that is propagated within minority communities themselves.
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Mar 24, 2021
Hundreds of imprisoned protestors in Myanmar have been released in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement. Meanwhile, protestors began a ‘silence strike' on Wednesday.
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Mar 24, 2021
After a lifetime of picking tea, plantation workers are left landless once they stop working - their housing, on the tea estates, is tied to their labor. Their children, who are often stuck working at the plantations to keep their parents housed, are fighting for a better deal.
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Mar 24, 2021
For peacemakers, finding common cause is a step toward resolving disputes. This Mideast group focuses on neighbors' shared environmental concerns.
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Mar 23, 2021
Imam Husamuddin Meyer shows how spiritual counseling can help inmates reach the inner peace they need to avoid veering into Islamic fundamentalism.
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Mar 23, 2021
As the United States prepares to pull the last of its troops from Afghanistan in May, tension mounts between the Afghan government and Abdul Gani Alipoor, a powerful warlord who many ethnic Hazaras see as a hero.
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Mar 23, 2021
Myanmar's military junta accused ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption in an effort to discredit her. The military also said they are justified in their crackdown because demonstrators were violent.
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Mar 22, 2021
In Israeli elections Tuesday, the support of Arab voters has been in high demand. But how ready are Jews and Arabs to be true political partners?
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Mar 22, 2021
The cease-fire, which would allow a major airport to open in Yemen's capital and end fighting after seven years of war, comes as Riyadh tries to rehabilitate its image with the Biden administration.
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Mar 22, 2021
Residents in a village in Kenya that was founded as a refuge for women in 1990 could be granted the title deed for their own tract of grazing land. They hope it could spur a growing recognition of equal property rights in other communities.
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Mar 22, 2021
This week's Points of Progress includes a decadeslong effort to restore fisheries in California and a breakthrough in earthquake and tsunami detection.
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Mar 22, 2021
Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, March 22, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are three news events from this past weekend (while you may have been mountain biking, dancing the samba, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.
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Mar 21, 2021
Mexico sent dozens of immigration agents and National Guard troops to its border with Guatemala Sunday to stem the flow of migrant families.
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Mar 21, 2021
Mexico sent dozens of immigration agents and National Guard troops to its border with Guatemala Sunday to stem the flow of migrant families.
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Mar 19, 2021
The hack of a private psychotherapy center - including patient session notes - has struck the culture of privacy in Finland hard.
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Mar 19, 2021
Brazil's former President Lula is eligible to run for president next year. Voters say he'll need to offer more than just a throwback to better days.
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Mar 19, 2021
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as Tanzania's first female president, following the death of her predecessor John Magufuli. Ms. Hassan has had a meteoric rise in politics and was chosen by Mr. Magufuli as his vice president in 2015.
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