West Africa leaders have directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger after the coup. The Ecowas bloc in West Africa… Read More »Ecowas orders ‘standby force’ to restore constitutional order in Niger
Japan’s new My Number identification cards were supposed to be a step forward for digitalization. Instead, numerous errors now risk exposing just how backwards we… Read More »Why is modernizing Japan so darn tough?
Sabin Aboitiz is transforming the Philippines’ second-largest electricity producer into a banking, infrastructure and technology powerhouse. This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Philippines’… Read More »Philippine Power And Banking Behemoth Aboitiz Equity Ventures Plans $7 Billion Makeover
Dennis Willard, spokesperson for One Person One Vote, celebrates the results of the election during a watch party on Aug. 8, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.… Read More »Ohio Voters Reject Republican-Backed Measure to Make Constitutional Changes More Difficult, Setting Up Fall Referendum on Abortion Rights
Indonesia’s relationship with China will be a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, with two of the three candidates appearing to have a pro-Beijing… Read More »Think-tank: Indonesia’s next president must navigate complicated ties with China
An extract from Michael Scanlon’s book on his life growing up in Irish America, “Rolling Up the Rug: An American Irish Story.” “They were… Read More »When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
The models cut modern silhouettes and wear broody expressions in their sleek, monochrome outfits. They glide their hands mysteriously and smolder at the camera. Interspersed… Read More »A Japanese startup is using biotech to ‘brew’ greener fashion
A bright waspish mate talking to you. Brave, original, uncompromising. Unstoppable. There are many ways to describe Katherine Mansfield, but a century after her death,… Read More »Why Katherine Mansfield is still the ultimate literary punk, 100 years after her death
The photo shows an aerial view of a business service center in Xiongan New Area, Hebei province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn) Visitors emphasize need to… Read More »Xiongan trip impresses Xi’s Iowa friends
Social networks in Iran have been flooded with compromising footage featuring several known ultra-conservative officials engaging in homosexual activities. While homosexuality is punishable by death… Read More »Sextape scandal reveals the ‘double life’ of Iran’s ultra-conservative authorities
