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Jan - June 2023

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Global Opinion is a selection from major news organizations. These opinions are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions and beliefs of the Ideas Channel.

June 30 was World Social Media Day. How many years does the typical user spend on social media?

Al Jazeera has the figures

The world's most dangerous arms dealer

A DW documentary

What future awaits the Wagner group and its notorious boss, Prighozin?

Putin does not have a reputation for being kind to those who oppose him

Russia and the stealing of Ukrainian children

Vice News reports

Wagner mutineers are now in Belarus. And Belarus is now the base for Russian nukes. What next?

This is a very volatile mix

Russia's Prighozin has let the genie out of the bottle

Analysis by Al Jazeera

The cost of war

Russian mutiny ends, but trouble ahead for Putin

Putin is not the strongman he would like to appear

Russian mercenary group turns back from Moscow to 'avoid bloodshed'

Was this a mutiny, an attempted coup, or just more posturing from the Wagner group?

The other world: Billionaires and super yachts

Why Washington is cozying up to India

Titan and the trawler: Whose lives matter?

A comparison of the coverage between the Titan submersible and the trawler full of migrants off the Greek coast

Why waters around the Titanic are still treacherous

Refugees: Stories of loss

Report by Al Jazeera

End of the journey for many migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean

Changes in the way we will experience the world

On the frontline of Ukraine's counteroffensive

World Refugee Day June 20

Trying to deal with 110 million displaced people while numbers are still rising

Sale of luxury brands is booming

The US Justice Department's difficult (and dangerous?) balancing act on the Trump classified documents case

The stakes are high

News junkies turn to TikTok to chart new paths in media

Keeping up with the changes in how and where people access the news

'War criminals: Whatever you do, we will record it'. Message from the Ukrainian film about Mariupol

Report from The Guardian

Soldiers who are self-funding their war in Ukraine

Despite international assistance, there's still a surprising number of soldiers helping to pay for the war

How to find your suitcase when the airline can't

Without climate change, these extreme weather events would not have happened

What's it like to be beautiful, a famous actress, and a sex symbol?

CNN Christiane Amanpour's Pretty Baby interview with Brooke Shields

The other war in Sudan - CNN finds evidence of civilian atrocities, including rape, carried out by Wagner-backed militia

What were the secret documents that Trump tried to keep?

The Judge in Trump's classified documents case has little experience, and some of her earlier decisions have been overturned. Can she stay the distance?

The Trump classified documents case is already hotting up

Russia's war dead: From professional soldier to petty thieves

Russia is recruiting more and more prisoners to top up numbers in its army

Cash-strapped Taliban is now selling tickets to the ruins of the Buddha statues it blew up

Cynicism? Desperation?

The Boris Johnson debacle and the U.K. House of Lords

Boris Johnson was forced to resign for lying to Parliament, but his resignation honors list of appointments to the House of Lords is also controversial. The 800 members of the House of Lords are appointed, not elected.

Images from the frontlines of Ukraine's counteroffensive

Be warned - some of these images are disturbing

Finland plans to bury spent nuclear fuel for 100,000 years

This is the first ever long-term plan to safely dispose of spent nuclear fuel

Audiences are switching off depressing news

This is affecting readerships and ratings, also where people choose to get their news

Forcibly displaced people in the world now number more than 110 million

This is the highest ever number, and these numbers keep rising

European Parliament to regulate AI laws

Putin admits that Russia is experiencing a 'difficult time'

This admission is the first slip of Putin's 'strong man' image

The Great Grift: How billions in Covid aid was stolen or wasted

This reckoning examines losses only in the USA

Can Trump dodge the bullet again? He drew his favorite judge in Florida for his case about hoarding secret documents

How might this judge help him?

'Extraordinarily difficult operation' - Ukraine's counterattack begins

White Supremacy, Racism and Critical Race Theory

The rise of Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the potential new king of golf

It helps that he's governor of the Saudi PIF, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund

Calls for violence are growing in support of Trump's federal indictment

Is America still a democracy?

12 million Americans believe violence is necessary to restore Trump to power

And it gets worse! Ten per cent of Americans believe the government is run by Satan-worshipping pedophiles

Another indictment for Trump. Here we go again.

But this time, the evidence seems stronger, and the legal issues simpler

The PGA Tour's stunning hypocrisy

Money versus principles

The impact of the PGA Tour LIV deal goes far beyond golf

In sport now, money talks the loudest

China's use of Tik Tok for political purposes

Yes, it's happened

Trump and classified documents - the Department of Justice has now warned him he is a target for indictment. What does this mean?

CNN Chris Licht out after only 13 months

CNN is trying to reposition itself in the cable news hierarchy

Middle East: Goodbye America, hello China

A geo-political alignment is taking place

Iran has a hypersonic missile: What does this mean?

The world's ageing population: A problem, or a possible opportunity?

Populations are getting older, around the world

The results of a health check on planet earth are worrying

How Ukraine's tactics against Russia are evolving

And why these tactics are still unannounced. This report from CNN

The Myanmar junta kills, and the world looks away

Barbie film used so much pink paint, it caused a world-wide shortage

Change is coming to Capitol Hill - and Israel won't like it

This change is about increased support for Palestinians

Solar panels: An eco-disaster in the making?

This investigation by the BBC environment team

Attacks inside Russia are bad for Putin

Is this the long-awaited counter-offensive by Ukraine?

Victoria Cross winner's shame: Will Australia now have a war crimes reckoning?

The extraordinary case of Australian SAS Corporal Ben Roberts Smith

The Uber-Wealthy are doing just fine, and Wall Street is also cashing in

Ho do they survive and prosper in economically uncertain times?

More Russian nuclear threats as Ukraine escalates attacks inside Russia

Putin is no longer providing the security expected by Russians

The US has just raised its debt ceiling - but what if it had defaulted?

Analysis by CBC News

Interpreting the spread of Ukraine war into Russia

Analysis by the BBC

The Ukraine war is not to entertain you

Yes, but how can Ukraine continue to hold the world's flagging attention?

The Chinese military is now an untouchable nationalist symbol. Artists are finding this out the hard way

If you are an artist or comedian in China, watch out! Wipe that grin off your face when your art includes the military

Will the AI Apocalypse take the form of deep fakes during America's coming elections?

The AI software for creating realistic fake promotions is now pervasive and sophisticated.

31 billionaires have more money, each one of them, than all the money presently in the US Treasury

Delaying raising the debt ceiling has run down America's cash reserves to a dangerously low level. But America's billionaires are doing very nicely, thank you very much

What to know about America's Memorial Day, including controversies

It's supposed to be about honoring America's war dead, but...

Russian nukes for Ukraine's neighbor, Belarus

What we know so far

A license for irresponsibility? Does America's financial, technical and military prowess lead to frivolous internal politics?

Russian nukes for Belarus: An analysis

By Deutsch Welt

Biggest threat of terrorist attacks in the USA is from 'lone wolf' operators

Analysis by The Guardian

Why Winnie the Pooh gun violence guide for schools in Texas has sparked outrage

No kidding. Children's stories adapted to help schools survive shootings are considered to be outrageous

Trump the Savior and his followers

How does he do it?

Ukraine's latest weapons: an assessment

By the Al Jazeera Defense Editor

Why is the US banning children's books?

Ron DeSantis and his very Republican agenda to win the Presidential nomination

He's ticking all the right boxes for Republicans. But will it be enough?

Counting the massacres in the USA since the Uvalde School Shooting

On 24 May, 2022, a gunman entered the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and killed 21 people. There have been more than 600 mass shootings since then

Another Russian Revolution? That's what Russian Wagner boss threatens might happen next, following battlefield losses in Ukraine

DeSantis launches 2024 Presidential bid - what are his chances of defeating Donald Trump?

The Wall Street Journal investigates

Where will the Ukraine counteroffensive strike?

Some predictions from a military analyst

The extinction crisis is getting worse

Monitoring the war in Ukraine by satellite

We can also access some of this information in real time

Iran is protecting its nuclear processing facilities in deeper-than-ever underground bunkers

Too deep for bunker-buster bombs?

F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine: A strategic analysis and evaluation of the Russian response

Analysis by DW Media

The debt ceiling is one of America's six worst traditions

The Intercept looks at what's wrong in America

Who controls Bakhmut?

America's ABC tries to sift through conflicting claims by Russia and Kiev

Russia: supplying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine a 'colossal risk'

How much of a 'colossal risk'?

The mysterious explosion on the moon

Analysis by Astrum

Hiroshima bomb survivor - what he thinks of Putin's nuclear threats

CNN reports from the G7 summit in Hiroshima

The questionable business of Presidential pardons

A case study involving ex-President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou

The US national debt is over $31 trillion. Which Presidents are most to blame?

The answer depends in part on how the figures are sliced and diced

Retired US fighter ace offers to fly combat missions for Ukraine

Contract fliers could get western fighter jets into the air faster over Ukraine

Iran executes 3 more for alleged participation in protest riots

But questions remain about the legitimacy of their trials

US to support F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine

How this will happen

How good is AI at writing for TV? Well, it sucks...

According to Stuart Heritage, TV writer for The Guardian

Putin's Problems

Global executions at highest rate for 5 years: Amnesty International

How Australia's nuclear submarine deal will help preserve the balance of power in the Pacific

Nuclear submarines are a key platform for the projection of power

Pollution is causing a male fertility crisis

There may also be other reasons, but toxic pollutants are a factor

Ukrainian 'Joan of Arc' - a sniper's journey

She used to be a model

The face of Anonymous

Inside the world of anarchist hackers

Russians inside Russia - what do they think about the war?

Spoiler: they are not all pro-Putin

Building guardrails around AI - Europe claims to lead the way

The Forever War on Julian Assange

Yes, he's still languishing in a London jail

Russia is losing weapons sales worldwide

Report by the Wall Street Journal

Ukrainian sniper shoots combat legacy on GoPro

And talks about his philosophy of life and death

Trump and live TV - a toxic and intoxicating mix

A real, live demagogue performing

Why hitting the US debt ceiling would be catastrophic

Analysis by the Wall Street Journal

Ukraine War frontline report - defenders of Donbas

Report from the BBC

US Congressman George Santos in custody on criminal charges - what this means for Santos and the Republican Party

This analysis from ABC News

Figuring out Texas

The state where they have lots of mass shootings

Latest despatch from the frontlines of America's other war - the Republican war on books

Will Trump's latest court loss adversely affect his 2024 Presidential ambitions? The verdict is mixed

(He doesn't seem to experience shame)

Ex-President Trump convicted of sexual assault and defamation.

Can the ex-President shrug this one off as he gears up for another Presidential bid? This analysis by CBS News

Putin musters only a single tank for the Moscow Victory Parade

Estimates are that Russia has lost over 2000 tanks so far during the Ukraine war

After the shooting stops, the nightmares begin

Ukraine soldiers try to deal with battlefield stress

Gruesome images of US mass shootings: The debate (again) about if these should be shown to shock Americans into changing gun laws

This is still only a debate in the USA (no graphic images are shown in this report)

How many US mass shootings have there been in 2023?

Number and trends as dead bodies keep on piling up

China could soon become the dominant military power in Asia

This would involve replacing the USA. So what are the chances?

Putin abandons ambition to conquer Ukraine after military losses that could take a decade to repair

This is an assessment by US intel

Texas solution to school shootings - train 8-year olds in battlefield trauma care

Well, it's Texas and Republican. What else could be expected? Gun control?

A country governed by fear

How America became a violent society (analysis following the subway strangling of a man who was shouting)

Mob Justice

What do plutocrats and Supreme Court members get from being friends? Can this be related to mob justice?

Electric vehicles are not as environmentally friendly as you might think

The height of the British Empire and the tragedy of India

The British Empire became fabulously wealthy, but at what cost to its subjects?

Supreme arrogance

The Supreme Court of the USA

Will Ukraine's counterattack be able to live up to the hype?

Hopes are high, but...

AI is about to make social media (more) toxic

Even more dystopia?

America's Lowest Standard

Plumbing the depths

If you care about press freedom, make some noise about Julian Assange

He's still in solitary confinement in Britain's toughest prison

How King Charles' diamonds reveal earth's deep secrets

This analysis is from a geological, rather than a political or colonial point of view

King Charles will be inaugurated at a time when Empire is gone

The differences in the coronations of King Charles and his mother highlight the changing role of Britain's monarchy

Loneliness is a silent killer

A new report reveals that loneliness is life-threatening and impacts mental health, heart disease, stroke and dementia

Imprisonment and violence against journalists is on the rise

Every day, journalists risk their lives to report on what's happening

How teachers can change lives

About mentors, guides and finding inspiration

The Congressional Judiciary Committee hearings begin into the ethics of US Supreme Court judges

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse addresses the Judicial Committee in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

How Russian casualty figures prove Ukraine was right to disregard US advice on Bakhmut

Ukraine says the body count is proof

The risks for America if another bank collapses

Three banks have collapsed in quick succession

The Intelligence War in Ukraine reveals what's likely to happen next

Putin may cling on to power, but 'his legend is dead'

This interpretation by CNN

The American Gerontocracy: President Biden pokes fun at his age (80 years old) as he seeks a second term

The Guardian reports on the President's speech at the White House Correspondents' dinner

Civil war in Sudan - why it matters to countries worldwide

Analysis by the BBC

While the world teeters on the brink of a financial crisis, talk is cheap, but answers are few

And what hope is there for fixing inequality?

Why Hollywood writers might go on strike

An insight into the fabled Dream Factory, and why it might stop production for a while

Too much money and problems about how to spend it

America's 2 biggest oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron, can't agree on how to spend their record billions of dollars of quarterly profits

Whoops! Just before the coronation of Charles and Camilla, polls reveal that support for the Monarchy is at an all time low

In an ominous development, 150,000 gun-toting, praying, right-wing Israelis assembled outside the Knesset to support Israel's proposed judicial reforms

These proposed reforms will grant almost unlimited power to Israel's new right-wing government

Requiem for Jerry Springer - the godfather of reality TV

Was his show trash, or was The Jerry Springer Show truly democratic by offering a platform for outsiders and the marginalized?

Man versus Mouse - the preposterous Republican woke war against Disney

And it's not only Disney in the firing line. The War against Woke is also being fought on many other fronts

Why has the Supreme Court of the USA declined to cooperate with developing a Code of Ethics to regulate the behavior of its Justices?

Questions arise: Are they too important? Do they think they're above the law?

The next Presidential race looks like Biden versus Trump (again.) What are the odds?

The Guardian evaluates both contenders

Don't expect Fox News to reform

After firing his most popular host, the Murdoch playbook is to replace him with someone even more toxic

'I cry quietly'

A soldier's reaction to the toll of Russia's war

The fallout at Fox News - is this a wrecking ball, or attempt at rebuilding?

America's other war - the War on Books

26 states in the USA enforce book bans, and some even want to ban libraries

World military spending hits all-time high of $2.24 trillion

These figures compiled by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute

The USA still faces the threat of civil breakdown

Politico looks at the odds

Understanding the conflict in Sudan

It's a struggle for power between two generals, both of whom want to rule, unopposed

As temperatures rise, these could vanish from the world

The sixth major extinction event is driven by human activity

Justice Clarence Thomas still remains silent following more revelations about his undisclosed financial transactions with Republican donor

The world's biggest gun show at Tulsa, Oklahoma

This report from the CTV Comedy Channel

One in five Americans say they've lost a family member to gun violence

Who's playing hardball in the US Senate, and who isn't even playing tiddlywinks?

Questions about power, politeness, or pusillanimity?

Does King Charles 111 really need a coronation?

Is all the pomp and circumstance in tune with the times?

The private fortune of King Charles 111 is estimated at 1.8 billion pounds sterling

This translates to $2,238,396,711.05 (conversion calculated 20 April, 2023) and does not include state assets under the King's control

Fox News and Rupert Murdoch eat humble pie over defamation settlement

This analysis by cable news channel MSNBC

Analysis of the Fox News $787.5 million defamation settlement

"Money is accountability" according to Dominion lawyers

America and the era of total politics

Politics is now more about what's possible, rather than what's prudent

America is becoming a laboratory for authoritarianism

Some states are experimenting with the autocratic playbook

Why US Republicans won't give up their guns or support gun control

Spoiler. It's fear. Not about their safety, but about what they see as the threat of democracy

Every night, armed Israelis break into Palestinian homes

The following are eye-witness accounts and chronicles of occupation

Soldiers freezing their sperm in Ukraine before going into battle

A personal and patriotic statement of resistance

When madmen lead the blind

Sounds familiar? Maybe a reflection on contemporary politics?

Online gaming chatrooms have long been a threat to US security

Cyber-spying is on the rise

Free Speech and America: DeSantis tries to clamp down

Supreme Court Justice Thomas remains silent after new revelations of his undeclared property deals with Republican donor

Justice Clarence Thomas is now in deep and dangerous water

What is solid-fuel technology, and why is North Korea developing it?

Speculators making 'obscene profits' from food prices

"This is not gold or silver, it's people's daily bread - driving up food prices affects millions and millions of people. It's a scandal"

Arrest of suspect over security breach only exposes larger US classified documents problem

The Pentagon security leak that landed on a chat forum reveals 'Unavoidable Weakness' in US national security

The bizarre path of this leak has emerged following the arrest of Jack Teixeira, of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, and online gamer

Video showing apparent beheading of Ukraine prisoners causes disgust

Ukraine war: Deadly landmines are killing hundreds

Russia is even using banned 'Butterfly' antipersonnel mines

When, exactly, will India surpass China as the world's most populous nation?

Well, demographers aren't exactly sure, but it's around about now...

The control of digital information. Who should control it? Should it be controlled?

CNN's Fareed Zakaria looks at these questions

Leaked Pentagon documents provide a rare window into the depth of US intelligence on allies and enemies

The city without Tik Tok provides a picture that might be the future in America

How did crucifixion really work? A British study offers new clues

This was a common form of execution from Greek to Roman times

Russian war crimes and the investigation into the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier

This report from the BBC

Maybe it's time for Clarence Thomas to come clean

According to analysts, this would help restore the reputation of the US Supreme Court

Justice Thomas of the Supreme Court replies to revelations that he accepted gifts from a Republican donor

Calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics following disclosure that Justice Thomas failed to declare years of gifts from a Republican billionaire and donor

Report from ProPublica

US reaction to the expulsion of black lawmakers from the Tennessee state house. The reason they were expelled? They were calling for gun control

Remember the last school shooting, in Tennessee? 6 killed, including 3 children? Well, the Republican-controlled state legislature expelled 2 Democrat legislators who called for more gun control

The Trump circus, ever more deranged

Even dangerous?

Maybe, just maybe, this is rock bottom for embarrassing American politics

Yes, but America seems to keep on plumbing new depths

History in the Making: the Trump trial and a rethinking of American values

Analysis by Democracy Now

Florida's De Santis feeds red meat to his Republican base by allowing concealed carry of firearms without a permit

The other nuclear problem - China's rapid build-up and deployment of nuclear-powered submarines

Nuclear-armed submarines are the most difficult to detect and defend against

Bloating the News: Who's to blame? Journalists, or politicians who crave publicity?

A big question, now that the Trump circus arrives in New York for his court appearance

New York

Photographs from 400 days of war in Ukraine

Why does Israel's Ben-Gvir need a new National Guard?

Does Israel really need a new National Guard, or is this a payoff to try and placate the extremist wing of the new government?

Why US Republicans still support Trump

The answer is probably, simply, power

The Republican Devil's bargain with Trump comes due

Analysis by the Los Angeles Times

Facing the Future: how international surgeons try to repair faces shattered by the war in Ukraine

Trump indictment follows 50 years of investigations on many fronts

Republicans v Disney: the latest shots in the war over teaching gender issues in Florida schools

Politics is as much about children's education as it is about governance

Why do Americans own AR-15s?

The weapon of choice for shooters in school massacres and also, now for US police

The sound of gunfire, then the sound of silence (again) from US lawmakers

America won't try to help protect its children?

Nuclear warning from Russia's Nobel Laureate, Dimitry Muratov

The BBC reports on the mood within Russia

Despite sanctions, the EU is still doing business with Russia

Danger Ahead: Decoding the call by experts to pause the development of Artificial Intelligence

In the US Congress, there's little urgency to address gun violence with legislation

No, not even after nine year olds are killed in school by assault rifles

Who's spying on whom with what? The US accuses China of spying in the USA with Tok Tok, yet doesn't the USA spy on the world with Google?

This analysis by Al Jazeera

Is Russia's invasion of Ukraine a territorial dispute, or is it the beginning of Russian ambitions to expand further?

The answer will impact America's support for Ukraine, especially if Republicans regain power after the 2024 US elections

How quickly can Russia replace its destroyed tanks?

This turns out to be not as easy as simply increasing production

Netanyahu cannot be trusted

This is an Opinion piece from the New York Times

The fake AI-generated image of the Pope as a fashion icon fooled nearly everyone. How much does this matter?

The Blast Effect: how bullets from an AR-15 blow the body apart

This analysis follows the Nashville school shooting on 27 March, 2023

How did Florida end up as home to both Republican contenders for the US Presidency - Trump and Ron DeSantis? Well, it's weird...

Europe is awakening from a long slumber over its defense obligations

Washington Post editorial opinion

Live updates: Israeli government agrees to delay changes to its judiciary in the face of widespread protests, but Prime Minister Netanyahu can't continue to deny the extremists who put him in power

Decoding Putin's threat to station nukes in Belarus, next door to Ukraine

Crisis in Florida school system after students shown picture of Michelangelo sculpture

UN reports torture and executions carried out by both sides during the war in Ukraine

Accounts of torture, rape during the Ukraine war

Fake pictures of Trump arrest show danger and ease of AI image manipulation

Number of books banned in US schools is now at a record high

World Bank estimates it will cost $411 billion to rebuild Ukraine

If the war stopped now, that is

America's online privacy problems are much bigger than Tik Tok

The Taliban back in power: a grim new reality for Afghanistan

The ICC charge of warcrimes against Putin is good - but 'hypocritical'

Is Putin just one of many heads of state who should face charges in the International Criminal Court?

Russia is 'stealing' Ukraine's children

This is now a case before the International Criminal Court

The Tale of Prometheus

The original Greek myth

To help understand ChatGPT, maybe we could learn from the tale of Prometheus

While Microsoft and Google fight for supremacy in AI, the other Tech Giants are scrambling to catch up

What's happening with Julian Assange? Well, he's still in jail in London, and the US still wants to extradite him to face charges of treason

Trump's legal woes "We've never seen anything like this before"

Could ex-President Trump actually be arrested?

No. Surely not?

What happens if ex-President Trump faces charges in the Stormy Daniels case?

The Republican Woke War. What does this mean?

US Republicans are all wound up about Woke

Is Putin now an International fugitive?

Credit Suisse bank collapse - a cautionary tale

Banks had a meltdown - what comes next?

The Jan 6 investigation is the biggest in US history - and it's only half completed

Ukraine is short of skilled troops and ammunition, as pessimism grows

Who will get rid of Putin? The answer is grim

Analysis by the New York Times

Britain expected to be only G7 economy to shrink in 2023

Also, with a growth expected to be slower than sanctions-hit Russia

The ICC arrest warrant for Putin - all you need to know

Is this a futile gesture?

How Russian disinformation campaigns use the American far right to undermine USA support for Ukraine

Will other NATO member states follow Poland's lead in supplying Ukraine with fighter jets?

The ramifications of Poland's decision to provide Ukraine with fighter jets

Bakhmut: Casualties rise, as tactics evolve

The Ukraine battle that will go down in history

The hidden toll: the mental trauma of war in Ukraine

Generations are expected to suffer

Credit Suisse: what's happening at the Swiss bank, and should we be worried?

More jolts to the international financial system

Is anyone there?

One of the big questions about Artificial Intelligence

Eyewitness reports of life and death on the frontlines in Bakhmut

These are the most compelling reports

Trump and his stated goals as a future President? Revenge and retribution

Does America want more of this?

Late night talk show hosts have their own interpretation of the failure of US banks

Here's NBC host, Seth Meyers

America is facing extremist violence it doesn't know how to stop

How the US spent $1.4 trillion in debt last year

That's a lot of debt. The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look

After two historic bank failures in the US, what next?

How this country became a climate villain

Putin's endgame in Ukraine

It's complex, with a touch of desperation

Russian military leaders fighting amongst themselves

A new dimension to fighting a war

Is Russia running out of missiles?

Can VR Influencers save the Metaverse?

Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, seen as a deterrent to counter China's rising naval power

US v China: is the USA helping to build a new NATO in Asia?

Why the US power grid is under attack

This is now a target of the extreme right in America

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college

Is the shine coming off higher education?

The tsunami of plastic in our oceans

Inside the blood sport of Oscars campaigns

What's happening with Israeli protests against judicial reform?

Zimbabwe and the scramble to exploit its lithium riches

This analysis by CNBC

Increased risk of US terrorist attacks by 'lone wolf' operators

Analysis by The Guardian

Narco propaganda and hit songs are fueling Mexico's drug war

The drug war and pop culture in Mexico

Battle for Bakhmut: Scenes from the frontline

Ukraine will continue to fight for Bakhmut to "degrade the enemy"

Inflatable tanks? Yes, business is booming

Fooling the enemy is half the battle

Execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldier "could be war crime"

"Don't mention January 6" The GOP dilemma in the lead up to the 2024 elections

The "sheer hell" of the battle for Bakhmut, and why this battle has become so significant

How Ukraine's economy is trying to adapt to the war

In America, you can get killed because of your political point of view. And political violence is getting worse

Iran and the Bomb. Time to start worrying?

A nuclear arms race in the Middle East would follow. At the very least...

China's population is shrinking. What this means for the global economy

The Trump Legacy: currently, this is infighting and revolts within his own party

Maybe not much has changed

More about the 'Woke War' and how US conservatives are targeting education and trying to rewrite history

This report from MSNBC

Ukraine Territorial Defence shows off pin-point accuracy drones

3 February, 2023

Big Oil more than doubled profits in 2022

Is Russia deliberately targeting civilians in Ukraine?

Is Bakhmut finally about to fall to the Russians?

1 February, 2023

What do Russians, inside Russia, really think about the war?

(Soiler: there's more support than you might think)

After Ukraine liberated Kherson, Russia takes its revenge

28 February, 2023

How Disneyland became a pawn in Florida's DeSantis lead up to the 2024 Presidential nomination

28 February, 2023

Iran says it will investigate 'revenge' poisoning of schoolgirls

27 February, 2023

Bloodied Wagner captives in Ukraine recount their path from prison to war

26 February, 2023

The dark side of technology

How sentient should we allow Artificial Intelligence to become?

"They were shot in the head" Pathologist reveals grisly details of Duterte's war on drugs in the Philippines

These independent findings are different from the 'official' government version

In the Russian-Ukraine war, information became a weapon

The first casualty in war is truth

Wall Street boom in housing market by companies such as Blackstone Group, controlled by Steven Schwartzman

There have been huge profits for investment groups that purchased homes foreclosed during the 2008 financial crisis. Buying up domestic homes for rent is proving highly profitable

How much do you make in a year? How about $1.26 billion? (Blackstone Group CEO Steven Schwartzman)

25 February, 2023

Fighting Back: Seven voices on one year of war in Ukraine

25 February, 2023

No time for funeral rites

25 February, 2023

The mental health of first aiders fighting back in Ukraine

25 February, 2023

Will Pakistan sell some nukes, now that the country is almost bankrupt?

Very tempting. So what 'would be the global threat?

View of the Ukraine war from inside China

Analysis by the South China Morning Post

The Russians resisting Putin's war

This report from The Economist

"I'm a war reporter" here's what I saw and learned from the frontline in Ukraine

23 February, 2023

In a violent America, what to do about mass shootings in schools? (There were 51 in 2022, with 40 students and staff killed)

The global divide caused by the invasion of Ukraine

23 February, 2023

Explainer: how war crimes in Ukraine are being prosecuted

23 February, 2023

Graphic Images show state of Russian forces in Ukraine

23 February, 2023

With only minutes to spare when bombs started falling, this is what they took

22 February, 2023

Ukraine and its lessons about waging war

22 February, 2023

Netanyahu's coup against the Israeli judiciary, and potential threat to democracy, explained

22 February, 2023

Putin's withdrawal from nuclear treaty with the US will create "huge instability"

21 February, 2023

Industrial-scale torture in Iran black sites

CNN special report

Dangerous times for the Middle East as Israel lurches to the right

20 February, 2023

Ukraine: How the war has developed over the last year

20 February, 2023

Inside Russia: Traitors and Heroes

One family torn apart by the Ukraine war

Requiem for the Spartans

Inside (another) campus shooting in the USA

What's going to happen to all the laid off Big Tech workers?

Is this the end of Web 3?

Is Putin's grip beginning to slip?

19 February, 2023

Russia is leaving dead and wounded soldiers behind

19 February, 2023

Fallout in America about Fox News knowingly peddling lies about election fraud

19 February, 2023

The Doomsday glacier in Antarctica: What if it melts?

And who would be most affected?

Ukraine War: One year on

Special report from Al Jazeera

Another senior Russian official dies after falling out of a window

18 February, 2023

Outgunned Ukraine helicopter pilots still flying and fighting

17 February, 2023

How one year of Russia's war has changed the global economy

17 February, 2023

In pictures, one year of war in Ukraine

This record by Reuters photographers

Fox News hosts and execs privately mocked Trump's 2020 election conspiracies while promoting them for higher ratings

17 February, 2023

A year after invading Ukraine, has Russia already lost?

17 February, 2023

Conversation with Microsoft's Bing Chatbot leaves New York Times reporter "deeply unsettled"

16 February, 2023

Pass the ammunition! OK, but where is it?

There's a world-wide shortage of ammunition due to the Ukraine-Russian war

Why Camilla won't be wearing the Koh I Noor diamond when she's crowned Queen Consort with Charles 111

Well, too many other countries want it back because they believe it was unjustly appropriated when the British Raj ruled India

The Koh I Noor diamond and how it ended up in the British Crown Jewels

15 February, 2023

The conflict about abortion legislation in the US will be a major issue in the 2024 elections

15 February, 2023

No, Iran has not stopped its repression

14 February, 2023

Anger and political fallout in Turkey follow earthquakes

What remains is anger against the government

Colonial plunder on show in western museums - who really owns it?

15 February, 2023

Chinese drone maker DJI dominates the market, despite being blacklisted by the US

CNBC International analysis

What it's like waiting for death in the ruins of Ukraine

14 February, 2023

West struggles to deliver on Zelenskyy's defense wish list

15 February, 2023

Teenage girls in America report higher levels of sexual violence and rape. Why?

13 February, 2023

Political Repression - it's on the increase, worldwide

13 February, 2023

Avatars and deep-fake news

12 February, 2023

Turkey's government criticized over late delivery of aid caused by religion and politics

12 February, 2023

The week that Tech became exciting again

11 February, 2023

Ukraine's Bakhmut nearly cut off by Russian forces

11 February, 2023

Concern in Russia as pardoned murderers return from fighting with the Wagner Group in the Ukraine war

These are survivors, promised freedom after serving six months in the Wagner Group of mercenaries

World's top war correspondent reporting on an unknown war in Africa

The personal cost has been high. She suffers from PTSD after reporting on the sexual violence in Burkina Faso

The Mayor of Kherson

"They're hunting me"

Indian government asks people to hug a cow on Valentine's Day

This show of affection may not have occurred to you

Elon Musk bans Ukraine from using Starlink for military purposes

9 February, 2023

World's biggest democracy is jettisoning freedom and tolerance

8 February, 2023

Trial of Hong Kong democracy activists begins. Is this the end of freedom in Hong Kong?

8 February, 2023

Tracking the ravages of war in Ukraine

NHK World Japan

BP scales back climate targets as profits hit record high

7 February, 2023

Pictures of the frantic race to save earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria

Intense fighting as Ukraine readies for Russian offensive

7 February, 2023

Trump, the institutional arsonist, might yet burn down his own party

Yes, the GOP could go down in flames if Trump, out of spite, forms his own political party

Will the Russian tactic of using human waves finally swamp Bakhmut?

The price is very high casualty rates. Does Russia care?

Fighter jets next? The escalating war in Ukraine

When 'no' might mean 'yes'

Is the British Royal Family an endless soap opera?

Well, it keeps the tabloids busy...

Politics behind the US military re-establishing bases in the Philippines

5 February, 2023

The controversy about banning schoolbooks in the USA

1 February, 2023

The Wagner Group and growing speculation that its leader could replace Putin

4 February, 2023

The Al-Aqsa Mosque and how Israel is tightening its grip on Palestinians

Pleas for police reform in the USA meet bleak reality

2 February, 2023

Western weapon deliveries to Ukraine are in a race against Russia's coming offensive

2 February, 2023

How Russians learned to stop worrying and love the war

1 February, 2023

Latest reports from the war in Ukraine

CNN analysis, 1 February, 2023

How the US Supreme Court protects police misconduct

1 February, 2023

We've lost the plot

The hyperreality of entertainment

Iran protestors tortured before being sentenced to death

30 January, 2023

The Taliban are still torturing and revenge killing in Afghanistan

This research from the New York Times

How to stop American police from killing unarmed civilians: maybe it's time for the police to fix themselves

29 January, 2023

Inside the battle for Ukraine: scenes from the frontline

28 January, 2023

Google's long term online dominance is now being threatened

28 January, 2023

Is it possible that the Wagner Group's Prigozhin could replace Putin?

26 January, 2022

Flying shame: the scandalous rise of private jets

26 January, 2023

What are the chances of a large asteroid hitting earth (again)?

27 January, 2023

The struggle for power in Russia between the Wagner Group and Putin's generals

25 January, 2023

American and German tanks for Ukraine: how will they change the war?

25 January, 2022

"When does this stop?" For 2023, a bloody start to the year

24 January, 2023

What to do about China and its exports of face recognition technology

24 January, 2023

Russia's Wagner Group - how effective is it?

24 January, 2023

Leopard tanks now approved for Ukraine

23 January, 2023

The Republican dilemma about George Santos

22 January, 2023

Germany and its Leopard tank dilemma

21 January, 2023

What's happened to Big Tech? Why the thousands of layoffs?

20 January, 2023

Questions about protocols for firearms on movie sets following Alec Baldwin charged with fatal shooting on set of Rust

19 January, 2023

China's population is declining: what this means for China and the world

18 January, 2023

Artificial Intelligence is not the new Crypto

18 January, 2023

Creativity won't save your job from AI

18 December, 2023

India's population timebomb

17 January, 2023

New frontline of the war in Ukraine

17 January, 2023

Time is on Ukraine's side, not Russia's

16 January, 2023

How much did you earn last year? Australian billionaires made $150,000 per minute over the last decade

15 January, 2023

The world's richest one percent pocketed two-thirds of $42 trillion in new wealth since pandemic began: Oxfam

15 January, 2023

Profile of Yevgeny Prigozhin - leader of Russia's mercenary Wagner group

15 January, 2023

The significance of Soledar in the Ukraine war

15 January, 2023

'Netanyahu has betrayed democracy'

14 January, 2023

Cracks in authoritative regimes offer hope in a dark year

11 January, 2023

Putin changes Ukraine military commander again - interpreted as part of a struggle for control of the Russian military

12 January, 2023

US House Republicans vote to diminish ethics oversight. George Santos says "fantastic"

11 January, 2023

Escalation of the war in Ukraine

11 January, 2023

Who's winning the drone war in Ukraine?

This is a complicated question because the cost of rockets to shoot the drones down is far greater than the drones

US Republicans and the endorsement of lies

10 January, 2023

What price power? How McCarthy will have to pay back those who elected him Speaker

9 January, 2023

It wasn't only Trump - it was the Republicans who supported him, and still do

9 January, 2023

Iranians protest outside prison to stop executions

9 January, 2023

Why do eighty per cent of eighteen year olds hate their bodies?

8 January, 2023

The January 6 attack on the US Capitol is not over

7 January, 2023

Every house is a fortress in Bakhmut: Wagner leader

3 January, 2023

Reports by satellite on the war in Ukraine

We can track this information ourselves

US-listed Chinese tech giants make a roaring comeback in 2023

7 January, 2023

Two more men executed in Iran - more condemned to death

Global outrage as retribution for the hijab riots continues

The House has a new speaker - here's what's coming next

7 January, 2023

What's ahead for Iran in 2023?

Russia's rebound

Russia has been learning lessons from its earlier debacle

2022 wasn't a good year for tyrants

6 January, 2023

2023 and the Ukraine war

6 January, 2023

The ongoing bloodbath in Bakhmut

5 January, 2023

Ukraine war - 2023 overview

5 January, 2023

Russian 'Depraved Decadence'

4 January, 2023

Just how badly does Apple need China?

The global supply chain is dangerously fragile