Toryima Agwa
Editor
AI and Robotics Fuel China’s New Wave of Stock-Market Listings
Hong Kong and Shanghai attract a surge of technology offerings, while steep post-listing swings sharpen debate over valuations.
Costa Rica Expands School-Based Learning for Sustainable Development
A UNESCO-supported programme is helping teachers and pupils turn local sustainability challenges into research-led school projects.
Analysis: Responsible Business Is Becoming a Strategic Necessity
Human-rights safeguards should be treated as operational resilience, not optional reputation management, as corporate risks grow more...
Fact Check: Ship-Launch Video Was Filmed in India, Not Kenya
Geolocation, satellite imagery and vessel records show the clip is unrelated to Lake Victoria or a Kenyan government transport project.
Analysis: The SCO Summit Shows the Promise—and Limits—of a Multipolar World
The expanding Shanghai Cooperation Organization gives major non-Western powers a larger diplomatic stage, but divergent interests still...
Fact Check: Viral Kharg Island Explosion Video Was AI-Generated
A dramatic clip shared alongside a claim that Iran’s principal oil-export hub was under attack was synthetic; no independent evidence in...
Young People Seek a Stronger Role in Decisions That Shape Their Future
UN social-development initiatives are drawing attention to youth participation, mental health and the need for institutions to include...
WHO Reviews Response to the Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak in DR Congo
An international emergency committee has reassessed the outbreak and issued temporary recommendations under the International Health...
UNESCO Report Tracks 25 Years of Progress—and Persistent Gaps—in Education Access
The 2026 Global Education Monitoring Report examines which countries expanded participation and reduced disparities, while warning that...
China’s Factory Contraction Eases but Weak Services Cloud the Recovery
Official August data point to a slower industrial decline, while continued weakness in services and domestic demand underscores an uneven...
Iceland Rejects Renewed European Union Membership Talks in Referendum
Voters have narrowly rejected reopening EU accession negotiations, keeping Iceland outside the bloc while preserving its existing European...
Failed Niger Mutiny Exposes Tensions Inside the Military and the Sahel’s Security Order
A contained uprising in Niamey has drawn attention to internal military tensions and the growing role of Russia’s Africa Corps in Niger.
China, Russia and India Meet as the SCO Tests Its Global Influence
Leaders gathering in Kyrgyzstan are using the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit to advance security, trade and diplomatic priorities...
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover Between Bleaching Events
A major global assessment warns that marine heat is driving coral bleaching so frequently that many reefs cannot recover between events.
Djokovic breaks down in tears during US Open first-round exit
An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provided further evidence that age is fast catching up with the...
Global Cooperation Is Entering a More Demanding Era
The UN Pact for the Future sets a broad agenda. Its real test will be whether governments turn shared commitments into measurable progress.