South Africa Investigates Recruitment of Women for Work in Russia
They May Have Been Hired Under Civilian Job Offers and Then Sent to Produce Combat Drones
Civilians Are Becoming the Main Victims of Israel’s War in Gaza
Catastrophic Hunger and Mass Killings Increasingly Resemble Genocide
China’s “Invisible” Tanker Fleet
How Beijing and Moscow Adopt Iran’s Methods of Sanctions Evasion
"Israel has the legal obligation to provide food"
UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke about famine in Gaza
August 23, 2025, United Nations
Serhiy at Home
The 25-Year-Old Marine Returned From Captivity After 1,157 Days—and Is Not Yet Ready to Tell His Mother About the Torture
North Korea’s Second Economy
Pyongyang Has Built a System of Secretly Employing Its Programmers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia: They Earn Hard Currency, Gain Access to New Technologies, and Learn to Evade Sanctions
U.S. Companies Begin Passing Tariff Costs to Consumers
Automakers and Retailers Warn of Price Increases Following Trump’s July Tariffs
Teenagers Now Spend Twice as Much Time on Social Media
European Countries Debate Bans, Age Checks, and Platform Accountability
Mass Protests in Israel
Hundreds of Thousands Demand an End to the War and the Release of Hostages
Putin and U.S. Presidents
Photographs by Kevin Lamarque
UK and EU Government Data to Be Moved Into Google and Microsoft Clouds
The Step Opens Access for U.S. Authorities, Deepens Reliance on Single Providers, and Undermines Digital Sovereignty
How Ukraine Entered the Talks in Its Weakest Position
Corruption, Impunity, and Populism Proved as Damaging as the War With Russia
More Than 2.8 Million Transgender People Live in the U.S., Including Hundreds of Thousands of Teenagers
This Study May Be the Last as the Trump Administration Removes Gender Identity From Federal Surveys
Militarization of the Economy in the Age of Interdependence
The U.S. Loses Control of the Very Levers It Created, as China and Europe Turn Them Into Weapons
Between Freedom and Religious Conservatism
How the Change of Power in Syria Has Transformed Damascus—from Beaches and Streets to Bars and Clubs
Three-Quarters of the World’s Countries Already Recognize Palestine
Now America’s Closest Allies Are Ready to Join—Without the U.S.
UN Talks on Global Plastics Treaty Collapse
Disputes Between Advocates of Production Cuts and Oil-Producing Nations Derail Agreement
AI Displaces Outsourcing but Not Office Workers
Companies Cut Contracts With External Vendors While Retaining Staff Employees
Federal Intervention in Washington Police Sparks Protests and a Lawsuit
Mayor Bowser and Residents of the Capital Resist Trump’s Plan to Take Control of the City Police
Sixty Years Since the Watts Uprising—and the Kerner Commission’s Warnings
An Updated Report Urges the U.S. to Confront Poverty, Racism, and Police Brutality
Global Coral Bleaching Reaches Western Australia’s Reefs
The 2024–2025 Season Is the Harshest on Record, Threatening Even Areas Once Considered Resilient
In China, “Virtual Salespeople” Are Replacing Humans in Online Retail
AI Avatars Host 24/7 Livestreams on Taobao and Pinduoduo, Boosting Retailers’ Revenues and Transforming the E-Commerce Model
Berlin Backs Deporting Asylum Seekers to Third Countries and Processing Claims Outside the EU
The Merz Coalition Tightens Controls, Freezes Family Reunification—and Faces Resistance From the SPD
A New and Dangerous Drug Emerged in 2019 and Quickly Spread Worldwide
Nitazenes Have Been Detected in 28 Countries and Linked to Over 900 Deaths—Even a Microdose Can Be Fatal
