Desert Mammals thought Extinct for Nearly 50 Years Return to the Wild
In almost half a century, the scimitar-horned oryx existed only in photographs, museum displays, and zoo enclosures. Once a familiar...
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India Signals Growing Interest in Somaliland Recognition
India appears to be edging closer to a historic diplomatic shift as policy debates intensify around the possible recognition of...
What Israel-Somaliland’s Recognition/Relationship Means: the Origin, Risk and Human Cost of a Diplomatic Earthquake
By late December 2025, a long-gestating, discreet relationship burst into the open. Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an independent...
ICE Shot an Undocumented Immigrant in Maryland: Debates Over Immigration Policing and Community Safety Surge
A routine immigration enforcement stop outside Baltimore this week escalated into gunfire, leaving two undocumented men injured and reopening long-running...
US Suspends Visa Issuance to 19 African Countries, Beginning January 1st, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has announced that it will partially suspend the issuance of certain visas to nationals of...
Macron Pushes back Against US Visa Curbs, Framing Dispute as a Test of Europe’s Digital Independence and Democratic Authority
French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticized recent United States visa restrictions imposed on former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and...
Archaeologists Uncover Fourth-Century Christian Church in Armenia, Shedding New Light on Early Christianity
Archaeologists working in Armenia have uncovered the remains of a fourth-century Christian church, which is now considered the oldest archaeologically...
Drought Hits Tehran: Iran Faces a National Water Crisis as Vital Resource Disappears
Iran’s water crisis has reached a tipping point. The country’s government is now seriously considering relocating the nation’s capital from...
Nation’s Building: The Evolution of Expendability, why some Ants Traded Armor for Number
In the natural world, survival is often framed as a contest of strength. But new insights into ant societies suggest...
The Global Economy in 2026: Trends, Risks and Opportunities, Looking Ahead
If 2025 had a defining theme, it was disruption. Tariffs returned to centre stage, global power continued to shift, and...
