When people talk about failed states, Nigeria isn’t usually the first name that comes to mind. Somalia? Sure.Sudan? Absolutely.Haiti? Without question. But Nigeria? The most populous country in Africa? The…
In your hands — or on your screen — is what might be the most infamous banknote ever printed: One Hundred Trillion Zimbabwean Dollars. Not in Monopoly. In real life.…
Southwest Airlines was once the darling of America’s skies. An icon of affordable, customer-first travel that redefined the aviation industry and flew into history with profit margins unheard of in…
For nearly two years, the conflict between Israel and Hamas has dominated global headlines. But now, in the spring of 2025, the war has entered a new and even darker…
On the morning of September 11, 2023, while most of the world remembered the horrific terrorist attacks of 2001, an even deadlier but lesser-known disaster was quietly unfolding thousands of…
In a world overflowing with crises, few are as invisible—and as dire—as the one unfolding right now in Somalia. The East African nation, long known for its status as a…
From the roaring tracks of tanks at Cambrai in 1917 to the silent buzz of autonomous drones flying over Ukrainian skies, warfare has always been a canvas for technological innovation.…
What happens when a small, impoverished country with a colossal identity crisis decides to reinvent itself using marble, bronze, and a fistful of dreams? Welcome to Skopje 2014 — a…
The Great Basin is a place of contradictions. It is one of the driest regions in North America and yet filled with lakes. It’s a region defined by water—and by…
In the summer of 2015, Angela Merkel uttered three words that would echo across Europe: “Wir schaffen das.” “We can do this.” At the time, it sounded optimistic, perhaps noble.…
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