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Joe Biden: Scoring the US president's first year in office

When he took office as the 46th US president, Joe Biden declared that his ascension was the "triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause - the cause of democracy". ...

How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter's wings

Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari's administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say. ...

Colombo Port City: A new Dubai or a Chinese enclave?

"An economic game changer" is how officials describe Colombo Port City, a shiny metropolis soaring out of the water along the Sri Lankan capital's seafront. ...

Ukraine crisis: Risks remain as Russia and West talk

Is Europe a safer place after a week of diplomacy that has criss-crossed the continent? The short answer is probably no. ...

The puzzle of America's record Covid hospital rate

Even as the Omicron variant sweeps around the world, public health officials have noted that, in most cases, the number of Covid patients in hospitals remains significantly lower than during previous pandemic surges. ...

Afcon Cameroon 2022: Playing football in the shadow of a rebellion

A group of would-be footballers sweat and shine in their kickabout in the late afternoon heat, their boots spraying up little clouds of dust as they run. ...

Lithuania wobbles after daring to defy China

In July last year, the tiny European state of Lithuania announced the opening of a Taiwanese representative office in its capital, Vilnius. ...

The African nation aiming to be a hydrogen superpower

"So now finally, we're on the map," says Philip Balhoa about Lüderitz, a town in southern Namibia, where harsh desert meets pale ocean. ...

Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine?

Are Russian forces getting ready for war in Ukraine? That is certainly the fear among Western leaders and in Ukraine. ...

How the West invited China to eat its lunch

There were two events in late 2001 that shook the axis of the world. ...

How big a threat is Omicron?

Here are two big questions: How fast can Omicron spread? And how sick will it make you? ...

Vladimir Putin: What Russian president's India visit means for world politics

Visits by Russian presidents to India always invoke a sense of nostalgia. ...

Mandatory vaccinations: Three reasons for and against

Nearly two years since Chinese doctors first observed mysterious new cases of pneumonia, Covid-19 is still with us. On top of that, what has been described as the most worrying variant yet has emerged. ...

Why schools are failing children on climate change

Every year, Shamayel Zaidi, a school teacher in India, gives his new senior school students the same assignment: a presentation on one of three topics - consumer awareness, social issues or environmental sustainability. ...

Three Amigos summit: Awkward conversations for US with its neighbours

If Joe Biden was looking for respite from the tricky global challenges he has faced in recent months, he may not find harmony closer to home. The leaders of US, Canada and Mexico meet on Thursday in Washington, with plenty differences to resolve. ...

At Iraq's election protest camp, militia supporters dig in

"Come and see," they insist, moving towards the concrete blast walls of Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone. ...

The woman defying the Taliban on girls' education

When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan they instructed girls and young women to stay home from school. With no resolution in sight, one member of the Afghan diaspora decided to act. Angela Ghayour's online school now has nearly 1,000 students and more than 400 volunteer teachers. ...