Evidence mounts that Eritrean forces are in Ethiopia
FIRST COME muffled sobs, gradually growing louder with each new voice that joins the chorus. A woman in a black shawl begins to…
Confucianism has become a political punchbag in South Korea
Jan 2nd 2021“CONFUCIAN LAND” is a cultural exhibition in the South Korean city of Andong. It first asks visitors to reflect…
Sri Lanka is forcibly cremating Muslims who die of covid-19
OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL in southern Sri Lanka on December 22nd, a handful of Muslim men bowed their heads against the rain, chanting…
After 34 years, Uganda’s president has no intention of retiring
THE POLICE vans on the ferry were a bad sign. On December 30th Bobi Wine, a pop star who is running for the Ugandan presidency,…
Jail for a Saudi woman who said women should drive
Jan 2nd 2021IF LOUJAIN AL-HATHLOUL is guilty of trying to harm national security and advance a foreign agenda, as a Saudi court…
Private schools that educate 50% of Indian children are folding
When schooling resumes, many pupils could have nowhere to goJan 3rd 2021FIVE DOLLARS buys a month’s education at Rafiq Siddiqui’s…
Japan’s new prime minister drags government into the digital era
HIRAI TAKUYA keeps a tablet computer propped on his desk and an Apple Watch on his wrist. It is an unusual look for a Japanese…
Binyamin Netanyahu faces a challenge from the right
FOR 15 YEARS Binyamin Netanyahu has been the undisputed leader of the Israeli right. In 2009 he guided his nationalist Likud party…
Abdelmadjid Tebboune returns to an ailing Algeria
LITTLE IS KNOWN about Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s bout with covid-19. For nearly two months beginning in October, Algeria’s 75-year-old…