In September, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered two controversial speeches at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York. The first was his speech at the podium to a crowd of ...

The new Syrian government, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, faces challenges like meeting Israel’s demilitarization demands and protecting the Druze amid sectarian violence. Weak faction control and ...

When coal executives in Jakarta claim that renewable energy is killing their business, they are highlighting only part of the issue. The collapse in global coal prices — combined with shrinking demand ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces criticism for restricting access to 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a kratom-derived compound that offers relief from chronic pain and opioid withdrawal. The ...

German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel believed that history unfolded in stages. Celebrity history seems to obey a similar pattern. The first stage is thrilling: novelty, scandal and ...

[This video was recorded before Sanae Takaichi was chosen as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party on October 4, 2025. It has been updated to include this information.] Rohan Khattar Singh, ...

The summer of 2025 was a very eventful season for the US as the Department of Justice (DOJ) notified US President Donald Trump that he appeared multiple times in the Epstein files. Congress is ...

According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 95% of AI projects fail to deliver measurable returns. Our Intrinsicana/Fair Observer team demonstrates that this “Pilot-to-Production ...

Indonesia’s schools tell a story of two nations. Across Jakarta and Java, classrooms buzz with potential; in parts of Papua and eastern Indonesia, children struggle to finish elementary education.

Iraqi Kurdistan is militarily safer than Russia or the US. That is what I told my security studies teacher eight years ago when I was a freshman in college. My argument was simple: We don’t have ...

Initially a revolutionary guerrilla group in Colombia, the National Liberation Army, has shifted from Marxist ideology to criminal activities and alliances with Venezuela. While it does not fully meet ...

Taylor Swift and J.K. Rowling — arguably two of the world’s most influential women — face renewed public criticism as their art and opinions dominate global debate. Swift’s new album and Rowling’s ...