NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves

The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than ten days. Bagshaw and...

Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise

Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a...

Missile hits Poland, killing two: is this the trigger for a wider European war?

One of the most persistent fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been the potential for the war to ramp up dramatically in...

I visited nuclear shelters in Prague to see how cities could prepare for nuclear war

Bunker tourism in Prague with a display of children in gas masks inside of the Bezovka nuclear bunker. (J. Rozdilsky), Author provided With the ongoing Ukraine...

Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

PH gov’t welcomes US open support for 2016 ruling

MANILA – The Philippine government on Wednesday welcomed the United States’ “open support” for the 2016 landmark ruling that invalidated China’s sweeping claims under its so-called nine-dash...