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The Sahara Desert Explained: How the World’s Largest Hot Desert Is Growing
The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert and it's still growing. This explainer shows how desertification spreads and the epic fight…
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Sea Level Rise Explained: Which Coastal Cities Face the Biggest Threat
Seas are rising faster than ever, threatening coastal cities from Miami to Mumbai. This explainer shows which cities face the biggest threat…
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Antarctica Explained: Science, Tourism and the Treaty That Keeps It Peaceful
Antarctica is governed by a treaty that bans war and mining. This explainer covers the science, the tourism boom, and pressures on…
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Global Migration Explained: Why 300 Million People Live Outside Their Birth Country
300 million people live outside their birth country, the most ever. This explainer shows why people migrate, where they go and how…
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The Global Refugee System Explained: How Asylum and Resettlement Work
43 million refugees are protected by a system built in 1951. This explainer shows how asylum and resettlement work and why the…
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Europe’s Migration Challenge Explained: Routes, Rules and the Politics of Borders
Europe's migration challenge pits open borders against border walls. This explainer traces the routes, the EU's rules, and the politics reshaping the…
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Brain Drain Explained: Why Skilled Workers Leave and What It Costs Home Countries
Skilled workers are leaving developing nations in record numbers. This explainer shows why brain drain happens, what it costs, and how nations…
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UNGA 2026: the agenda as nearly 130 world leaders converge on New York
Nearly 130 world leaders converge on New York for the 81st UN General Assembly's general debate from 22 to 28 September. Under…
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The UN Security Council’s veto: how five countries came to hold it and why reform keeps stalling
Fifteen seats, five vetoes, one 1945 power structure: how the UN Security Council actually works, why a single 'no' from any permanent…
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Japan’s Sanae Takaichi reshuffles her cabinet as the 2027 LDP race looms
On 16-17 September, Japan's first woman prime minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her LDP leadership and cabinet, keeping rivals Toshimitsu Motegi and Shinjiro…