Rice yields across South Asia and East Africa could fall by as much as half this year. The people least able to absorb that loss live in the countries most exposed to it. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on July 9 that El Niño is strengthening rapidly, with an 81% chance of becoming one… Continue reading El Niño Threatens Rice Crops Across South Asia as Storm Season Intensifies

South Korea just became the fourth country in the world to export more than $100 billion worth of goods in a single month. Two companies did most of the work. South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources reported June exports of $102.25 billion, up 70.9% from a year earlier. It is the first time… Continue reading South Korea’s Chip Exports Hit $44.8 Billion as Nation Joins $100 Billion Export Club

The Knesset just removed one of the last checks on Israel’s executive branch, and it did so five months before an election the ruling coalition is favored to lose. Israel’s parliament voted 65-51 on Wednesday to pass a law stripping the attorney general’s legal opinions of their binding force on the government. The vote followed… Continue reading Israel’s Knesset Strips Attorney General’s Power in 65-51 Vote

Fifteen doctors from Gaza have been held in Israeli detention for as long as two years. None has been charged with a crime. Dr. Hassan Khalil Almukayed, a vascular surgeon, was taken from Kamal Adwan Hospital in October 2024 after refusing to evacuate patients during an Israeli raid on northern Gaza. His brother Mahmoud, a… Continue reading Fifteen Gaza Doctors Remain in Israeli Prisons Without Charge