From global humanitarian stories to cultural shifts, we explore the events that connect us across borders. This is a space for the “global edit”—breaking down complex international affairs to understand how the world at large impacts our individual perspectives.
The Death of a Dream: A Simple Guide to What Just Happened to the Kurds in Syria If you’ve seen headlines about “SDF,” “Rojava,” and “Betrayal” this week and felt lost, you aren’t alone. The Middle East is complicated. But what happened…
The Betrayal Is Complete: The “Rojava” Dream Dies as the US Watches the Kurds Surrender to Damascus It took less than two weeks for the dream of Kurdish autonomy to crumble. On Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—the brave men…
The First American Pope Wants “Unity”—But His “Orwellian” Warning Sounds Like a Declaration of War It is the supreme irony of 2026: The man leading the Vatican’s global charge for “Christian Unity” this week is using language that sounds ripped…
The Holiday Heist: “Ocean’s Eleven” Gang Drills Into German Bank Vault, Escapes with Millions GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY — While most of Europe was celebrating the quiet lull between Christmas and the New Year, a sophisticated criminal ring was busy executing one of…
I woke up on New Year’s Day expecting to see the usual flurry of “New Year, New Me” resolutions and snowy mountain selfies on my feed. Instead, my heart sank. The headlines weren’t about ski conditions or luxury après-ski parties…
