With approximately 11.6 million 60-kg bags forecast and exports nearing 288.2 billion Birr ($200.8 billion), Ethiopia must either transform its irreplaceable Arabica gene pool into a high-value ...

Sarito Carroll lived in Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s commune in Oregon, which collapsed under criminal charges 40 years ago. Like most teenagers in Rajneeshpuram, she was sexually abused there. Now she is ...

The agriculture and allied sectors have seen their gross value added (GVA) more than triple between 2011-12 and 2023-24, as per a recent report by the Ministry of Statistics. Now, agriculture accounts ...

When the conflict erupted between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian federal government in November 2020, civilians in the neighboring Amhara region faced severe atrocities, ...

When we learned of “the end of history,” a little over three decades ago, our geopolitical meteorologists forecasted sunny skies for the neoliberal reality that was coursing across the globe.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Malaysia in May 2025 to attend the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, aiming to deepen Beijing’s influence in Southeast Asia and the Gulf through trade diplomacy. His attempts to ...

US President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping trade deal with the EU that imposes steep tariffs on EU exports while claiming historic concessions in energy and defense. Despite the rhetoric, American ...

Elon Musk’s X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, accusing it of arbitrary censorship under the IT Act and claiming the rules violate constitutional free speech protections. The ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces mounting challenges as his third term nears its end, with rising public discontent over national security failures, cronyism ...

Israel has carried out a relentless and zealous military onslaught in Gaza that shows orchestrated mass inhumanity on a gargantuan scale. This campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, razed ...

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 after the collapse of the elected government and the withdrawal of foreign troops. They have dismantled democratic institutions and reimposed ...

There’s a paradox at the heart of the global economy. Having one global means of exchange isn’t a bad thing. It reduces friction. Fewer currencies mean fewer price lists, fewer arbitrage opportunities ...