With national elections around the corner, the Indian government on Thursday announced an interim budget mostly along expected lines, with a few surprises rolled in…
Ayodhya, India – As half a million people converged on the gates of the new temple to the Hindu deity Ram, Brijesh Pathak looked on.…
Opposition has pledged to block the president’s mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. Argentina’s lower house of Congress…
IMF upgrades growth outlook for Russia and downgrades expectations for the eurozone. The International Monetary Fund predicts strong growth for Russia’s economy this year, despite…
New Delhi, India – Demand for India’s Basmati, the long-grain aromatic rice, from traditional buyers in the Middle East, the US and Europe has dropped…
A door blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX was not how many expected the first week of 2024 to unfold. However, following the…
Covas do Barroso, Portugal – Paulo Pires walked up the hill with his flock of sheep and dogs on a warm day in August, as…
Houthi rebels have attacked vessels transporting goods through Bab al-Mandeb strait that they say are linked to Israel. Inflation was expected to ease in 2024…
Israel’s war on Gaza, now well into its fourth month, has taken a toll on its own economy with many industries pausing business even as…
A honeymoon in Western Tibet came to a tragic end in October when the newlyweds crashed their car on a mountain road after suffering altitude…
Taipei, Taiwan – Like many Hong Kongers, accountant Edelweiss Lam spent the last week watching the city’s stock market wipe out 14 months of gains…
This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Rohtak and New Delhi, India: Dhuli Chand was 102 years old on…
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the biggest show of resistance to date against far-right President Javier Milei, Argentinian workers have taken to the streets for…
The president has said that the austerity measures are due to years of overspending that have resulted in huge debts. Argentine unions have begun a…
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf…
When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm…
Under threat of eviction, Antonio emerges from his quiet retirement to fight for housing rights in Spain. Antonio and Maria are a Spanish couple in…
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – As the occupied West Bank roils with near-daily Israeli raids, settler attacks and killings of Palestinians, an overlooked impact of…
A hundred days on, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is deepening. The war cost to the Israeli economy has been enormous. Thousands of people killed…
Ayodhya, India: Ram Surat Verma regrets his decision to sell his land in 2019. A farmer in Takpura village in the Ayodhya district of the…