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- Who is Mark Carney? Maybe just who Canada wants to face off against Trump.A few months ago, Mark Carney was unknown in Canada. Now he’s prime minister and favored in upcoming elections – thanks to the Trump administration.
- As Kashmiri crafts struggle, papier-mâché artists find hope in creative evolutionIn Kashmir, papier-mâché artisans are struggling to overcome the challenges faced by many of the region’s traditional craftspeople – but they also see a reason for hope.
- How bitcoin drives cheap green energy production in KenyaBitcoin struggles to keep its carbon footprint low. African renewable energy companies struggle to stay afloat. One company has an idea to fix both.
- Points of ProgressHow to recycle a building, and school a president on climateProgress roundup: Chinese scientists develop a method to refresh weak batteries. And in Argentina, a law sends judges and more to climate class.
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- Difference MakerWhat gives him hope for rebuilding Gaza? Dialogue and science.The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, headed by Tareq Abu Hamed, is leveraging science to aid the Gaza Strip.
- Justice vs. democracy: Le Pen verdict exposes tensions within France’s systemA French court has barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking the presidency in 2027. Does that square with her voters’ democratic rights?
- How a 43-port business deal threatens China’s global powerHow far is China willing to go to protect its geopolitical interests overseas? As a Hong Kong company prepares to sell 43 ports to a U.S.-led group, Beijing has launched a campaign to modify – or ideally stop – the deal.
- In Turkey, authoritarian president faces burgeoning protestsA new wave of popular protest is gathering strength in Turkey, where President Erdoğan is showing increasing signs of authoritarianism. But past demonstrations have not made him back down.
- First LookRescue efforts ongoing after quake rocks much of MyanmarRescue efforts are underway across Myanmar after a devastating earthquake Friday. Teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, though the quake damaged airports in Myanmar's major cities.
- In Syria’s terrorized Alawite region, competing narratives, mutual suspicionsSyria’s Alawite minority considers March 7 the start of a genocidal campaign. In the eyes of the Sunni majority, it marked operations to quash a coup. Ensuring justice and preventing further killings will be a key test for the new Syria.
- The world’s bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect them.Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of La Palma may have the conditions to protect them.
- In post-Assad Syria, a Ramadan embrace of freedom and solidarityAcross Syria, the reunification of families and communities that had been displaced by conflict has enhanced the spirituality and generosity of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
- Can Europe confront Russia without US help? Not yet, but it may have to.Facing American indifference to European security, Germany has launched a major rearmament drive. But without U.S. help, can Europe defend itself?
- Invoking Trump, targeting ‘deep state,’ Israel’s Netanyahu triggers protestsAs Israelis demonstrate in defense of democracy, newspaper headlines and neighbors’ conversations brim with references to a constitutional crisis. Analysts say Benjamin Netanyahu is emboldened by Donald Trump.
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