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​The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025.
Analysis

America’s WHO exit leaves a leadership vacuum

Seventy-eight years after helping found the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States has formally withdrawn from the agency, following through on a pledge President Donald Trump made on his first day back in office.

​South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo arrives at Seoul Central District Court to receive a first-instance verdict on insurrection-related charges, in Seoul, South Korea on January 21, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard numbers: Another South Korean leader sentenced over Martial law, US and China to finish TikTok sale, Guinea-Bissau announces election date, & More

23: The years to which former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced in jail over his role in helping former President Yoon Suk Yeol impose Martial law in late 2024.

Africa’s AI Future: China or the West?
World Economic Forum

Africa’s AI Future: China or the West?

As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, Africa’s AI future is becoming a test case for whether ambition will be matched by investment, or filled by default. In a GZERO Media Global Stage livestream from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, an all-star panel delivered a blunt warning: without serious capital, the next phase of AI infrastructure in Africa will follow the same path as past telecommunications booms, led by China.

​U.S. President Donald Trump takes oath as Barron Trump and Melania Trump look on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: The first year of Trump 2.0

2.7%: The US year-on-year inflation rate as of December. When Trump took office last January, consumer prices were rising at a rate of 3%.

​Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: South Korea’s ex-leader sentenced, Ugandan opposition supporters killed after election, Canada and China trade cars for canola, Brazil’s Bolsonaro can cut his sentence with a book

5: The number of years South Korea’s ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced in prison today, on charges related to his failed attempt to impose martial law last year.

Will Iran’s protests bring down the regime?
by ian bremmer

Will Iran’s protests bring down the regime?

For over two weeks now, Iranians have been pouring into the streets in the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, and possibly since the 2009 Green Movement.