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Elderly people dance at a park in Beijing, China January 16, 2024.
Analysis

How to afford an aging world

Last week, the US’s fertility rate hit a record low: CDC data for 2025 showed that for every 1000 women aged 15 to 44, only 53 gave birth each year, down from 54 the previous year.

Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, wave Canadian flags as they wait for the results of a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada October 19, 2026.
Analysis

Alberta nixes independence - but immigration is the real story

Alberta is staying in Canada. But the more important results may have come from the nine other questions on the referendum ballot that have received considerably less attention.

US Border Policy has a New "Flava"
Puppet Regime

US Border Policy has a New "Flava"

Dinner at 8:30, you know where #PUPPETREGIME

Protesters set up barricades and burn materials near Place de la Republique in Paris, France, on October 18, 2026, the day following a large demonstration.
What We're Watching

Unrest in France spreads, Trump endorses Netanyahu, US-Ukraine ties fray

Ongoing student protests in France descended into looting and riots over the weekend as more than half a million people took to the streets across the country.

Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015. Since the start of the year, over 590,000 people have crossed into Greece, the frontline of a massive westward population shift from war-ravaged Syria and beyond.
Analysis

Europe’s anti-immigration parties are surging as immigration numbers fall

According to a new report from the International Organization for Migration, the number of migrants and asylum seekers who arrived by sea in the first nine months of 2026 has plummeted nearly 40%.

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain.
What We're Watching

UK and France end trial on new immigration deal, China adds massive tariffs to Brazilian beef, Soccer drama threatens UK-UAE relations

Last year the two countries struck a landmark deal to reduce the number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from France in small boats.

Is the European far-right now mainstream?
Graphic Truth

Is the European far-right now mainstream?

Twenty years ago, far-right parties won less than 7% of the vote across Europe. Today? Close to a quarter.

Palestinian youth look at a new Israeli settlement from the Palestinian village of Duma, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
What We're Watching

UK and others ban imports from Israeli settlements, Saudis and Houthis on the brink of war, Another African country cracks down on foreigners

The UK, Canada, and France announced sanctions on exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, later joined by nine additional European countries.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party hold placards as they attend AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany.
What We're Watching

AfD’s big win sends shockwaves around Germany, Australia wants to give social media users an algorithm opt-out, Milei tests Falklands recognition by suing oil company

The far-right party won a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt this weekend, taking nearly 44% of the vote.

Thousands of people gather at the Palacio de Cibeles, seat of the Madrid City Council, in Madrid, Spain during demonstrations held outside city halls in autonomous communities across Spain in protest of the mass entry of migrants at the Ceuta border.
What We're Watching

Thousands rally against immigration in Spain, Mexico’s homicide rate falls, Xi pushes for new security framework in Middle East

In July, more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco in the space of 48 hours.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 5, 2017.
What We're Watching

Kurdish SDF and new Syrian government find common ground, Gangs in Haiti push into new territory, Colombia’s new president cracks down on immigration

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has officially dissolved itself and will be integrated into the new Syrian army.