Child labour remains a persistent problem in today's world.The latest global estimates indicate that 160 million children – 63 million girls and 97 million boys – were in child labour globally at the…
Under the European Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, at least 65% of all packaging waste must be recycled by the end of 2025, and at least 70% by the end of 2030.The recycling…
In 2021, global plastic recycling was estimated at roughly 40 billion US dollars. This market was forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of seven percent between 2022 and 2031, to…
World military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2021. Military expenditure in Europe saw its steepest year…
European Union countries are facing unprecedented challenges at their external borders due to the arrival of record numbers of refugees from several countries and continents. Numbers are steadily…
Despite the decrease in the time spent by individuals in the world using the internet in general, the use of social media by these individuals has nearly doubled in the last 10 years from an hour and…
Today is the first round of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections. Thirty-six parties have formed alliances, but the main competition is between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the…
The world will be closely watching the raising of the US federal debt ceiling next month, and consequently, its impact on US economic indicators, while the country is fighting inflation by…
Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.
Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give Palestinians the option to return to their homeland
Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago