Category: World
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Magnitude 7.4 at 103km deep. What magnitude actually measures, why depth changes everything, and the number that predicts damage far better than either.
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The earthquake’s epicentre was in Chocó — Colombia’s poorest region, reachable mostly by boat or plane. Why the toll from the worst-hit places always arrives last.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has killed at least 224 people and injured more than 1,200. Why it was felt across three countries, and why the toll keeps changing.
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US Central Command says it has redirected 55 Iran-linked vessels since July. What a blockade actually involves, what “redirected” means, and what the published figure doesn’t tell you.
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Russia’s Supreme Court has barred the liberal Yabloko party from September’s election. Why a rival party brought the case, and why excluding a party that can’t win still matters.
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The Libyan National Army’s intelligence chief has been killed by a car bomb in Benghazi. Who the LNA are, why attribution is so hard, and why Libya’s instability reaches Europe.
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Syria says it will let the IAEA remove nuclear material from a hidden site — while Israel threatens to bomb it again. What safeguards are, and why an undeclared facility matters so much.
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Ten dead in Baguio, five of them children, and 14 across the Cordillera. Why landslides kill at night, and the part of these disasters that isn’t natural.
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Around ten Malian soldiers killed in a JNIM attack. What the Sahel insurgency is, why attacking army posts is the strategy, and why one of the world’s largest conflicts goes unreported.
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Pope Leo XIV has replaced Vatican City’s constitution three years after the last rewrite. The difference between the Holy See and the Vatican state, and why the change matters.