On Sunday, January 4, 2026, we woke up to another headline that should never feel normal. Gunmen raided the Kasuwan-Daji area in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, opened fire on residents, burned the local market, and torched homes. Police said at least 30 people were killed, with others abducted and still missing. Locals… Read More »Kasuwan-Daji, Niger State: When a Market Becomes a Battlefield

For years, Venezuela sat in that strange place on our mental map: close enough to be “in the neighborhood,” but distant enough to be filed under later. We heard the headlines—sanctions, elections under a cloud, desperate migration, a state oil company held together with tape… Read More »The Day Venezuela Stopped Being “Far Away”

On New Year’s Eve, we expect noise. We expect crowds. We even expect mild chaos, the kind that feels harmless because it comes with confetti. What we do not expect is an Alpine ski town waking up to body bags. In the early hours of… Read More »The Swiss Ski Bar Fire in Crans-Montana: When “Just a Sparkler” Isn’t