This infographic shows the percentage of population aged 16 or over were unable to afford a one-week annual holiday away from home in 2023.

America’s military presence in the Middle East remains significant even as its focus shifts to Asia-Pacific, specifically to containing China. Around 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in the Arab countries of the Middle East, including 900 troops illegally occupying the oil-rich areas of Syria. Major U.S. troop developments (estimated numbers).

Victor Jeifets, a Russian scholar specializing in Ibero-American studies, explained in an interview with International Review TV show why Haiti is doomed to never-ending violence. Below are the major takeaways.

A recent Gallup poll revealed Americans’ attitude to the world. While Republicans believe China is the United States’ greatest enemy, Democrats point to Russia. Interestingly, for independent voters, America’s third greatest enemy is America itself.

A recent Gallup poll revealed Americans’ attitude to the world. Interestingly, some of nations seen most unfavorably are also those which experienced U.S.-led wars, occupations and economic blockades.

Moscow has been a major target for terrorists since mid-1990s. In most cases, the terrorist attacks were perpetrated by religiously motivated extremists from the Caucasus region labeled by the western mainstream media as “freedom fighters”.

The Soviet Union broke up in 1991 with fifteen independent states arising instead. Check out our infographic to learn what these states’ main trade partners are more than thirty years on.

This infographic documents Russian civilian casualties caused by indiscriminate attacks of Ukrainian armed forces since January 1, 2024.

In a United States presidential election, the candidate who gains the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. However, the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation’s president or vice president. Thus it is possible for the winner of the popular vote to end up losing the election. This is because presidential elections are indirect elections; the votes cast on Election Day are not cast directly for a candidate, but for members of the Electoral College.

In 2023 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York classified Ilya Repin (1844-1930) and Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) as Ukrainian, rather than Russian artists, based on the fact that they were born in what would later be Ukraine. Aivazovsky’s case is especially curious as his hometown Feodosia in Crimea became part of Soviet Ukraine 54 years after his death.