At the southernmost tip of India, Great Nicobar Island is at the centre of an $8–10 billion mega-infrastructure project to transform the island into a global economic hub.
While the world focuses on global oil volatility, potential disruptions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait could push the Horn of Africa toward a humanitarian breaking point by severing critical food and trade lifelines.
In October 2025, the municipal government of Satipo, Peru, granted Amazon stingless bees the status of subjects of legal right, marking the first time insects have received such recognition anywhere in the world.
