CULTUREMoroccan oud music centers on the oud—a pear-shaped, fretless short-necked lute with typically 11 or 13 strings as a primary melodic instrument in traditional and

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTExperts drawing on satellite observations and solar physics argue that the Sun Drives Global Warming, not human CO2 emissions.

WAR & PEACE"Alex," from southern Ukraine, served in the military as the elite began preparing for war with Russia. He says the financial elite are running the war, but ordinary people don't want it.

CHINAChina's campaign to build an independent semiconductor industry received a powerful endorsement from investors.

BRICS & BRIFuture historians may discuss how large parts of the world began building their own systems of research, production, and technological development.