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Off the Map Shortlisted for Meestervertellers

We are very happy to announce that our theatre series ‘Off the Map’ is shortlisted for the ‘Meestervertellers’, the prize for narrative journalism by Stichting Verhalende Journalistiek (NL). The winner will be announced on April 14, but this nomination already gives us a great boost.

De Facto | 12 Feb 2026

News Guantanamo Bay

U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives

The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.

The New York Times | 6 Jan 2025

  • Americas
  • Middle East

News Taiwan

As Beijing Threatens, Taiwan Looks Nervously at Trump

Taipei sets aside fears of Chinese invasion and trade-war crossfire to focus on potential cooperation with the new administration

The Wall Street Journal | 18 Nov 2024

  • Asia
  • South China Sea
  • Politics

News Puntland

Somalia’s federal map sparks rift with Puntland and Hirshabelle over disputed territories

A map unveiled by Somalia’s federal government during a recent ceremony in Mogadishu has sparked a backlash from Puntland and Hirshabelle, two key federal states.

Hiiraan Online | 29 Oct 2024

  • Africa
  • Maps

News Chagos Archipelago

UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.

BBC | 4 Oct 2024

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Politics

News Bougainville

Papua New Guinea and Bougainville agree on moderator for independence talk

The Papua New Guinea and autonomous Bougainville governments have agreed on a moderator to be brought to try and repair an impasse over the province’s push for independence.

RNZ | 4 Sep 2024

  • Pacific
  • Politics

News Transnistria

Moscow Warned: Any Provocations in Transnistria Is an Attack on Russia

Moscow will consider any provocations against Russian peacekeepers and citizens in Transnistria is an attack on Russia.

EurAsia Daily | 4 Sep 2024

  • Caucasus
  • Politics

News Catalonia

Puigdemont Says He’s Back in Belgium

After giving a speech from the symbolic Arc de Triomf in Barcelona and then evading a police dragnet, Carles Puigdemont has made it back to Belgium. ‘Today I’m in Waterloo after a few extremely difficult days,’ he posted on X.

Politico | 10 Aug 2024

  • Europe
  • Politics

News Western Sahara

France Backs Moroccan Claim over Disputed Western Sahara

France has shifted its decadeslong position on the status of Western Sahara. The Polisario Front, which claims to represent the Saharawi people, has vowed to push back against Morocco and France.

DW | 30 Jul 2024

  • Africa
  • Politics

News Spratly Islands

Philippines says sailor lost finger in sea clash, accuses China of ‘piracy’

Chinese personnel used knives and machetes to puncture Philippine dinghies attempting to resupply an outpost in the South China Sea, Philippine officials say.

The Washington Post | 19 Jun 2024

  • South China Sea
  • Asia

News

Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters

GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger

The Guardian | 18 Jun 2024

  • Europe
  • Politics

News Machias Seal Island

‘Drift bottle’ launched in 1961 washes up near Boston

A message in a bottle launched from an island between the United States and Canada turned up 63 years later near Boston.

UPI | 18 Jun 2024

  • Americas

News Taiwan

‘Elimination’ of Taiwan is China’s great national cause, Lai says

Taiwan’s president tells military academy cadets that the main challenge they face is the strong rise of Beijing.

Al Jazeera | 16 Jun 2024

  • Asia
  • South China Sea
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