Humanitarian deminers are usually the first to enter territories liberated by Ukrainian Defense Forces, into uncharted territory often littered with booby traps planted with the intention to maim and kill. (Published March)

NEW: Indian elections unfold in dangerously hot conditions that are not treated as a public health risk. An analysis of 20 suspected heat deaths found that 17 occurred when the Universal Thermal Climate Index exceeded 38 C. This article is published in collaboration with @dialogueearth.bsky.social

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“By the time election day arrives, many workers are already physiologically depleted. Asking them to then stand in long queues in the open sun for hours can tip the balance into genuine health risk,” says Apekshita Varshney, founder of the non-profit HeatWatch. www.thexylom.com/post/democra...

The Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is close to getting the Trump administration to drop fraud charges against him, even as he faces a Biden-era bribery probe and another probe over whether his companies were evading sanctions to buy Iranian petrochemical products. www.thexylom.com/post/gautam-...

The Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is close to getting the Trump administration to drop fraud charges against him, even as he faces a Biden-era bribery probe and another probe over whether his companies were evading sanctions to buy Iranian petrochemical products. www.thexylom.com/post/gautam-...

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White-winged ducks risk disappearing before their story is ever fully told. Conservation experts warn that their extinction will have a profound impact on biodiversity.

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Really relevant story from my colleagues in India as the US enters its summer primary season with yet another record-breaking heat wave, more baseless mail voting restriction shenanigans from the Trump regime, and canceled primaries by racist Republicans looming

“By the time election day arrives, many workers are already physiologically depleted. Asking them to then stand in long queues in the open sun for hours can tip the balance into genuine health risk,” says Apekshita Varshney, founder of the non-profit HeatWatch. www.thexylom.com/post/democra...

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"I then went beyond the campaigns to polling day itself documenting how the average voter struggled to exercise their most fundamental right in brutal conditions. And this is not India's problem alone. It is a rising concern, globally." www.thexylom.com/post/india-e...

Over the past decade, China has broadened its reach of repression to include Chinese citizens living abroad. Jingjing Zhang, still a Chinese citizen, walks a tightrope: holding Chinese companies to their government’s green promises while taking care not to overstep. (Published August 2025)

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A combination of threats, including habitat loss, disturbance, and hunting, has caused a precipitous decline of white-winged ducks over the past quarter-century. There are now likely only 150-400 mature individuals left, widely scattered in populations across its once-vast range.

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Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, are no strangers to tropical cyclones, but climate change is supercharging storms and disrupting education on the islands. This story by @rachelreports.bsky.social was originally published by @climateconnections.bsky.social.

Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, are no strangers to tropical cyclones, but climate change is supercharging storms and disrupting education on the islands. This story by @rachelreports.bsky.social was originally published by @climateconnections.bsky.social.

Police harassment of Cambodian advocates comes amid rapid environmental decline and an authoritarian political climate. Between 2001 and 2025, the country lost 35% of its humid primary forest cover, with deforestation closely tied to the leasing of large tracts of land to private companies.

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NEW: Across India and beyond, voters are being asked to go to the polls in dangerously high temperatures, with democracy as well as their health at risk. This article is a collaboration between The Xylom and Dialogue Earth. www.thexylom.com/post/democra...

Police harassment of Cambodian advocates comes amid rapid environmental decline and an authoritarian political climate. Between 2001 and 2025, the country lost 35% of its humid primary forest cover, with deforestation closely tied to the leasing of large tracts of land to private companies.

URGENT: A Russian missile hit not far from our Editor-at-Large Kang-Chun Cheng's convoy in Ukraine. This #WorldPressFreedomDay, as press freedom in the U.S has again sunk to a historic low, we are launching a $6,500 fundraiser to support KC's award-winning reporting. Can we count on your support?

NEW: Across India and beyond, voters are being asked to go to the polls in dangerously high temperatures, with democracy as well as their health at risk. This article is a collaboration between The Xylom and Dialogue Earth. www.thexylom.com/post/democra...

Vaishali* has been working at a reputed shrimp processing plant in Bhimavaram for seven years now. She reports that her company had to send back more than 100 women workers, many of them migrants from the Hindi-speaking states, after the Trump tariffs caused a steep decline in export orders.

NEW: What happens when Cambodian activists stage a peaceful protest against the government’s privatization moves? They risk landing in jail. And journalists who expose the regime? Many have been chased out or denied entry into the country.

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NEW: What happens when Cambodian activists stage a peaceful protest against the government’s privatization moves? They risk landing in jail. And journalists who expose the regime? Many have been chased out or denied entry into the country.

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A combination of threats, including habitat loss, disturbance, and hunting, has caused a precipitous decline of white-winged ducks over the past quarter-century. There are now likely only 150-400 mature individuals left, widely scattered in populations across its once-vast range.

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In a February speech launching a nationwide protest against the U.S.-India trade deal, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accused Modi of selling out the interests of his countrymen and farmers like the Oraon tribe to protect himself and Adani.

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Our Editor-at-Large's first dispatch from Ukraine came from a burn unit in Lviv. Ukraine had been the biggest beneficiary of USAID before Trump's unlawful dismantling of the agency. Without any U.S. support, local doctors are still treating soldiers and civilians with life-altering injuries.

Over the past decade, China has broadened its reach of repression to include Chinese citizens living abroad. Jingjing Zhang, still a Chinese citizen, walks a tightrope: holding Chinese companies to their government’s green promises while taking care not to overstep. (Published August 2025)

Vaishali* has been working at a reputed shrimp processing plant in Bhimavaram for seven years now. She reports that her company had to send back more than 100 women workers, many of them migrants from the Hindi-speaking states, after the Trump tariffs caused a steep decline in export orders.

Some good news: our fundraiser supporting KC currently ranks 2nd in dollars and unique donors on the weekly leaderboard of Give in May, a national campaign to support organizations serving the Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community during AANHPI Heritage Month!

Our Editor-at-Large's first dispatch from Ukraine came from a burn unit in Lviv. Ukraine had been the biggest beneficiary of USAID before Trump's unlawful dismantling of the agency. Without any U.S. support, local doctors are still treating soldiers and civilians with life-altering injuries.

Read Abdullahi Jimoh's reporting for us, which received a Jury's Special Mention at the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism: (Published October 2025) www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...

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URGENT: A Russian missile hit not far from our Editor-at-Large Kang-Chun Cheng's convoy in Ukraine. This #WorldPressFreedomDay, as press freedom in the U.S has again sunk to a historic low, we are launching a $6,500 fundraiser to support KC's award-winning reporting. Can we count on your support?

ICYMI: "Meet the Women Stitching a Resilient Future on Dal Lake" by Aliya Bashir has been named a finalist for the Insight Award for Visual Journalism in the 2026 @inn.org Nonprofit News Awards: www.thexylom.com/post/kashmir...

In a February speech launching a nationwide protest against the U.S.-India trade deal, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accused Modi of selling out the interests of his countrymen and farmers like the Oraon tribe to protect himself and Adani.

White-winged ducks risk disappearing before their story is ever fully told. Conservation experts warn that their extinction will have a profound impact on biodiversity.

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