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Thanks to war, political conditions, and economic hardship, mass migration has become a significant occurrence in many regions of the world.The US recorded a net gain of about 1.2 million migrants in 2025, according to the World Bank Group. But when evaluating each country’s net migration rate as a share…
Once again, Switzerland has claimed the top spot as the best country in the world.The 2026 rankings, released Thursday, were compiled by US News & World Report in partnership with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Unlike previous iterations of the list, this year’s rankings did away with a…
Global life expectancy is on the rise, meaning a greater percentage of the population than ever before is made up of the elderly.But not every country has experienced this elder boom equally.The World Bank Group gathered data in 2024 on the percentages of populations aged 65 or older in different…
I’m writing this for anyone under the spell of the digital nomad highlight reel, and for my younger self, who confused suffering with adventure. This is the story of when I stopped asking, “Where should I go next?” and started asking, “What do I need to thrive?” Loading audio narration……
Jeanne Calment was the oldest verified person to have ever lived, passing away at 122. She was born in 1875, just a decade after the US Civil War ended, and died in 1997, a year before Google launched.Despite Calment’s extraordinary longevity, her home country, France, ranks just outside the top…
Before kids, I traveled the world alone with nothing more than a backpack and a worn guidebook. I rarely made plans in advance and enjoyed the spontaneity and surprises that were a part of globetrotting without much advance planning. Loading audio narration… Once I started traveling with my children, that…
The US and its allies in the Middle East are now facing a drone threat similar to what Ukraine has been fighting, but geography limits how closely they can replicate Ukraine’s defenses. Loading audio narration… Amid the war with the US and Israel, Iran has launched Shahed drones and missiles…
Ever since the last draft call was issued in the US on December 7, 1972, during the Vietnam War, Americans haven’t had to give much thought to military conscription.While 18-year-old men are required to register for the draft, the Selective Service plans to implement automatic registration by the end of…
