Some analysts predict that ending the Black Sea grain deal will negatively impact certain African nations. However, research indicates that Africa's reliance on grain imports from Ukraine is not significant. In this edition of The Flipside, we delve into the root causes of hunger in various regions of the continent.

Hun Sen, after almost 40 years in power, is set to win a landslide victory after banning opposition and stifling dissent.

At some point in their lives, many young men in Thailand become monks. Most, however, are not looking for a lifelong stay at a monastery, so why do they follow the tradition?

Thailand's former prime minister is coming home after 15 years of self-imposed exile. Can he help break the stalemate between progressive parties and junta allies? Or will he make the political crisis worse?

Thailand's Constitutional Court put off ruling on whether to block election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's premiership bid. The Thai royalist-military establishment has prevented Pita's' Move Forward Party from taking power.

Polish farmers are worried about Ukrainian grain flooding the market and hurting domestic output. The government says it would consider extending an embargo on imported Ukrainian grain.

The billionaire said it was due to a medical examination, but with a constitutional ruling set for August 16, he may be waiting it out after 15 years in self-exile following corruption charges in 2007.

The "Angry Mavka" movement is proof Moscow-backed forces are not welcome in occupied southern Ukraine territories. The group's actions are multi-faceted and unpredictable.

Business tycoon Srettha Thavisin has been voted in after a monthslong deadlock since the May election. Srettha's Pheu Thai party is part of a multi-party coalition, including allies with the military.

Thaksin Shinawatra, an ethnic Chinese billionaire, has been a dominant figure in Thai politics for over two decades. Thailand has been sharply divided between those who love him and those who loathe him.

Property mogul-turned-politician Srettha Thavisin will lead a coalition government of former archrivals, while the winner of the election will remain in opposition.

Surrendered without a shot fired, the town of Kupyansk was one of the first Ukrainian territories to face Russian occupation. Under the facade of Moscow’s Russification strategy, a divided city was further broken.