“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
In Kuwait, 24-year-old Fatima mourns the loss of her university education. Despite earning a 96 percent on her high school exams, a score that would normally guarantee a medical career, her status as a Bidoon with an “unspecified nationality” wil...
Across the United States, politicians and voters are gearing up for midterm elections, where candidates for local, state and national offices will battle for victory. Across the Atlantic, the electorate is gearing up for another battle entirely: Scot...
Across the United States, politicians and voters are gearing up for midterm elections, where candidates for local, state and national offices will battle for victory. Across the Atlantic, the electorate is gearing up for another battle entirely: Scot...
Americans have a notorious sweet tooth. The average American now consumes 20 teaspoons of combined sugars — just under half a cup and twice the recommended amount — every day. Our enormous consumption of sugar has been unequivocally linked to the...
Americans have a notorious sweet tooth. The average American now consumes 20 teaspoons of combined sugars — just under half a cup and twice the recommended amount — every day. Our enormous consumption of sugar has been unequivocally linked to the...
Teenage blond twins singing a duet about love rarely are rejected with vigor. But that’s just what happened in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) when the audience booed Russia’s entry. Rather than a sudden aversion to twins or love song...
Teenage blond twins singing a duet about love rarely are rejected with vigor. But that’s just what happened in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) when the audience booed Russia’s entry. Rather than a sudden aversion to twins or love song...
Google’s army of Street View cars. Photo by Jaap Meijers From charcoal lines on animal hide to complex code in a Silicon Valley server, maps have played a formidable role in world politics and conflict. Millions have been killed over small trac...
Google’s army of Street View cars. Photo by Jaap Meijers From charcoal lines on animal hide to complex code in a Silicon Valley server, maps have played a formidable role in world politics and conflict. Millions have been killed over small trac...
Last Monday outside an Egyptian courtroom, families wept and women fainted after a judge passed down a mass death sentence to more than 680 people on charges related to an attack on a Minya police department last year. The attack took place on Augus...
Last Monday outside an Egyptian courtroom, families wept and women fainted after a judge passed down a mass death sentence to more than 680 people on charges related to an attack on a Minya police department last year. The attack took place on Augus...
Your average Russian is becoming more religious, and it matters. The Russian Orthodox Church is not only touting an increasingly devoted following, but is also reclaiming its role in Russian society and politics. The gay propaganda law and the genera...
Your average Russian is becoming more religious, and it matters. The Russian Orthodox Church is not only touting an increasingly devoted following, but is also reclaiming its role in Russian society and politics. The gay propaganda law and the genera...
The recent protests by Argentina’s unions against inflation and crime barely scratch the surface of public discontent with Latin America’s declining economies. The region’s weakening finances have led to a 50 percent price increase for consumer...
The recent protests by Argentina’s unions against inflation and crime barely scratch the surface of public discontent with Latin America’s declining economies. The region’s weakening finances have led to a 50 percent price increase for consumer...
The two largest sports events of the year come with much fanfare: The NFL’s Super Bowl is famous for multi-million dollar advertisements and garish halftime shows, and the UEFA Champions League Final, which showcases the best soccer clubs from acro...
The two largest sports events of the year come with much fanfare: The NFL’s Super Bowl is famous for multi-million dollar advertisements and garish halftime shows, and the UEFA Champions League Final, which showcases the best soccer clubs from acro...
President Michelle Bachelet marked her second inauguration last month wearing the country’s traditional red, white and blue presidential sash in a ceremony outside the Chile Congress building. Her first term spanned from 2006 to 2010, during which ...
President Michelle Bachelet marked her second inauguration last month wearing the country’s traditional red, white and blue presidential sash in a ceremony outside the Chile Congress building. Her first term spanned from 2006 to 2010, during which ...
Nine days after the publication of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in 1988, India banned the importation and sale of the book. Four months later, in February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini issued his infamous fatwa against Rushdie for the book...
Nine days after the publication of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in 1988, India banned the importation and sale of the book. Four months later, in February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini issued his infamous fatwa against Rushdie for the book...
On January 13, Belgium legalized euthanasia for children, regardless of age. The legislation is aimed at relieving terminally ill minors who are nearing death and are experiencing “constant and unbearable suffering.” Historically, the Low Countri...
On January 13, Belgium legalized euthanasia for children, regardless of age. The legislation is aimed at relieving terminally ill minors who are nearing death and are experiencing “constant and unbearable suffering.” Historically, the Low Countri...
The permanently emblazoned image of poverty is a toddler in some faraway place, his tattered clothes soiled by the filth in which he sits, imploring you to help with a sad look in his big, beautiful eyes. NGOs and charity organizations have perfected...
The permanently emblazoned image of poverty is a toddler in some faraway place, his tattered clothes soiled by the filth in which he sits, imploring you to help with a sad look in his big, beautiful eyes. NGOs and charity organizations have perfected...