How Much Did Election Denial Hurt Republicans in the Midterms?
By Nick Corasaniti May 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what…
May 15, 2023
16 Crucial Words That Went Missing From a Landmark Civil Rights Law
The phrase, seemingly deleted in error, undermines the basis for qualified immunity, the legal shield that protects police officers from suits for misconduct. Send any friend a story As a…
Serbian women face femicide, abortion ban
Serbian women face a range of issues, including the narrative of an abortion ban which is gaining momentum and 18 femicides so far in 2023, the latest occurring after the…
Basque party angers ETA victims’ families by adding former terrorists to elections list
Families of victims of former terrorist group ETA were left angered after the pro-independence Basque party EH Bildu included 44 convicted former ETA members of the organisation on its official…
MEP asks investigation over ‘takeover’ of Bulgarian insurer
The silence from the European Commission and regulators over the revoking of the license of Romania’s biggest car insurer is concerning, and a full investigation should take place, MEP Lars…
Athens threatens Albania’s EU path again over elections arrest
A new diplomatic row erupted between Greece and Albania amid Albanian local elections leading to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis threatening to disrupt Albania’s EU accession process. Albanians headed to…
Czechia fumes after Orbán compares EU with Hitler’s plans
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EU and UN run rival candidates for UN migration body
The UN’s International Organization for Migration chooses its next director general on Monday (15 May), with the current IOM chief António Vitorino being challenged for the job by his deputy…
Finland to increase research funding to 4% of the GDP
The new four-party government in the making has agreed to raise the funding for research, development and innovation, which has been trailing behind compared to competitor countries. The next Prime…
Preliminary results show sweeping Socialist victory in Albanian local vote
Albanian citizens headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for mayors and local councillors in 61 municipalities, with the first results suggesting the ruling socialist party, which has also…