Resistance to Public Health, No Longer Fringe, Gains Foothold in G.O.P. Politics
The merger of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald J. Trump campaigns puts the so-called medical freedom movement on the cusp of real power in Washington, with a new…
October 2024
A Gaza Family Separated by a Few Miles, and the War
Najia and Hammam Malaka have been stuck at opposite ends of the Gaza Strip, with their young children, for most of the yearlong conflict. The emotional toll has been devastating.…
Germany sees drop in asylum applications after migration crackdown
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has hailed the drop in asylum applications as proof that the country’s tough measures are working, with figures for 20
Orbán’s unexpected praise for France’s new interior minister raises eyebrows
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised France’s newly-appointed Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau’s recent stances on migration policy at a press conference on Tuesday (8 October) in an unforeseen move that…
The Brief – Germany’s election season is upon us
Today’s edition is powered by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) Remember to register for the GIE Annual Conference on 17 and 18 October in Munich, Germany! The conference will feature innovative…
AI Can’t Replace You at Work. Here’s Why.
Generative AI is nowhere near being able to operate without intensive human oversight. Even seemingly mundane communication tasks cannot be feasibly automated without losing important information. For now, AI is…
Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks
Two people have died following the intense rains that inundated the city of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas that are popular with tourists. Apple stuck her trunk out of the…
Norway raises terror threat level amid rising concerns over Israeli, Jewish targets
Norway will raise its threat level from moderate to high, namely because of the intensification of threats against Jewish and Israeli targets in the country, the Norwegian Police Security Service…
Portuguese PM reaffirms goal of making Portuguese an official UN language
Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro on Tuesday reiterated his government’s goal of strengthening the country’s consular network and, along with Brazil, making Portuguese an official language of the United Nations.…
Journalism is a bastion of democracy: we must not let it crumble [Promoted content]
One rainy evening last November, I lit a candle in memory of the assassinated Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnirová at their Memorial in Bratislava. It was…