Firefighters from all over Belgium took to the streets of Brussels on Tuesday to protest their current working conditions and the government’s plans to reform the pension system. On Tuesday morning, firefighters gathered to demand more staff and resources. The…
At its first public hearing, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic plunged into the politically charged debate over the origins of the virus. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give…
The review, undertaken after a specialized unit killed Breonna Taylor in a botched raid in 2020, paints a damning portrait of a department in crisis. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give…
President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The top spot in the upcoming April elections is still up for grabs as three parties are currently neck-and-neck in the race to form a coalition that will most likely not be a repeat of the current five-party coalition, the…
This International Women’s Day, as in years before, and likely in years to come, women are faced with a long fight ahead of them. Global progress on women’s rights is “vanishing before our eyes”, UN chief António Guterres warned earlier…
Before imposing measures on individuals to increase the housing supply, like forcing them to rent out their vacant properties, the government should look inwards and set the example, Lisbon’s Mayor, Carlos Moedas (PSD), said at a conference about housing on…
In advance of a hearing on Wednesday expected to focus on the lab leak theory, House Republicans took aim at Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, whom they have long vowed to investigate. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
The fact that President Yoon Suk Yeol received the second invitation of the Biden presidency speaks to the degree of cooperation expected from him on issues involving North Korea and China. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Last Friday, Polish conservative politicians opened a can of worms – about a can of worms. Insects as food is a controversial topic that has gained traction, mostly in the form of misinformation, in Poland and other EU countries. Poles…