The fate of America’s social safety net programs has re-emerged as a campaign issue ahead of November’s midterm elections. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what…
After a federal judge threw out Jonathan and Diana Toebbe’s previous deal, the Maryland couple agreed to the possibility of a longer prison sentence. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
EU financial support for Palestinian NGOs and intergovernmental organisations operating in the field has emerged as a sticking point for relations between Brussels and Tel Aviv, with EU-funded organisations complaining of obstacles to their operations. EU funding for Palestine is…
Sunday’s election in Italy marks the rise of the far-right – in itself a worrying development – but also the decline of leadership in Europe, with all three of its biggest economies now unable or unwilling to lead the continent through…
Uyghur detainees in 2017 (Photo: Wikimedia) On 31 August, minutes before the end of the now-former UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet’s mandate, her office finally published its long-overdue report on the human rights situation in the Xinjiang…
As Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, John Fetterman has pushed for second chances for certain convicts. But crime has become a focal point for Republicans nationwide in the 2022 elections. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The committee investigating what led to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will hold its first hearing since July on Wednesday, entering the final stage of its inquiry. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The Kremlin. ‘We believe that, in the current situation, Vladimir Putin can only profit from an isolation of Russia’s democrats — whether in exile or in Russia itself' (Photo: davidgordillo) With Vladimir Putin’s escalation of the war against Ukraine through…
France will work with the future Italian government, expected to be led by far-right Giorgia Meloni while monitoring respect for European values, French Secretary of State for Europe Laurence Boone told EURACTIV France in an interview on Monday (26 September).…
In line with the government’s announcement earlier this month, the Energy Regulatory Body has decided to increase the cost of electricity for households that use more than 800kilowatt hours (kWh) per month, a decision that could impact up to 72,000…