Almost exactly eight years to the day since he first ordered the invasion of Crimea, Vladimir Putin struck another blow in his war against Ukrainian statehood on February 21 by officially recognizing the two so-called separatist republics of eastern Ukraine…
With inflation and President Biden’s sinking poll ratings beleaguering the party, incumbents in four battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire — face tough campaigns. A poll showed Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia statistically tied in a general-election…
Tens of thousands of people, including Americans, could flee across the border if Russia attacks Ukraine. U.S. Army soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division in Poland near the Ukranian border on Monday. WASHINGTON — Many of the nearly 5,000
President Biden has made “harm reduction” a central pillar of his plan to fight a record number of drug-related deaths, but a conservative backlash is threatening the effort. Narcotic consumption material at a safe injection site in New York. WASHINGTON…
A Turkish court said on Monday (21 February) philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial that has fuelled tensions in Ankara’s relations with Western allies. The Council…
On January 3, the United States announced the elimination of Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) during a counterterrorism raid in Atmeh, a town in Syria’s Idlib province close to the Turkish border. In an…
The linkage between economic growth and environmental degradation is a well-known topic. The burning question has become whether there is a trade-off between sustaining economic activities and maintaining the conditions of natural resources, or whether economic growth can go in…
“Progress towards an equitable world” is Germany’s goal for its G7 presidency program, which frames the G7 states as “leading industrialised countries and value-based partners” with a particular responsibility to “shape a positive future…
The agency, dealing with controversy over its decision to use facial recognition software, said it would allow taxpayers to authenticate their accounts with a live, virtual interview. The I.R.S. had hoped the new technology would provide more security of taxpayer…
The total in loans and funds available to battle the economic outcome of the coronavirus pandemic is €672bn (Photo: Fotolia) Monday (21 February) marks 12 months exactly into one of the largest investment plans to mitigate the economic and social…