Before the coronavirus pandemic, our capitalist system relied on a generous supply of American workers willing and able to put in full-time hours. But with a declining birth rate, increases in early retirement, millions of women still out of the…
The court’s new conservative supermajority may be skeptical of admissions programs that take account of race to foster educational diversity. The case against Harvard accused it of discriminating against Asian American students by using a subjective standard to gauge certain…
Turkish Cypriots cast their ballots on Sunday (23 January) in a snap legislative election in the northern third of the Mediterranean island after a campaign dominated by an economic crisis. The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) — recognised…
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Taliban and Western diplomats meet in Oslo on Monday (24 January) for talks on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and human rights, especially those of women whose freedoms have been curbed by the hardline Islamists. In their first visit to Europe since…
The building of the European External Action Service was damaged by violent demonstrators on Sunday (23 January) during protests against COVID-19 restrictions with participants from across the EU. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell thanked police and condemned “
On most website, the 'accept-all-cookies' button will probably be green, and the 'reject-all' will be grey, small or hidden in a two-or-three-click flow that is designed to make you give up and give in (Photo: George Hodan) The Digital Services…
Democrats in Virginia denounced the action as a partisan move aimed at helping former President Donald J. Trump undercut the investigation of the Capitol riot. Timothy Heaphy, a registered Democrat, had been the top lawyer at the University of Virginia…
The State Department warned that the United States would “not be in a position” to evacuate U.S. citizens should Russia invade. The Ukrainian military at a frontline position in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, on the Russian separatist frontline. WASHINGTON — The…
Ever since 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin has weaponized history as part of his hybrid war against Ukraine. On numerous occasions, most infamously in his July 20