Kamala Harris and the Influence of an Estranged Father Just Two Miles Away
Donald J. Harris rarely speaks to his famous daughter, who lives nearby. But he helped shape who she became. Listen to this article · 11:30 min Learn more Share full article
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Obama, Democrats’ Elder Statesman, Will Stump for Harris in Final Election Push
Mr. Obama, the first Black president, had cast Vice President Kamala Harris as the inheritor of his political movement in a speech at the Democratic convention. Listen to this article · 1:53 min Learn more Share full article Former President…
The World’s Oldest Termite Mound Is 34,000 Years and Counting
Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. Last month, Michele Francis, an environmental scientist at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, relocated to…
Italy warns G7 summit of rising terror risk threat due to global conflicts
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi opened the G7 Interior Ministers’ Summit by warning his G7 counterparts that international conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine, are increasing the risk of terrorist attacks. The wars in the Middle East and…
Portuguese president urges Israel to reconsider declaring UN’s Guterres ‘persona non grata’
Israel should reconsider its decision to declare the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, “persona non grata” in agreement with the position taken on Wednesday by the Portuguese government, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday. “I…
Fico sues Aktuality.sk’s editor-in-chief outlet over bestselling book about him
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has filed a lawsuit against Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, over his bestselling book about him, prompting Reporters Without Borders to strongly condemn Fico’s move in the biggest case against a journalist in modern Slovak…
Houses of Bulgarian commissioner-designate have MEPs intrigued
Two houses belonging to commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva and her husband Angel Zahariev in Bulgaria and Greece have aroused interest among MEPs, Euractiv Bulgaria learned from European Parliament sources. The questions arose on the occasion of Zaharieva’s declaration of interest filed…
Romanian former top NATO official linked to election scandal attacks journalist
Mircea Geoană, the former deputy secretary general of NATO, has resorted to disinformation as part of his response to a journalistic investigation exposing links between a former key figure in his informal campaign and a Russian businessman. The investigation that…
Brussels pressures Czechia over Roma children discrimination
The European Commission has issued a formal notice to Czechia for failing to comply with EU anti-discrimination laws, citing the continued segregation of Roma children in schools. In Czechia, many Roma children are placed in schools for children with disabilities…
Poland sets condition for Ukraine’s EU accession
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