Tag: world views
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Internet shutdown squeezes Iran’s ailing businesses
Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has ... -
How Israel could retaliate to the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state
France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in Gaza to inject urgency into the quest ... -
Trump’s Ukraine meeting leaves hard questions unanswered
The second Oval Office meeting in six months between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was strikingly different from their February encounter. This time, ... -
Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since raids and protests
This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas drift over protesters blocking a freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical ... -
What is a famine and who declares one?
For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine. Earlier this month, Israel eased a ... -
New World Development’s perpetual da
If there’s a task you’re not obliged to do, but it’s expected nonetheless, will there be consequences if you choose not to? This is the question ... -
Hong Kong finds a new calling after Liberation Day
Small, open economies get nervous when superpowers clash. Ironically, Hong Kong, whose status as a global financial hub has lost some shine over the years, is ... -
Trump’s first 100 days
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New ... -
Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as therapy
The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of ... -
‘Dark MAGA’ spreads as conservatives embrace Musk’s influence on Trump
At an annual gathering of conservative activists, the signature red “ Make America Great Again “ hats popularized by President Donald Trump were interspersed with a ... -
Moscow back at the table – and appearing to call the shots
The sight of senior Russian and American officials back around a giant negotiating table is extraordinary. For many, most of all Ukrainians, it will have been ... -
Collapse of Syria’s Assad is a blow to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is ... -
Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency: Is Hungary for or against the EU?
The European Union traditionally ends its summer slumber in the dying days of August with an informal meeting of its foreign affairs ministers in a political ... -
The world is closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s, rather than new Cold War
The past decade has seen global upheaval, from the 2008 financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and major regional conflicts. Many commentators liken today’s geopolitical tensions, ... -
Democrats turn their roll call into a dance party
Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy, but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on Tuesday. DJ Cassidy stood onstage in what ... -
Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school
As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: ... -
Ukraine’s foray into Russia’s border region embarrasses Putin
Ukraine’s recent cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region marks a significant escalation in the nearly 2½-year war, revealing vulnerabilities in Russia’s defenses and embarrassing the Kremlin. ... -
Joe Biden’s graceful exit
“Old age,” lamented Trotsky, “is the most unexpected of all things that can happen to a man.” Joe Biden knows the feeling. Straining against every instinct ... -
You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts
Peanuts are generally grown in southern climes. Most come from China, India, Nigeria and the southern U.S., which all fall squarely in climates in or similar ... -
Intermittent fasting maybe not better than counting calories
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often ... -
Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.” The milestone puts Japan in a club previously occupied ... -
South Korea views the young daughter of Kim Jong Un as his likely successor
The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, its first ... -
‘Tis the season for giving: A guide for how to give, even a little
Christmas is over, but giving season for nonprofits is just starting to peak. The end of the calendar year is when nonprofits make appeals far and ... -
Biden’s early certitude on Israel gives way to brutal war
In the early days and hours after the horrific Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden spoke with stark declarations and unqualified ... -
Biden-Xi meeting still on track, no major breakthroughs expected
The anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is on track for next week on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ... -
IMF outlook: Mideast war adds new uncertainty
The world economy has lost momentum from the impact of higher interest rates, the invasion of Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts, and it now faces new ... -
Why was Putin asked to stay away of BRICS summit?
Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg ... -
A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law. But which one?
A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may ... -
Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell
For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them ... -
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health: how to help?
Well into the pandemic’s fourth year, how profound a toll COVID-19 has taken on heart health is only starting to emerge. “We are seeing effects on ... -
Gas prices rising on extreme heat, oil production cuts
Drivers are in for another headache at the pump as U.S. gas prices continue to rise. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 ... -
The global implications of a US debt default
A potential U.S. debt default would have significant global ramifications, extending beyond the borders of the United States. The consequences would be far-reaching, impacting various sectors ... -
The youngest school shooters in US history
Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest ... -
Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads
If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition, ... -
Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush
Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens ...
