Religion & Ethics Editor
Matt Williams is an editor with more than two decades’ journalistic experience. A former breaking news reporter for the U.K.’s Press Association, he moved to New York in 2009 as the agency’s North America Correspondent. After a stint as weekend editor for the Guardian, Matt joined Al Jazeera America as senior editor, later taking on a similar role at ABC News. He also worked as a reporter for the HBO show "Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas."
Mexico poised to elect first female president
Jun 03, 2024 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Mexicans will go to the polls on June 2, 2024, to pick a president following an election campaign marred by violence and divisive political rhetoric. Polls suggest that ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum will win,...
Nov 15, 2023 01:42 am UTC| Insights & Views
U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov. 15, 2023, in the first head-to-head talks between the leaders of the worlds two biggest economies in over a year. During that time,...
Turkey's presidential runoff: 4 essential reads on what's at stake
May 29, 2023 05:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Turkish voters will head to the polls on May 28, 2023, for the second time in the month this time facing a choice between a winnowed field of two candidates, each of whom is vowing to take the country in a very different...
May 29, 2023 04:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May 27, 2023, agreed in principle to a tentative deal that would raise the debt ceiling while capping some federal spending at current levels. The accord, if...
Japan's Factory Activity Declines in July, but Service Sector Sees Significant Growth
Donald Trump Mocks Kamala Harris with Shocking Nickname: 'I Couldn't Care Less If I Mispronounce It'