Iran at odds with European Union as bloc set to impose sanctions over ongoing protests
Oct 17, 2022 08:26 am UTC| Politics
Iran has been under unrest for a month since the death of a woman in the custody of its Morality Police. Tehran is set to find itself at odds with the European Union as the bloc is expected to finalize its sanctions over...
Iraq: Sadrist faction refuses to join new government
Oct 17, 2022 08:02 am UTC| Politics
The Iraqi parliament elected its new president and, in turn, its prime minister last week, clearing nearly a year of political deadlock in the country. As the new leaders are set to form a new government, the movement of...
US: Joe Biden says Jan.6 hearing testimony, video 'devastating'
Oct 17, 2022 06:54 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden weighed in on the latest televised hearing by the bipartisan House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Biden said the latest testimony and video footage of what took place...
Russia-Ukraine war: 11 killed in shooting at Russian military base in Belgorod
Oct 17, 2022 06:14 am UTC| Politics
11 people were killed in a shooting at a Russian army base in the border city of Belgorod. Moscow has since launched an investigation into the incident amidst fighting in the eastern and southern territories of...
Italy's election is a case study in a new phase for the radical right
Oct 16, 2022 13:42 pm UTC| Politics
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the populist radical right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli dItalia), may have emerged as the victor in Italys recent elections, but she did so at the head of a delicately balanced coalition...
Iranian women keep up the pressure for real change — but will broad public support continue?
Oct 16, 2022 13:38 pm UTC| Politics
The world has been transfixed by images of Iranian women shouting women, life, liberty, leading protest rallies, dancing in the streets and burning their headscarves while facing armed soldiers. The displays of courage...
Ukraine recap: Russia targets civilians as the world argues about how to end the war
Oct 16, 2022 13:38 pm UTC| Politics
Ever since Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops across the border into Ukraine, the role of the UN as global problem solver has come under scrutiny. Any attempts for meaningful action by the security council are immediately...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects