Politics
NATO is about to get bigger and Putin is unhappy: Here are 3 ways Moscow could react
Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images With Finland and Sweden both announcing their bids to join the Western military alliance NATO, ending a decades-long history of military non-alignment, all eyes are on Russia and […]
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Lebanon voters deal blow to Hezbollah allies in first election since economic meltdown
Lebanon, a nation of nearly 7 million, is home to 18 different religious communities. Ibrahim Chalhoub | Afp | Getty Images Lebanon has voted in the country’s first parliamentary elections since its economic meltdown in 2019 and the Beirut port blast the following year. Dealing a major blow to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, preliminary results from […]
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The UK is threatening to scrap Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit rules — stoking fears of a trade war
Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Monday to hold emergency talks. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government is again threatening to unilaterally override large parts of the Brexit deal agreed with the European Union, raising the prospect of a trade war amid a power-sharing crisis in Northern Ireland. U.K. […]
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Ukraine can win this war, NATO chief says; Finland and Sweden move to join military alliance rattling Moscow
Ukraine says it’s counterattacking in the east, pushing Russian forces back Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, and near the border with Russia. “The 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Kharkiv […]
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U.S., Europe race to improve food supply chains after India bans wheat exports
PARIS — The United States and the European Union are looking at how to improve food supply chains with export restrictions from India and other nations accentuating global problems, the EU’s trade chief told CNBC. G-7 foreign ministers warned over the weekend that the war in Ukraine is increasing the risk of a global hunger […]
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Support for abortion rights hits new high as midterm outlook is grim for Democrats
Abortion rights campaigners participate in a demonstration following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2022. Amira Karaoud | Reuters WASHINGTON — Support for abortion rights has reached a record high, and nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the U.S. Supreme […]
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John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat running for Senate, has suffered a stroke days before primary
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all weekend, insisted the health emergency wasn’t slowing […]
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Amazon’s Bezos again blasts Biden administration on inflation, says it’s most hurtful to the poor
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives for his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UK diplomatic residence on September 20, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tweeted on Sunday that inflation is most hurtful to the least affluent in the […]
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Op-ed: Ukraine and its allies must tackle 5 tests for the civilized world to shape a better future
Here are the five crucial tests Ukraine and its global partners and allies must tackle as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s criminal war approaches its most decisive phase. Some are short-term, and others have generational consequences. What unites them is that all five are necessary to transform Putin’s murderous authoritarian threat into a historic opportunity for […]
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A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis […]
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