Politics
Russia faces barrage of new sanctions after accusations of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine
A man gestures at a mass grave in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3, 2022. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. and its European allies are preparing to deliver another slew of sanctions on Russia following mounting evidence of war crimes committed by its forces […]
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Hungary’s nationalist leader Orban criticizes Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in election victory speech
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech on stage next to members of the Fidesz party at their election base, ‘Balna’ building on the bank of the Danube River of Budapest, on April 3, 2022. – Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed a “great victory” in general election, as partial results gave his […]
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Ukraine accuses Russia of civilian massacre; world reacts to images of Bucha. Follow our live updates
Russia requests UN Security Council meeting over ‘Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha’ “In light of the Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha, Russia has requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in the second half of the day on Monday, April 4,” Dmitry Polyanskiy (above) said via Telegram, according to state news agency TASS. […]
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How Russian banks got cut out of global finance: A ‘SWIFT’ system explainer
Several Russian banks were banned from the SWIFT financial-messaging system following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So, what does it mean to lose access to this important part of the international economy, and are there any viable alternatives? Effective communication systems are the backbone of how the world stays connected, from mobile phones, email networks, […]
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France’s retirement age looks set to rise. And the war in Ukraine could have helped
A man holds a banner that reads, ‘Pensioners, badly treated’ as pensioners and activists take part in a demonstration. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images France looks set to push back its retirement age — after several failed attempts — as war in Ukraine and Emmanuel Macron’s active diplomacy have boosted the chances of […]
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Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J […]
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Op-ed: A new world order is emerging — and the world is not ready for it
DUBAI – “Are we ready for the new world order?” The provocative title of the panel that lead off the ambitiously named World Government Summit here last week was framed to suggest that a new global order is emerging — and the world is not ready for it. There has been a proliferation of writing […]
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Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes early lead in Hungary election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to media after casting his ballots during the general parliamentary elections on April 3, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Janos Kummer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks set to remain in power in Hungary with early projections showing his Fidesz party leading by […]
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Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West
Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — On the drought-stricken land where Pinal County farmers have irrigated crops for thousands of years, Nancy Caywood stopped […]
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Missiles slam into port city of Odesa; Zelenskyy says Russians aim to seize east and south Ukraine. Follow our live updates
Missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa Refugees from war regions of Ukraine gather near the Odesa volunteer center for clothing and other assistance on April 2, 2022. Vladimir Shtanko | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A series of explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s strategically important port city of Odesa, with the city […]
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