Leaders

December 05, 2019

This week, a delegation of Indigenous youth have delivered a collective message to United Nations leadership: Take meaningful action on climate change.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

Reuters

December 05, 2019

Railway workers, teachers and emergency room medics launched one of the biggest public sector strikes in France for decades on Thursday, determined to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to overhaul France's generous pension system.

In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’

Global Voices Online

November 22, 2019

Independent bloggers and journalists fear repercussions for freedom of expression

Conflict & Justice

South Korea just repatriated two North Korean fishermen. Why?

The World

November 22, 2019

The two are suspected of murdering 16 of their fellow crew members and allegedly dumping their bodies overboard. North Korean defectors and human rights activists are blasting the government for sending them back to “certain death” without a proper trial.

Global Politics

How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being US ambassadors – 5 questions answered

The Conversation

November 18, 2019

Many US ambassadors are untrained in diplomacy who have bought their way into a prestigious post, writes Dennis Jett, professor of international affairs at Pennsylvania State University.

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

The World

November 08, 2019

Security experts say election infrastructure in the US could be vulnerable to the types of hacking operations that took place in the lead-up to the 2016 election.

Despite hateful social media attacks, local voters elect Muslim American candidates

The World

November 07, 2019

Muslim American candidates across the country are celebrating wins in races for city councils, school boards and state legislatures — a few in traditionally Republican areas. But the candidates often pay a price.

Canadian court weighs whether the US is safe for asylum-seekers

The World

November 04, 2019

The lawsuit concerns a “safe-third country” agreement that the US and Canada signed shortly after 9/11, in 2002.

Nov. 4 is the first day Trump can legally leave the Paris Accord

The World

November 01, 2019

Donald Trump repeated his disapproval of the pact just last week at a shale oil and gas conference in Pittsburgh.

Trump impeachment

Key moments in the impeachment inquiry

The World

October 30, 2019

The US House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Thursday, which will set rules for the investigation going forward. But what's happened in the inquiry so far? The World looks back at some key moments.

Leaders

Indigenous youth take global stage in Madrid to voice climate change worries

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’

South Korea just repatriated two North Korean fishermen. Why?

How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being US ambassadors – 5 questions answered

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

Despite hateful social media attacks, local voters elect Muslim American candidates

Canadian court weighs whether the US is safe for asylum-seekers

Nov. 4 is the first day Trump can legally leave the Paris Accord

Key moments in the impeachment inquiry

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