France is set to become historically difficult to govern as impasse looms over new government
One word encapsulates French politics after last week’s parliamentary elections: impasse.
Alexander Smith in political news
US official resigns over Gaza war and alleges racism towards Palestinians
A contractor with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has resigned in protest over the Biden administration’s support for the war in Gaza.
USAID official resigns over Gaza war and alleges racism at the agency towards Palestinians
A contractor with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has resigned in protest over the Biden administration’s support for the war in Gaza.
Putin warns the West that sending troops to Ukraine risks a nuclear war
Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped up his threats against Western countries Thursday, warning that if they send their own troops into Ukraine they risk global nuclear war.
Israel-Hamas war has now killed at least 30,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians
LONDON — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has now killed at least 30,000 people, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Thursday, a swelling death toll that has already drawn condemnation internationally, isolated Israel and prompted dismay from its traditional friends and allies.
Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB'; the Kremlin says his comments debased America
Vladimir Putin is a “crazy SOB,” President Joe Biden said Wednesday — a direct stab at the Russian leader that drew a furious reaction from the Kremlin.
This year will see more elections than ever. But don’t call it a win for democracy.
LONDON — This year, more than any in recent memory, global democracy rests on the edge of a knife: Never before will so many people around the world have the opportunity to vote, but rarely have democracy’s core tenets been so fundamentally threatened.
Nukes in space or nothing new? The science behind the intel frenzy over a Russian weapon
Russia’s apparent pursuit of a nuclear space-based weapon has stirred a frenzy in Washington — and raised a flurry of questions among a world of scientists and experts.
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