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In his second term, President Donald Trump demands a loyal bureaucracy that will defend his political well-being. No one better represents this reimagining of the work of government experts than Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Created by Congress in 1934 to...
The demolition of the structure is expected to take about 15 days
Over 10,000 homes destroyed or damaged since ceasefire, Lebanon says More than 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Lebanon since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on 17 April, the head of Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research said on Wednesday. "Since the...
The Justice Department on Wednesday said it was “unconstitutional” for states to refuse to provide undercover license plates to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers. “Some states are refusing to issue license plates to federal law enforcement. It’s dangerous, shameful, and...
A sweeping daytime Russian drone assault killed at least six people and wounded dozens across Ukraine on Wednesday, marking a shift in Moscow’s bombardment tactics. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 800 drones were launched, accusing Russia of timing the attack to coincide with US...
Noam Bettan was met with a mixture of cheering, boos and chants as he performed in Vienna on Tuesday night.
The hantavirus outbreak grew to 11 cases on Tuesday, after a French woman became infected while aboard a cruise ship and is now being treated with an artificial lung in Paris and a Spanish passenger tested positive after departing the ship. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed nine of the...
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Quentin Peel, Associate Fellow with the Europe Programme at Chatham House and former Foreign Editor at the Financial Times. At the centre of his analysis is the precarious position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom Peel suggests is “hanging on in there”...
The US president’s late-night Truth Social vitriol riddled with erratic capitalization and spelling? That’s leadership This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Gas prices are soaring because of blockages in the strait of Hormuz as...
He must get over this.
Two authors, Malcolm Gladwell and Dana Perino, suggest that America's political exhaustion can be improved by loosening our grip on certainty and embracing disagreement, as our Founding Fathers intended.
Uh, no.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Johnny Appleseed was ahead of his time. Not because he fed so many people by planting apple trees (really, he got them drunk instead, as his real goal was encouraging the production of...
Tribal Council says Centre did not consult residents of Little Nicobar, Meroe, and Menchal islands, where the sanctuaries are being planned
Iran's foreign minister demands immediate release of four Iranians detained in Kuwait Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Kuwait had unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained four Iranian citizens in the Gulf. “We demand immediate release of our nationals and reserve...
The royal is visiting Reggio Emilia, the Italian city famed for its approach to early childhood education.
Sulla Montée des marches niente autoscatti ma a bordo tappeto rosso oggi trionfa l’eccentricità
Pro-Russian accounts are claiming that Sergeant Bin Chen and Corporal Axel Delplanque "vanished" in Odesa, Ukraine, during an underwater mission. While it is true that these two French service members recently lost their lives, the circumstances of their deaths have no connection to any Russian...