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Early Voting Begins in Stormy Belarus Presidential Election
Early voting began in Belarus on Tuesday ahead of a presidential election in which strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko will seek...
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Chile’s Senate Approves Pension Reform Law in Blow to President Piñera
In a blow to President Piñera, Chile's Senate approved the first major reform to the country's private pension fund system.
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Border Patrol to the Rescue: Trump and Portland’s Protesters
The Trump administration’s deployment of an elite contingent of Border Patrol agents to Portland, Oregon for crowd control will do...
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Russia Reports Success in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
As the global race to find a COVID-19 vaccine continues, Russia believes it has had a breakthrough. The country announced...
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Europe’s East-West Divide: Tolerance With Authoritarian Characteristics
Hungary's Orbán sees Europe divided not only by political values but also by primordial regional cultures. And he is happy...
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Trump’s Kung Flu Takes its Place in Chronology of Racial Fear-Mongering
If you don’t understand the problem with labeling COVID-19 the 'kung flu,' ask yourselves: how would Americans feel if Europeans...
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Say Their Names: How to Be a Better Human
In shouting the names, remembering the faces, and recounting the stories of victims of police violence, we not only acknowledge...
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Netanyahu’s Annexation, Brexit, and the Doctrine of National Self-Harm
Netanyahu’s West Bank annexation plan and Brexit have at least five characteristics in common, and both countries appear to be...
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Coronavirus: ‘Worst Yet to Come’ for Countries in Conflict, Says UN Chief
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down...
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UN Warns Libya Vulnerable as Country Suffers First Virus Death
The United Nations warned Friday that health services in conflict-plagued Libya were already fragile as the North African country recorded...
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UN Predicts ‘Deep Recession’ in Latin America Due to Virus
Latin America is heading into "a deep recession" in 2020, with an expected drop in the region's GDP of 1.8...
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Sahel Humanitarian Crisis ‘Spiralling’ Amid Virus: WFP
More than five million people in Africa's conflict-ravaged Sahel region are facing hunger, the World Food Program said Thursday, just...
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Greece Seals Off Virus-Hit Migrant Camp as Officials Urge Evacuation
Greece on Thursday sealed off a migrant camp near Athens after 21 of its residents tested positive for the coronavirus...
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Virus to Plunge 8 Million into Poverty in Arab World: UN
The coronavirus pandemic will plunge 8.3 million people in the Arab region into poverty, the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission...
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WHO Troubled by ‘Near-Exponential’ Growth of Pandemic
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with...
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In Venezuela Shift, US Asks Guaido to Renounce Power Claim – For Now
The United States on Tuesday called on Venezuela's Juan Guaido to renounce his claim to the presidency at least temporarily...
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Indigenous Leaders Issue Plea for COVID Pandemic Protection
Indigenous leaders from across South America on Monday issued a desperate plea for protection against the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that...
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Amid Virus Fight, Hungary’s Orban Gets Sweeping New Powers
Hungary's parliament endorsed a bill on Monday giving right-wing nationalist premier Viktor Orban sweeping new powers he says he needs...
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Israel’s Netanyahu on Course to Lead ‘Corona Government’
Has the coronavirus saved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? The sense of urgency created by the pandemic has opened the...
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British PM Johnson Tests Positive for COVID-19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. "Over the last...
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