Huawei Accused Of Technology Theft
Huawei has become one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of cellphones and high-end telecom equipment. Its rise has come with multiple accusations of technology theft.
Turkey’s Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail
In Turkey, pressure to control the free press comes in the form of jail time and court proceedings that stretch on and on.
Exhibit Highlights Women’s Role In D-Day Operation
A new exhibit near the site of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, highlights the contributions of female service members and spies.
Trump Calls Off Tariffs On Mexico
The U.S. and Mexico have reached an agreement to avert tariffs that would have hurt Mexican farmers. Farmers who rely on sales to the U.S. say they are tired of being pawns in the political tussle.
For Remote Communities In Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, Mobile Libraries Are A Lifeline
Library vans ply lonely roads and deliver books, including works in Gaelic, to hundreds of isolated residents. Seeing the mobile librarian is sometimes the only human contact they will have for days.
Readers write: Future of African museums, team owner earnings, and magazine redesign
African governments have had difficulty fitting modern museums into their budgets because they have more urgent priorities. As Western institutions consider repatriating expropriated art, they should establish “sister” relationships with African museu…
All of Britain’s messy politics go on display in one little by-election
In his blue suit and silvering hair, Mike Greene looks at home on the cathedral square in this English city where he grew up. Squint at his blue rosette as he shakes hands with voters and you might think this self-made millionaire and first-time candi…
U.N. Says More Than 4 Million People Have Left Venezuela
The pace of the exodus is escalating, as Venezuela suffers from political chaos, food shortages and hyperinflation. The U.N. says one million people have left just since November 2018.
American University in Kabul: Wielding soft power, in an age of war
After gunmen stormed the American University of Afghanistan campus one night in August 2016, Mohammad Anil Qasemi found himself on a second-story window ledge, ready to jump. The AUAF student never had the chance: An attacker tossed a grenade, and the…
PHOTOS: The Powerful Faces Of Women Who Faced Danger
In a new project, photographer Robin Hammond made portraits of women who’ve lived through fighting and violence. He found pain, sorrow, anger, hope — and even joy.
When rules are not enough to curb corruption
In global rankings of the least-corrupt countries, much of Europe has long stood out, especially in the Nordic nations. Punishment alone, concluded a Transparency International report last year, can seldom motivate people to be proactive in preventing…
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