Ukraine votes: The incumbent, the populist, or the comedian?
Barring a majority winner, which polls indicate is unlikely, the two candidates who receive the largest plurality of votes will head into a decisive April 21 second round. There are currently three front-runners, and which make it into that final roun…
Battle of Britain’s history: How the myth of WWII shaped Brexit
To even the most casual fan of World War II movies, the propeller-driven Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft are instantly familiar. Today these two planes rest on a verdant lawn in front of a red-brick chapel that commemorates the pilots and crew that fl…
World politics in the age of deceptively easy answers
One day, we may look back at this time of anger and instability in world politics as the age of deceptively easy answers. What matters most, if we’re to understand the staying power of this trend, is the inability of time-honored institutions and trad…
Defeating Islamic State with justice, not just guns
Much of the world barely took notice last weekend when the last stronghold of Islamic State fighters finally fell. The capture of a small village in Syria by local Kurdish forces marked an end to a four-year international campaign to destroy the group…
Preliminary Thai Election Results Are In – But Concerns About Accuracy Persist
Initial numbers show the pro-military party winning the most votes. Official results won’t come before May, and it’s not yet clear which party will have the seats required to form a government.
From Louvre to Guggenheim: Why Abu Dhabi has big plans for art
Although the sign outside the spotless museum says “Louvre” and French is one of the dozen languages available on audio headsets, they are a long way from Paris. This is Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. On the sandy shores of the Persian Gulf, the oil-r…
He conducts a choir offering hope and healing to homeless women
Beneath the vaulted ceiling of the Church of the Covenant in Boston, a small group of women is gathered around a baby grand piano. The pianist rolls out the chords for the fourth verse of “Still I Rise,” a rousing gospel song by Rosephanye Powell that…
High-Rise Fire Kills At Least 6, Creates Panic In Bangladesh Capital
At least one person was seen falling from the building, as a large crowd on the street watched people try to climb down using ropes or cables.
Kenyan Government Threatens To Close Dadaab Refugee Camp
Government officials in Kenya reportedly are again threatening to close Dadaab, which is one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Should the camp close, the fate of the refugees is unclear.
Meanwhile in … Greenland, scientists found traces of an extreme solar storm.
In Greenland, ice cores revealed new traces of an extreme solar storm that hit Earth almost 2,700 years ago. Also called “solar proton events,” extreme solar storms occasionally bombard Earth with particles from the sun after phenomena such as solar f…
Migrants In Maltese Custody After They Hijack Ship That Rescued Them
More than 100 migrants were picked up from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean. When they realized the ship was returning to Libya, they commandeered the vessel and demanded to be taken to Europe.
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