Readers write: The value of ‘puttering’ and people-to-people diplomacy
Thank you for the heartwarming Oct. 22 People Making a Difference article about Sharon Tennison’s dedicated work to advance peaceful cooperation between Russia and the United States. The then-President Mikhail Gorbachev had recently declared perestroi…
United Kingdom Waiting To See If Prime Minister May Will Keep Her Job
Britain is caught up in its worst political crisis since the 1950s over how the country will leave the European Union. Some members of the public say they are losing patience.
U.S. Diplomat To Africa Says The Horn Of Africa Is Now Full Of Hope After Peace Deal
Eritrea was once dubbed the North Korea of Africa. Now, the United Nations is lifting sanctions on it following a peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Violent Conflict In The Congo Is Hampering Efforts To Fight Ebola Outbreak
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Janet Diaz of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme about her work treating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A legal takedown of genocide
Despite a four-decade delay in justice, a United Nations-backed court established on Friday that the Khmer Rouge had indeed committed genocide in Cambodia during its reign. The two most senior and surviving leaders of the radical group, Nuon Chea and …
Democrats’ reliance on seniority clashes with enthusiasm for fresh faces
Rep. Diana DeGette, Democrat from Colorado, is done with waiting. For “probably” 12 years, she says, she’s aspired to one of the top three jobs in the Democratic leadership. Now that Democrats have won the majority in the House, Congresswoman DeGette…
Are mass shootings doomed to be America’s ‘new normal’? ‘That is a myth.’
The satirical online publication The Onion has posted the same short piece in the aftermath of several of the country’s worst mass shootings since 2014. The story includes details about the latest spasm of gun violence – where it occurred, the number …
Why Brexit compromise hasn’t defused political tensions in Britain
Two years after Britain voted in a highly charged referendum to leave the European Union, its government this week agreed to a draft treaty with the EU to make that choice happen. This week’s political chaos in London, replete with ministerial resigna…
In global refugee flow, Canada finds a surprising solution to a labor shortage
Nagham Abu Issa was working as an executive assistant in a cement factory in Damascus when the civil war started in Syria. Ms. Abu Issa, the eldest daughter, stayed behind with her mother. “My communication skills are my strongest asset, both interna…
Fertilize by drone, till by text: Making tech work for Africa’s farmers
Around the world, agriculture is becoming ever-more mechanized: from robot-run farms in Japan, to artificial intelligence-tracked pigs in China, to strawberry-picking machines in the United States. Here in Ghana, in rolling plains of pineapples a few …
Across US, trans rights make election gains even as White House pushes back
Aleksandra Burger-Roy was genuinely shocked when she first heard about Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot. The initiative asked voters if Massachusetts’ law preventing discrimination in public places should continue to include transgender people. …
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