‘One Of The Darkest Hours’: Sri Lanka Roiled By Prime Minister’s Abrupt Dismissal
President Maithripala Sirisena fired and replaced his former ally with a controversial former leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa. But lawmakers have rejected what they call a subversion of the constitution.
Brazil Elects Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro As Next President
Brazilians have chosen a new president. He’s a far-right former army captain who has espoused racist, misogynistic and homophobic views. His name: Jair Bolsonaro.
Hondurans Closely Following Fate Of Migrant Caravan And Trump’s Threats To Cut Aid
President Trump says he’s going to cut aid to Central American countries that won’t stop their residents from heading to the U.S. Many Hondurans welcome it, though they could lose crucial remittances.
In Iran, US sanctions are being felt, with harsher measures to come
One sign of the impact of stepped-up American sanctions on Iran can be found on the northeast edge of Tehran: anxiety at Iran’s largest charity for children diagnosed with cancer. Mahak, a private charity with a $60 million annual budget that cares fo…
Meanwhile in … Austria, poll shows eagerness to lose country’s reputation as ‘ashtray of Europe’
Austria, a recent public opinion poll shows an eagerness to lose the country’s reputation as “the ashtray of Europe.” A nationwide petition collected nearly 900,000 signatures (about 14 percent of the total electorate) of people who support a ban on sm…
How Big Sky Country became the front line in a long battle over dark money
Jaime MacNaughton’s future in law can be traced back to the time when she was locked in the trunk of a car, sweating inside a garbage bag. Fast-forward 15 years and Ms. MacNaughton, now a lawyer, is a key player in enforcing Montana’s strict laws agai…
A different Mexico as a US partner on migration
As they trek together toward the United States, a few thousand migrants from Central America could end up doing more than pose a crisis at the border. The mass exodus has the potential to build a better partnership between the US and Mexico in address…
When migration means fleeing home, but not your country
“My [teenage] children all sleep in my bed with me now,” says Maritza, whose partner and two eldest sons were killed in the span of three years by gang violence. Maritza is on her way to becoming an internally displaced person (IDP): someone who is fo…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Announces She Won’t Seek Another Term
Merkel had told her party she won’t run for re-election as its chairwoman. Her decision comes after the CDU suffered heavy losses in regional elections. She’s held the chancellor post for 18 years.
In an Indiana river cleanup, businesses and environmentalists cooperate
Gary is an industrial city, not known for its natural beauty. The Nature Conservancy, Mr. Labus’s employer, has worked for the past 30 years to preserve the dune and swale habitat surrounding the nearby Grand Calumet River. In the 1950s and ’60s, the…
In Indonesia, Airliner Crashes With 189 Aboard
An Indonesian airliner crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. According to local reports, it suddenly lost altitude and disappeared from radar.
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