Meanwhile in … Micronesia, officials are looking for help in preserving a mysterious ruin
Micronesia, officials are looking for help in preserving a mysterious ruin. Nan Madol, once a royal burial site, has been dubbed “the eighth wonder of the world” and the “Venice of the South.” Created between the 13th and 17th centuries, the site was …
Election Violence Turns Deadly In Zimbabwe
Voters still await an official answer about who won the presidential election — and suspicion of wrongdoing has gathered intensity in the capital city’s streets, where violence erupted Wednesday.
Trump Ramps Up Pressure On China Over Trade
Washington is threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports. Noel King talks to Derek Scissors, of the American Enterprise Institute, who has consulted with the White House on trade.
Trump’s War Of Words With Iran Comes At A Bad Time For Rouhani
President Trump’s offer to hold talks with the Iranian president may just complicate pressure that Hassan Rouhani is receiving from hardliners at home.
U.S. Levels Sanctions Against Turkish Officials After Pastor’s Detention
U.S. relations with Turkey have taken a turn toward the worse as the U.S. imposes sanctions over the case of an American pastor under house arrest.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Ready To Return To Duties After Maternity Leave
Jacinda Ardern, who assumed office last October, announced in January that she would be taking six weeks of maternity leave while her deputy stepped in to assume the duties of prime minister.
Tommy Robinson, Anti-Muslim Activist Charged With Contempt, Out On Bail
The imprisonment of white nationalist Tommy Robinson in Britain has become a cause célèbre for far-right activists who say he is being persecuted for his anti-Islamic views. His supporters rallied in London Wednesday when he appealed against his prison…
Angered At Pastor’s Detention, U.S. Levels Sanctions Against Turkish Officials
Andrew Brunson was swept up in the arrests that followed the failed 2016 coup in Turkey. Now, he’s become a focus of tensions between NATO allies — tensions that substantially escalated Wednesday.
3-D plastic guns: How the political script has flipped on First Amendment
Earlier this summer, when the United States Department of Justice quietly settled a long-standing free-speech lawsuit brought by the Texas coder Cody Wilson, many gun rights groups hailed the decision as the beginning of the end for gun control. In an…
2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record
Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA’s State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change.
With eye on midterms, unions push to win back Trump’s blue-collar voters
Nancy Stough’s vision for a strong American economy harks back to her girlhood. “People would make kettles of soup, that kind of thing, until the strike was over.” A working-class prosperity took root here in her hometown of York, Pa. Now Ms. Stough,…
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