In Kim story, a likely ratings boost for diplomatic repairman designee Pompeo
For a year, Mr. Trump’s short-lived first secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, isolated himself on the State Department’s storied seventh floor to pursue a slash-and-burn department reorganization. With one Republican and a rising number of Democrats on…
Erdogan Calls Snap Elections In Turkey, And State Of Emergency Is Extended
The votes will be held June 24, likely under a state of emergency and more than a year earlier than expected. The move hastens the implementation of reforms granting the presidency broad new powers.
How an activist who helped transform postwar Germany views its newest challenges
In American terms, you might best think of Gesine Schwan as a German Eleanor Roosevelt. To be sure, Professor Schwan was never a president’s first lady. During the great depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt famously lent her voice to workers who lost t…
Chasing A New Way To Prevent HIV: Passive Immunization
The idea is to inject anti-HIV antibodies that would kill the virus when people get exposed. A new study is promising — although it was conducted on monkeys.
For still-stateless Palestinians, cultural life serves as a building block
On the top of a steep hill in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinians’ de facto capital, the new Mahmoud Darwish Museum unfolds like the pages of an open book. In one wing of the milky colored stone building, poems written in the neat hand of…
‘A real rock:’ The one-of-a-kind warmth and steel of Barbara Bush
The first time Colin Powell met Barbara Bush, they were seated next to each other at a French Embassy luncheon. General Powell was an Army corps commander at the time – not yet a top Washington insider – and he was intimidated, a bit, by the formality…
After U.N. Team Comes Under Fire, Not Clear When Inspectors Will Enter Douma
Syrian state media said Tuesday that international inspectors had entered the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack. But the chemical weapons watchdog group OPCW now says that’s not true.
As Trump Advisers Come And Go, Mike Pompeo’s Star Keeps Rising
While the president has dismissed several national security advisers, Pompeo’s role keeps growing. His secret trip to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is just the latest and most dramatic example.
Three Problems With Selling A Car In China
For U.S. and other automakers, selling a car in China has always been difficult. But this week, China announced some moves that could pave the way for new sales for some manufacturers.
How the world made macro strides in curbing microbeads
When it comes to eliminating plastic waste, a great deal of progress is being made at the smallest of levels: microbeads. Used as exfoliators in such personal care products as face washes and shower gels, these tiny plastic spheres often end up in wat…
Russia: White House Says No New Sanctions For Now
Russian official media quotes the foreign ministry as confirming that the White House informed the Russian embassy. It follows days of confusion over the matter.
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