How The Syrian Regime Keeps Winning Territory, From An Army Defector’s Perspective
What’s happening in eastern Ghouta shows parallels with earlier offensives, from siege to surrender, according to a soldier turned rebel leader.
The bottom line on Trump’s Kim Jong-un meeting, How the West should deal with the Russian nerve gas attack, Francis Fukuyama was wrong on liberal democracy, Australian gun control did stop mass killings, Gender equality is not a zero-sum game
“It is finally happening, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be meeting face-to-face in May after months … of bellicose posturing that brought the world to the brink of a nuclear war…,” states an editorial.
Readers write: Winning recipe, Kindle for a train ride, prepping for the State of the Union, measuring progress
Regarding the Jan. 22 Home Forum essay, “Stealth parenting”: I tried writer Teresa Exner’s cranberry-almond muffin recipe, and it is wonderful and easy. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? Regarding the Feb. 19 books article “Europe, …
As Fighting Season Begins In Afghanistan, Trump Administration Aims For Peace Talks
The Trump administration aims to turn up the heat on the Taliban and force those fighters into peace talks proposed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Positive assessments by U.S. commanders there during a visit by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are a sta…
Gunman Killed By Police After Killing 3, Injuring 16 In Southern France
French authorities say a man who took hostages in a supermarket in southern France, killed three people and wounded 16 others is now dead.
Egyptian Government Implements Free Speech Restrictions Ahead Of Elections
With elections next week almost certain to give Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi another term, the government has imposed tight restrictions on free speech. Reporters aren’t supposed to ask people how they vote.
China Threatening To Retaliate Against U.S. With Pork Tariffs
China is threatening to place a tariff on U.S. pork in retaliation to the White House’s move to tax steel, aluminum and various technology.
Europe backs Britain – and itself
Russia’s drive to create dissent among Western democracies just hit an unexpected speed bump. On Friday, the European Union agreed that Russia was “highly likely” to be responsible for the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier …
In South Africa, a push to reclaim an Afrikaans as diverse as its speakers
When a wave of student protests began crashing over South Africa’s universities in mid-2015, it didn’t take long to reach the doors of Stellenbosch University. “Being taught in Afrikaans, going to class and not understanding – these have all been part…
Turkey’s ‘holy war’ in Syria puts a more religious nationalism on display
When Turkey’s armed forces finally seized control last Sunday of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria, after a two-month campaign, it was presented as a victory by “Islam’s last army” in a holy war, or “jihad.”
Spring break in Puerto Rico? After María, that means ‘rebuild,’ not ‘relax’
Mallory Gibson, a music-business major at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), has spent her junior-year spring break surrounded by sand, surf, and palm trees. “This is exactly what I wanted to do,” says Ms. Gibson, who moments earlier put down …
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