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Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh is no fan of glass ceilings. Neither her age, nor her nationality, nor her gender can stop her from taking Hollywood by storm. Fresh off a Golden Globe award for her virtuoso performanc…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
UK endures biggest strikes in a decade
The European Central Bank and the Bank of England have raised interest rates again, one day after a similar move by the US Federal Reserve. But amid those big players, Britain seems in particular tro…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
The latest on the police reform movement
There are gray skies in Memphis today as family and mourners come together to remember Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old whose death at the hands of police sparked renewed protest against this brutality …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Navigating the Middle East cycle of despair
Antony Blinken is leaving the Middle East after spending two days in the region, as violence between Israelis and Palestinians flares up once again. He is the latest secretary of state to try and nav…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
'I’m just trying to go home'
Those were the words of Tyre Nichols as five Memphis police officers violently beat him during a traffic stop. He died three days later, leaving the city of Memphis and the country reeling once again…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Leon Panetta on the classified docs dilemma
Former presidents and vice presidents will be told to check their personal records for classified documents after some were found at the Indiana home of former vice president Mike Pence. It’s the lat…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Afghan winter hitting women and children particularly hard
Afghanistan was facing a humanitarian crisis even before winter set in. Now the country is enduring its coldest weather in 15 years. Freezing temperatures have killed well over 100 people, and as alw…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov
After days of transatlantic wrangling and who’s-on-first gamesmanship, Ukraine receives a double whammy, with both the United States and Germany publicly pledging to send advanced tanks ahead of a pr…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Zelensky's fight against government corruption
Ukraine’s President Zelensky may be the world’s most famous wartime leader, but his ability to mobilize his country in the fight of its life wasn’t what got him elected; his pledge to fight corruptio…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Why is Germany dragging its feet on sending tanks to Ukraine?
An unseemly split over tanks risks the ironclad unity the NATO alliance has demonstrated in support of Ukraine. Among some allies – led by Britain, Poland, Finland, and the Baltic nations – there is …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago