After TikTok Vote, Will a Ban or Sale Come Next?
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – In some ways, Wednesday’s House vote to ban or force the sale of the social media app TikTok was a landmark moment. For the first time,…
Hillary Clinton’s bold stand in Beijing — Global Issues
This #ThrowbackThursday, we go back to 1995, when then US First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton got an ovation at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Ms. Clinton’s…
Two Wars and Axis of Enemies Top 2024 Risks
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The nation’s top intelligence agencies delivered a sobering threat assessment Monday, focused on spillover dangers posed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the growing influence…
Ukraine Will Get U.S. Aid
SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told The Cipher Brief in a weekend interview that he believes U.S. military aid to Ukraine will continue, because “the vast…
Three Is Best: How China’s Family Planning Propaganda Has Changed
For decades, China harshly restricted the number of children couples could have, arguing that everyone would be better off with fewer mouths to feed. The government’s one-child policy was woven…
E.U. Will Participate in Maritime Corridor to Aid Gaza
new video loaded: E.U. Will Participate in Maritime Corridor to Aid Gaza transcript Back transcript E.U. Will Participate in Maritime Corridor to Aid Gaza The European Union will join the…
Alarming Increase in Journalists Killed in Conflict Zones Last Year, says UNESCO — Global Issues
Credit: UNESCO by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, March 08, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) – The Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), whose…
Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks — Global Issues
“We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations. “They are prohibited under…
As Ukraine Fights For its Survival, Many Young Men Sit Out the War
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As war rages and Ukrainian leaders plead for military aid from the West, the country isn’t just running low on weapons. It’s running low on soldiers,…
UN General Assembly’s first female president — Global Issues
Ms. Pandit was a veteran politician and leader in her own right but also came from a family background steeped in politics, including her brother, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime…