The Texas Senate race between Attorney General Ken Paxton and James Talarico looks to be in a tie, according to several voter polls published in […]
Two suspects detained after five shot dead in Stade, northern Germany
The motive for the incident in Stade, close to the port city of Hamburg, was not immediately clear…See More
Minimum wage, tax cuts and paid parental leave: The major financial changes coming July 1
The end of the financial year is set to trigger huge money shake-ups — some helping your pocket and others not so much…See More
UAE’s du first to run 5G-Advanced services on L-Band spectrum
L-Band is 1.54GHz – the operator states this improves spectral efficiency, network capacity and customers’ experience for enhanced digital services du says it has deployed […]
Kallas to meet Erdoğan ahead of pivotal NATO summit
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is due to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday ahead of a critical NATO summit in Ankara […]
Three injured in parcel bomb attack in Monaco
Three people were injured in an apparent parcel bomb attack in central Monaco on Monday evening, triggering a major security operation in the principality. Prince […]
Southeast Asia’s Toxic Rivers: No Easy Solutions
Scientists warn of a regional disaster If pollution from rare earth and gold mining in Myanmar continues to spread toxins further along the Mekong River.
Why Might Vulnerability Make Crisis Politics Morally Distinctive?
This post is co-authored by Matthew Adams and Fay Niker, and is based on their recent, open-access journal article “Taking Advantage of Crises“. In the […]
The Diva and the Writer
Hacks was a sharp satire of show business, but at its core it was about the creative process as a labor of love.
WEATHER: Rain to persist across TWO provinces on Tuesday
Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Tuesday, 30 June 2026…See More
South Africa manager Hugo Broos set to bow out after team’s World Cup elimination
South Africa’s manager Hugo Broos said months ago he would retire from football after the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But he was probably hoping it […]
My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders.
In 2005, when I was 11, my mother and I fled Venezuela because the government was going to arrest her for her reporting. She was […]
French Lawmakers Sponsor Death-Row Prisoners As Iran Ramps Up Executions
As Iran’s wave of political executions continues, 75 French lawmakers took the unusual step of formally adopting individual death-row political prisoners on June 29 as […]
Qatar Says No High-Level US-Iran Talks Scheduled In Doha Despite Trump Claim
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said no high-level meeting between US and Iranian officials is scheduled in Doha in the coming days, after US President Donald Trump […]
Maritime Traffic In Hormuz Strait Slows Sharply
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Blue justice: Asia-Pacific’s crucial ocean governance test
The Asia-Pacific is experiencing an unprecedented transformation in ocean governance. Governments across the region are expanding marine protected areas, investing in blue carbon initiatives, deploying […]
Spoiler alert in the US-Iran peace process
In a seminal article, entitled “Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes,” Stephen Stedman writes that “peacemaking is a risky business.” The greatest source of risk “comes […]
Gaza Is Costing Democratic Incumbents Their Seats
Two years ago, Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old sociology graduate student at the City University of New York, was sitting in a tent on Columbia […]
America turns 250. Not everyone is celebrating
What does it mean to love a country that does not love you back? This is a question that Black and brown Americans, and members […]
“You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling
Within hours of the Supreme Court stripping 330,000 Haitian immigrants of their temporary protective status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people […]