Tag: Politics and Government
Putin Aims to Shape a New Generation of Supporters, Through Schools
Starting in first grade, students across Russia will soon sit through weekly classes featuring war movies and virtual…
Beto O’Rourke broke a Texas fund-raising record with a $27.6 million haul, his campaign said.
Beto O’Rourke set a new Texas fund-raising record for state office with a $27.6 million haul over four…
Germany Hopes to Outrace a Russian Gas Cutoff and Bone Cold Winter
Russian natural gas has fired the furnaces that create molten stainless steel at Clemens Schmees’s family foundry since…
China’s Economy Hits a Slump as Covid Policy Takes a Toll
When countries around the world have stumbled in the face of pandemic headwinds, China has often stood apart,…
Sri Lanka’s President Resigns After Months of Protest
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, who fled his country early Wednesday after months…
Italy’s Unity Government Teeters, as Mario Draghi Offers to Resign
ROME — Italy’s golden period of stability suddenly seemed on the familiar precipice of chaos on Thursday after…
China’s Surveillance State Encounters Public Resistance
Chinese artists have staged performances to highlight the ubiquity of surveillance cameras. Privacy activists have filed lawsuits against…
Mo Farah Documentary Puts Spotlight on U.K.’s Hard-line Policy
LONDON — The harrowing revelation by Mo Farah, the Olympic track and field star, that he was trafficked…
Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant as Court Sentences Him to Prison
HONG KONG — If his cutoff T-shirts, close-cropped hair and long, thin beard were not enough to make…
Hutchinson Testimony Jolts Justice Dept. to Discuss Trump’s Conduct More Openly
WASHINGTON — For the past year and a half, the Justice Department has approached former President Donald J.…
States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge
As a group of conservative states enacted severe abortion restrictions last year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois sent…
Sri Lanka’s President Confirms Plan to Resign, Prime Minister’s Office Says
The embattled president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who hasn’t been seen or heard from publicly since protesters…