Politics

‘We will not survive’: jailing of Daria Egereva highlights plight of Russia’s Indigenous people

Authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdown

Hundreds protest over Ireland's 'George Floyd moment' after death of Congolese-born man

Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outside a Dublin department store last week. Yves Sakila was detained by security guards on one of the capital's busiest shopping streets on 15 May in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident, police said. He became unresponsive at the scene and was later pronounced dead.

The Goodbye Stephen Colbert Wanted to Say

The late-night host ended his talk show the way he started it—with empathy, and an eye for entertainment.

NATO allies welcome Trump's Poland troop announcement, but say messaging "confusing indeed"

London — America's NATO allies were left scratching their heads Friday after President Trump announced a deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, reversing a decision to cancel the plan, with one European foreign minister calling the administration's messaging "confusing indeed."

Mind the drone gap: war games begin inside secret Nato bunker in London tube station

British army is 80-90% short of drones as military exercise aims to build on European defence strategy

Flotilla video: Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on Palestinians

Targeting of foreign activists drew global outrage from governments that have not acted on violence against Palestinian detainees

Alberta sets referendum date for province to separate from Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday set the date for a referendum deciding whether the province will move to separate from Canada.

Here’s a potential witness for the police officers investigating Andrew: the police

Forgive me if I’m not congratulating officers for investigating Andrew now – instead of, say, many years ago when they were with him in Jeffrey Epstein’s house

Why is Elon Musk so threatened by the casting of The Odyssey?

The world’s richest man can’t stop posting about how Lupita Nyong’o was chosen to play an imaginary woman

Donald Trump’s Paint Jobs

With his changes to the Reflecting Pool and other sites, the president is asking Washingtonians to trust his taste.

First there were coalmines, then came the windfarms. Why Colombia’s Wayúu people fear Colombia’s green energy boom

In the country’s north, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. Is history repeating itself as renewable energy schemes arrive on their doorstep?

Two Futures for the American Left

The dustup over Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t really about tactical coalitions. It’s about values.