World Jun 17 What European Union membership would mean for war-torn Ukraine The European Union's executive arm on Friday recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership. This comes as the U.S. and Europe pledged earlier this week to support Ukraine militarily. Jeremy Shapiro, research director of the European Council on Foreign…
World Jun 16 ‘Outrage and heartbreak’ after murder of journalist, Indigenous activist in the Amazon The desperate search for an Indigenous rights advocate and renowned journalist in a remote area of the Amazon in Brazil has apparently come to a grim conclusion. Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips disappeared 10 days ago, and now there are…
World Jun 15 UK tries to press ahead with controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party is facing criticism for its new migration deal with Rwanda. As part of a new resettlement scheme, migrants who arrive illegally on British shores would be flown 4,000 miles away to Rwanda for…
World Jun 10 Ukraine struggles to defend one of its last strongholds in the east As the war in Ukraine grinds on its fourth month, the fight for the eastern Donbas continues. Relentless Russian shelling and Ukrainian counter-strikes have laid waste to vast swathes of the region. As William Brangham reports, the daily struggle for…
World Jun 09 Diplomatic controversy overshadows Summit of the Americas Leaders from across the Western Hemisphere are in Los Angeles this week for the Summit of the Americas. President Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new economic plan to respond to the region’s most pressing challenges, but that has been overshadowed…
World Jun 07 Lebanon’s economic and humanitarian disasters leave citizens to fend for themselves For the past several years, Lebanon has been in economic freefall. Its currency is close to worthless; its government is fractured and ineffective; there is almost no electric power, and there is less security. Lebanon's people are suffering. Special correspondent…
World Jun 03 Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses the state of the war 100 days after it began Exactly 100 days ago, Russian soldiers launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aiming to overthrow a democratically elected government. Ukraine won the battle for Kyiv and has achieved some military success. But the war has killed tens of thousands of…
World Jun 01 How other nations have dealt with gun safety following mass shootings Canada unveiled legislation this week that would freeze new handgun purchases and create a mandatory buyback program for semi-automatic rifles. The announcement coincided with the funerals for 19 victims of the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, but it was years in…
World May 26 North Korea scrambles to contain coronavirus outbreak while trying to flex its power China and Russia on Thursday blocked a U.S. attempt in the United Nations Security Council to punish North Korea for testing missiles that are banned by previous resolutions by the council. North Korea’s tests this week of ballistic missiles, including…
World May 17 Ukrainian fighters leave Mariupol steel plant The battle for Mariupol appears to be over, after hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday surrendered from their final holdout. The city has suffered one of Europe’s bloodiest battles since World War II. And now, Russia appears to hold the…