• Police raid gay venues in Moscow after Supreme Court labels LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist'

    Police raid gay venues in Moscow after Supreme Court labels LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist'

    Dec 02, 2023 03:56 PM EDT

    “In practice, it could happen that the Russian authorities, with this court ruling in hand, will enforce (the ruling) against LGBTQ+ initiatives that work in Russia, considering them a part of this civic movement,” Olenichev said. Before the ruling, leading Russian human rights groups had filed a document with ...

  • How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action

    How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action

    Dec 01, 2023 01:26 AM EDT

    For example, the question of phasing out fossil fuels can be incorporated into the ongoing global stocktake discussion and the mitigation work program, where participants are exploring new pathways to bridge the gaps in progress. These tactics illustrate a key dynamic balance between comfort and pressure when striving to find ...

  • Philippine government and communist rebels agree to resume talks on ending their protracted conflict

    Philippine government and communist rebels agree to resume talks on ending their protracted conflict

    Nov 28, 2023 10:44 PM EDT

    ... decision to finally end the more than 50-year-long conflict in the Philippines,” said Barth Eide, who witnessed the signing. He said that ”extensive work” remained and that Norway “looks forward to continuing to assist the parties towards a final peace agreement.” Rebel negotiator Julieta De Lima did not ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon holds daily news briefing following Austin meeting with Zelenskyy

    WATCH: Pentagon holds daily news briefing following Austin meeting with Zelenskyy

    Nov 21, 2023 06:48 PM EDT

    ... has already committed two carrier strike groups, scores of fighter jets and thousands of U.S. personnel to the Middle East, and has had to shift its force posture and conduct airstrikes against Iranian-backed militant groups that are now hitting U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria on a ...

  • Defense Secretary Austin shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit

    Defense Secretary Austin shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit

    Nov 20, 2023 03:16 PM EDT

    The U.S. has already committed two carrier strike groups, scores of fighter jets and thousands of U.S. personnel to the Middle East, and has had to shift its force posture and conduct airstrikes against Iranian-backed militant groups that are now hitting U.S. bases in Iraq and ...

  • Texas Gov. Abbott endorses Trump at campaign stop on southern border

    Texas Gov. Abbott endorses Trump at campaign stop on southern border

    Nov 20, 2023 12:02 AM EDT

    Terminate all work permits and cut off funding for shelter and transportation for people who are in the country illegally. Build more of the wall along the border, crack down on legal asylum-seekers and reimplement measures such as Title 42, which allowed Trump to turn away immigrants at the ...

  • Most Americans say it’s unacceptable for Congress to use federal shutdown as bargaining chip

    Most Americans say it’s unacceptable for Congress to use federal shutdown as bargaining chip

    Nov 15, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

    ... In the weeks after the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, 35 percent of Americans believe it will be more difficult for House Republicans to work with members of their own party than with Democrats. Another 59 percent of Americans said Republicans will face greater difficulty working with House Democrats ...

  • How climate change risks impact people with disabilities

    How climate change risks impact people with disabilities

    Nov 09, 2023 11:20 PM EDT

    ... will go back and decide whether or not and how we go about doing that. And I'm saying there has to be a fundamental shift in how that process works. Judy Woodruff: Part of that shift, advocates say, must come in the long-term planning for climate change. Last ...

  • What the United Auto Workers will gain in their historic contracts

    What the United Auto Workers will gain in their historic contracts

    Nov 09, 2023 09:57 PM EDT

    ... where pensions have been slowly phased out in the private sector. Lastly, the workers aimed to move the Big Three companies toward a four-day work week, an idea that’s grown in popularity over the last several years, but automakers didn’t budge. What comes next Emboldened by this ...

  • WATCH: Biden says workers need 'a fair shot' as he celebrates the UAW labor deal

    WATCH: Biden says workers need 'a fair shot' as he celebrates the UAW labor deal

    Nov 09, 2023 03:46 PM EDT

    O'Malley Dillon said the UAW contracts and the auto plant reopening reflect a larger focus on workers by the president. Unionized nurses, truck drivers and others also negotiated to receive pay raises by pushing their employers to recognize the value of their work. On Wednesday, Hollywood actors joined script ...