Tag: Politics and Government
In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their...
In Haiti, Gang Massacres and Journalist Murders Expose the Country’s Fragility
A fresh injection of about 150 foreign officers arrived in Haiti this weekend to bolster an international security force charged with reigning in...
Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
In his first term, Mr. Simitis set about curtailing Greece’s extravagant public and private spending and sought to prepare the economy to meet...
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road, where a tiny breakaway region of Moldova...
How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels,...
When mysterious drones began appearing over oil rigs and wind farms off Norway’s coast about three years ago, officials were not certain where...
South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media
Every day for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president,...
In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
For centuries in Morlaix, a city of cobblestones and creperies on the Breton coast of France, the best-known dealers were the ones who...
South Korea’s Dueling Protests – The New York Times
It was another call to action on Friday for the South Korean protest movement that had faced down security forces just a month...
Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis
When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something...
For Rent: 4-Bedroom London House. The Owner? Prime Minister Keir Starmer
For rent: a four-bedroom home within easy reach of the shops, restaurants and bars of fashionable north London. It might be a good...
