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Accusations of defense “freeloading” hit the third rail of Wellington’s politics.

When Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, prison officials had the former Honduran president's ICE hold lifted and he was driven to a posh New York hotel. That “can never be allowed to happen ever again, ” said Rep. Norma Torres.

Facing another round of cuts, NOAA-funded researchers worry about undermining public safety, the maritime economy, and health on the Great Lakes.

Adaptation schemes built for the informed and well-off keep failing those most exposed to climate shocks.

Near the Donbas front line, two Ukrainian soldiers stand in the rain outside a farm holding a small white rocket. They point it into the sky, it beeps

Europe's fertility industry is booming. The assisted reproductive technology sector was valued at €7.91 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach near

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico, and Canada kicked off on Thursday. Much has been said about soaring ticket prices, expensive travel, climat

A judge rebuked the government’s unlawful detention of the infirm 77-year-old. Then ICE seized him again.

After disputes culminated in fighting last week, the country’s political system is in doubt.

Tehran will “pay the price” for stalling negotiations, the U. S. president warned.

“I have been doing this a while, ” Sen. Ron Wyden told The Intercept. “And I’ve never had this kind of bipartisan support. ”

Two new books offer fresh explanations for what went wrong—but little on how to make it go right.

Trump and the Iran war gave Russia a boost. Brussels is fed up.

AI promises to help us find common ground. But democracy was never meant to resolve our disagreements.

How immigration, trade, and conflict are overshadowing soccer.

Rather than a new international framework, we need a system for moving from one framework to the next.

Middle powers have alternatives, and AI labs have opinions.

Don’t let Chinamaxxing come at the expense of meaningful engagement with Chinese workers and activists.

In an article for Wired in 1999, William Gibson idly mentions a coffee shop in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. It sounds like a typical Turkish cafe, except for

If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?