The high-profile disappearances of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa in England and Gabby Petito in the US have brought…
Tunisia Gets New Government, Appoints Record Number of Women
Tunisia got a new government Monday after more than two months without one, with the prime minister naming her Cabinet, including a record number of women. The ministerial appointments announced by Prime…
Early Results Show Record Low Turnout in Iraq’s Election
Voter turnout in Iraq’s elections was 41 percent, according to preliminary results announced Monday, a record low in the post-Saddam Hussein era, signaling widespread distrust of the country’s leaders and the vote…
UK Police Find Missing Brits Quicker, at Home or Abroad
A new report shows that British citizens who are missing abroad were more than twice as likely to be found by UK police as police in the country of disappearance. Research by…
How a Committed Minority Can Change Society
Over the last year, handshakes have been replaced by fist or elbow bumps as a greeting. It shows that age-old social conventions can not only change, but do so suddenly. But how…
Iraq’s Militias Seek to Consolidate Political Power in Vote
Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is a leader in one of the country’s most hard-line and powerful militias with close ties to Iran who once battled U.S.…
World Bank Leader Arrives in Sudan, 1st Visit in 50 Years
The head of the World Bank has arrived in Sudan, from where he will give a virtual address to the annual meetings of the financial institution and the International Monetary Fund on…
Future Prosperity in China Is Unlikely to Be Hindered by Population Aging
New research on China suggests that declining birth rates and an aging population might not hinder future prosperity when associated with better education of the young. While recent drops in China’s birth…
Google in Court to Appeal EU’s 2018 Android Antitrust Case
Google is heading to a top European Union court Monday to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system. The company is…
