Why Did Ukraine Halt the Flow of Russia’s Natural Gas to Europe?
What happened? Ukraine refused to renew an agreement that allowed Russia to send natural gas through a pipeline to Europe. The deal was honored even...
As hopes rise for Gaza ceasefire, conditions there have worsened
31 Dec 2024 12:50 AMIsrael says its target is Hamas and that it does everything possible to limit the loss of civilian life. But the increasingly dire humanitarian...
In memoriam: Michel del Castillo, Child’s-Eye Chronicler of...
30 Dec 2024 1:00 AMDel Castillo published dozens of novels, essays and works of autobiography in the four decades after his debut novel, “Tanguy,” appeared in 1957.
OpenAI Details Plans for Becoming a For-Profit Company
30 Dec 2024 12:50 AMOpenAI said it planned to restructure as a public benefit corporation, or PBC, which is a for-profit corporation designed to create public and social...
Macao is the Casino capital of the world, For China, that’s not enough
28 Dec 2024 12:50 AMA former Portuguese colony, Macao was reclaimed 25 years ago by China and declared a special administrative zone, part of the mainland but with some...
Things are terrible in Europe, and they’re only going to get worse
27 Dec 2024 12:50 AMIt was not to be. June brought disastrous results in European Parliament elections and the prospect of more in a snap election called by President...
We’ve misunderstood human nature for 100 years
27 Dec 2024 12:30 AMDart was examining a set of fossils that had been unearthed by miners near the town of Taung in South Africa when he found the skull of a “missing...
It’s a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism
26 Dec 2024 12:50 AMIt didn’t take long for the authorities to identify Luigi Mangione as the likely murderer and arrest him