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Mahmoud Abbas denounces Hamas as «sons of dogs» in a bid to recast the Palestinian Authority's image
Weak at home and sidelined by Israel, the Palestinian Authority is pushing for sweeping reforms. President Mahmoud Abbas is ...
Historian of neoliberalism: «Trump isn't against globalization. He just wants a different kind»
Where does the American right get its ideas? In an NZZ interview, Canadian history professor Quinn Slobodian says: From key ...
Life underground: How Ukraine's second-largest city is fighting for a slice of normalcy
Russian airstrikes, the residents of Kharkiv are trying to preserve a sense of normalcy. Much of daily life has now moved ...
As harvest workers become harder to find, farmers are turning to robots
Harvest work is hard and monotonous. This adds weight to arguments that robots could replace humans in the fields. It is already happening on a small scale in the Netherlands, but researchers have ...
In Israel everything is political, from groceries to weddings
In Israel, even everyday questions are fraught with tension and political overtones. This has been the case since long before ...
Trump’s economic plans could put America’s consumer paradise at risk
The American president is determined to erase the country’s trade deficit, whatever the cost. But he has failed to tell ...
With murders, sabotage and drone attacks, Ukraine's security service stays step ahead of Russia
Ukraine’s security service has attacked airbases deep inside Russia, blown up trains and bridges, and assassinated military ...
Security situation in Syria remains tense six month's after Assad's ouster
Following violence and massacres in late April, Syria's new government aims to stop sectarian violence and secure a monopoly ...
In Los Angeles, teachers, union members and children march together
No state in the U.S. has more immigrants than California, and most of them live in coastal cities like Los Angeles. ICE raids ...
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s alliance falls apart
Elon Musk thought his money and intellect would secure his political clout. Donald Trump thought he could tame him. Both were ...
China's government will need to do much more to alleviate suffering, economists say
UBS Asia experts and representatives from 3,500 companies met at the UBS Asian Investment Conference. Trump's tariffs ...
Are European tourists avoiding the US because of Trump? New figures paint a different picture
European tourist flows to the U.S. remained healthy in April despite concerns that President Donald Trump’s policies might scare off travelers. However, visitor numbers from other parts of the world ...