With the United Nations climate summit in Brazil less than 100 days away, business and civil society leaders express uncertainty about attending COP30 in Belém. This sentiment emerged from both formal interviews and informal discussions. Many companies and non-profits are hesitant to travel to Belém for the two-week conference starting November 10, due to logistical […]
As their meeting on August 15 approaches, Trump is advised to remember his position of complete advantage, while Putin holds no leverage.
India’s Prime Minister had relied on a close relationship with his American counterpart, only to be confronted with a substantial 50% tariff.
A senior Kremlin aide announced that Donald Trump is set to meet Vladimir Putin, marking what would be the first in-person encounter between an American and Russian President in several years. “At the suggestion of the American side, an agreement has been reached in principle to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level in […]
According to eagerly anticipated findings from a recent study, pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly announced that a drug its researchers created led to substantial weight reduction in individuals who are overweight or obese but not diabetic. This medication, named orforglipron, varies from Lilly’s injectable treatment, tirzepatide (marketed as Mounjaro for and Zepbound for and certain forms […]
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On a humid July morning in Hiroshima, Japan, I was seated in a basement conference room beneath Peace Memorial Park alongside 40 other delegates in the U.S.-Japan Leadership Program, listening to the describe the . Koko is a Hibakusha, literally a “bomb-affected” individual. She was merely an infant when the dropped by the B-29 bomber […]
The mother of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli hostage, has warned that any potential military occupation of Gaza would be a “death sentence” for her son and other captives.
This piece is featured in The D.C. Brief, TIME’s political newsletter. Subscribe to receive similar articles directly in your inbox. Typically, the initial Friday of each month sees the release of a standard set of government statistics, known as the . Financial markets respond, politicians posture, and most citizens continue their daily routines, anticipating the […]
President Donald Trump suggested that the FBI might need to become involved in returning a group of Texas Democrats to their home state. When questioned on Tuesday at a White House executive order signing event about whether the federal law enforcement agency should assist in locating and apprehending the state lawmakers who are central to […]
“When you lay siege to a city,” states Deuteronomy 20:19, “you must not destroy its trees.” The Torah provides clear guidance. Even during wartime, under the harshest circumstances, Jews are instructed to exercise restraint and maintain proportionality. Over centuries, rabbis further elaborated on this concept. The principle of bal taschit forbids needless destruction, a rule […]
In a regrettable development that jeopardizes every child’s entitlement to a quality public education, the Supreme Court issued a ruling several weeks ago permitting President Donald Trump to proceed with his initiative to reduce the Department of Education by dismissing nearly half of its staff. As a parent with two children in public schools and […]
President Trump has narrowed down his potential candidates to replace the current Federal Reserve Chair. Trump stated on Tuesday that he is considering four individuals: Kevin Hassett, the Director of the White House National Economic Council, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, and two other unnamed candidates. He plans to decide “soon.” Powell’s term is set […]
The alleged assault of a Trump Administration staffer known as “Big Balls” has led the President to threaten a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., to address what he labeled the district’s “totally out of control” crime problem. Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday a photo of a bloodied, shirtless Edward Coristine, one […]
Entry to the U.S. is reportedly growing more challenging and expensive under the current administration. Beyond existing charges it aims to impose on foreign visitors, the State Department is set to launch a one-year pilot program for visa bonds. This initiative will mandate specific business and tourist visa applicants to furnish bonds reaching $15,000 as […]
In January, as the world anticipated the nature of a second Donald Trump Presidency, images from the Inauguration provided a preview of what lay ahead. A select few joined politicians within the Capitol rotunda to commemorate the start of the Trump administration, while all others were left outside in the cold. Six months later, Congress […]
The prevailing belief was that legal systems served only the powerful, that courts disregarded certain issues, and that our islands, our input, and our capacity for change were inconsequential. However, the world’s supreme court demonstrated the opposite just last week. The has issued its unanimous judgment on , confirming a long-standing demand from many: that […]
Eighty years after the atomic bomb was first and only used in warfare on August 6 and August 9, 1945, survivors of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki share their firsthand accounts in Atomic People, which will air on PBS on August 4. The United States had been developing the atomic bomb since Japan’s attack […]
Imagine two leaders starting their week at your workplace. One, with an elite degree and inflated ego, uses corporate jargon and over-prepared answers. The other, equally qualified, speaks plainly and begins by asking about team challenges, openly admitting when they lack immediate solutions. Who would you prefer to work with: the flawless executive or the […]
The word “sifting” had taken on a new meaning for me, or at least in this specific situation. My previous experience with sifting involved flour into cheesecake batter or powdered sugar over cookies, tasks I frequently performed in my cherished butter-colored kitchen. That kitchen, along with the rest of my house in Altadena, had been […]