America’s fertility rate continues its deep decline
Wanted: policies that make it easier for mothers to work. WHILE America’s job market has improved overall, employment opportunities for storks seem to be drying up. Last year, the total number of births in the United States fell to its … Read More
Paying the price for helping refugees in Germany
Thousands of people in Germany have vouched for refugees in recent years and are now being asked to pay high sums. Were their good intentions misguided? His wife warned him. But what could go wrong? Christian Osterhaus was convinced that … Read More
Germany plans to fast-track deportations of failed asylum-seekers
Germany’s Interior Ministry has proposed new measures to monitor and deport failed asylum-seekers. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said he is also looking at ways to repatriate known criminals to Syria. The German Interior Ministry on Sunday confirmed plans to facilitate … Read More
Theresa May tells rebels threatening a leadership challenge they may delay or stop Brexit
The PM tells Sky News it is “not about us, it’s about people out there” as she fights to get MPs to back her Brexit agreement. Theresa May has warned Conservative rebels pushing for a leadership contest that they could … Read More
NATO warned Russian election meddling an evolving threat that must be met
U.S. now believes other states, including China, are emulating Russia’s tactics, Halifax forum told A computer expert operates at the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) technical centre, at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, southwestern Belgium. (Yves Logghe/Associated Press) A NATO … Read More
May’s Brexit Nightmare
London faces only bad choices. Uncertainty reigns in Britain. Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced the details of her proposed withdrawal agreement to take Britain out of the European Union (EU). Her plan sparked resignations from the government and catalyzed … Read More
Voting lawsuits piling up after Florida midterms
As manual recounts get underway in Florida Thursday, lawsuits challenging what votes should be counted and how long counties have to count them have been piling up for days. Since Saturday, more than 10 major legal motions have been filed. … Read More
Hamas Gaza chief to Israel: Don’t test us again, next barrage will hit Tel Aviv
Yahya Sinwa brandishes handgun with silencer he says was taken from Israeli special forces; warns next time IDF troops enter Strip, they’ll return only for ‘thousands of prisoners’ In this November 16, 2018 image, Hamas’s Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar holds … Read More