One of the charming, if bizarre, discoveries I made living in New England was its constellation of splendid, thoroughly abandoned mental institutions. They occupied commanding heights in bucolic…
Read more After deinstitutionalization, America’s mental health system struggles to protect the publicPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early hours of Friday…
Read more Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square upTomaž Vuk has the carbon. Now he just needs somewhere to send it. Since 2020, Vuk, who sits on the board of the Salonit cement factory in Slovenia,…
Read more Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?Israel will allow ships from several European countries to deliver aid directly to war-torn Gaza, the country’s top diplomat said Sunday, as the Israeli military ramped up large-scale…
Read more Israel green-lights Cypriot aid plan for Palestinians as military pounds GazaThe U.S. Navy destroyed three boats carrying Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on Sunday after fighters attempted to board a container ship in the second attack against…
Read more US Navy sinks Houthi rebel boats after Red Sea attack on container shipPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East…
Read more Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?The government of Utrecht, Netherlands, has banned ads for meat on bus stops and other government-owned spaces. The city has previously banned ads for fossil fuels, cars, and…
Read more Brickbat: A Red Meat IssueThe world’s top climate summit has become embroiled in a hypocrisy scandal, days before the start of key talks. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) schemed to use its…
Read more UAE plotted to use COP28 to push for oil and gas deals, leaked notes showJordan, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday condemned statements by Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right politician who won this week’s election in the Netherlands, that…
Read more Arab states condemn Wilders for push to relocate Palestinians to JordanPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. NICOSIA — A sea corridor from Cyprus to supply humanitarian aid to Gaza is creating some formidable…
Read more Landing craft and floating platforms: Cyprus outlines plans for seaborne aid to GazaPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is emerging as the front-runner to be the new…
Read more NATO front-runner Mark Rutte faces flak over low Dutch defense spendingPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. THE HAGUE — One line in Geert Wilders’ inflammatory pitch to Dutch voters will haunt Brussels more…
Read more Geert Wilders is the EU’s worst nightmarePress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — As Dutch polling stations open on Wednesday, any one of four rival party leaders…
Read more Dutch election is wide open as voting beginsPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. THE HAGUE — Dutch voters may be about to get someone very different from the outgoing veteran…
Read more Dutch on brink of electing first female leaderLONDON — Rishi Sunak has said Britain will do “everything we can” to get aid into stricken Gaza — but warned any pause in fighting may be impossible…
Read more Rishi Sunak questions whether ‘pause’ in Gaza fighting is even possiblePress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Defense ministers flying into the Belgian capital for a NATO meeting starting Wednesday were expecting…
Read more NATO forced to do the splits over support for both Israel and UkraineThe Netherlands confirmed that it will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets following approval from the U.S. allowing Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly the planes and…
Read more Zelenskyy hails F-16 commitment on visit to NetherlandsBRUSSELS — The Netherlands on Friday started enforcing new export controls restrictions on advanced microchips production machines to China, siding with Washington in the geopolitical tussle over who…
Read more Dutch cozy up to US with controls on exporting microchip kit to ChinaBRUSSELS — The chips industry faces a different kind of summer heat: Chinese and Western governments meddling with its supply chains. From Tuesday, China is putting the brakes…
Read more Chip supply chains at risk as China fires back at WestPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. STRASBOURG — Gather round, gather round, it’s the last big match of the season. This week, just…
Read more Who’s who in the EU’s fight over nature restoration
