When Germany and Hungary play each other in the Euro 2020 soccer tournament on Wednesday, the match will be viewed as much more than a game. It’ll serve as another front in the war for the future of a more accepting Europe. On one side stands Hungary, led by autocratic right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, … Continue reading "The fight over European values is playing out at Euro 2020"

As the world increasingly speaks out against China’s genocide of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, the quietest voices continue to belong to the leaders of Muslim-majority countries. Click Here: Look no further than Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s interview this week with Axios’s Jonathan Swan. Swan asked why the premier, who often speaks out on Islamophobia … Continue reading "China is buying Muslim leaders’ silence on the Uyghurs"

In late June, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and former minister of environment and climate change, Catherine McKenna, raised eyebrows when she announced she’d be leaving politics to spend more time with her family — and work on ending the climate emergency. “This is a critical year for climate action in the most important decade that … Continue reading "One of Canada’s top climate officials is trying to save the planet — by leaving government"

The assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise has sent the country into shock and turmoil, sparking discussions in the international community on how to help bring stability. But Haiti’s long history of interventions by foreign powers can’t be ignored, nor can the fact that often, they have been made whether or not Haiti itself benefited. … Continue reading "What the assassination of Haiti’s president means for US foreign policy"

“Is the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan inevitable?” That’s the question a reporter put to President Joe Biden this week at a press conference on the US’s drawdown in Afghanistan. “No, it is not,” Biden said, noting that Afghan government troops greatly outnumber the Taliban and are “as well-equipped as any army in the world.” That … Continue reading "What happens if the Taliban wins in Afghanistan?"

Florida now has the worst ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country. Since the beginning of July, Covid-19 cases in the state have gone up nearly 60 percent, with hospitalizations and deaths rapidly rising as well. Florida now has 20 percent more daily new Covid-19 cases than Arizona, 70 percent more than Texas, and more than … Continue reading "Florida now has more Covid-19 cases than any other state. Here’s what went wrong."

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce new efforts to boost Covid-19 vaccine supply and distribution — addressing what’s likely the biggest challenge his administration faces in its first few weeks. According to senior administration officials, Biden will announce three major actions. First, the administration will increase vaccine supply to states to at least 10 … Continue reading "Biden is ordering 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses"

President Joe Biden on Monday raised his Covid-19 vaccination goal to 1.5 million shots a day, up from 100 million in his first 100 days (or 1 million a day), following criticism that the previous goal wasn’t ambitious enough. Even before Biden took office last Wednesday, his previous goal looked like a done deal — … Continue reading "Biden’s new Covid-19 vaccination goal won’t get the US to herd immunity before the fall"