Italy's men's soccer team risks missing its third consecutive World Cup, facing tough 2026 qualifiers and playoffs. Can they ...

Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies,” Michael Albertus emphasizes the politics of land ...

Today, as a new government struggles to put together a budget for 2026, and to the dismay of many centrists, the pension ...

The Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer and a centre of growth and stability in west Africa, goes to the polls on Saturday with President Alassane Ouattara expected to win a fourth term.Here ...

A French politician demanded resignations at the Louvre following a brazen theft of Napoleonic crown jewels, accusing museum ...

With nearly 9m visitors in 2024, the Louvre is the most popular museum anywhere. A former royal palace in the historic centre ...

As Dinesh D’Souza quipped in United States of Socialism, another attempt at socialism “feels like Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth ...

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The spring 2025 offensive in Ukraine, launched by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces. Ukrainian troops eliminated at least 100,000 Russian soldiers, while Moscow ...

France is a major industrial power, the world’s seventh-largest economy. So why are its government finances in such a mess? A ...

The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out by 2033 — just eight years from now. When that happens, retirees could see their benefits slashed by more than 20%. According to economist Daniel ...

Americans are more likely to blame Republicans than Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, but a new YouGov/The Economist poll shows that gap is beginning to narrow. Only 6 points separate the ...