Inside Lebanon Politics: Hezbollah, Iran And A Larger Battle For Hegemony
Lebanon's political system is deeply entrenched in sectarian divisions. The country is a confessional democracy, meaning that ...
The Economist4d
Anger abounds as China raises its strikingly low retirement age
But huge protests in France last year against a higher pension age triggered anxious and angry comments in China over the ...
ABS-CBN News on MSN1d
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka was voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International ...
Asia Society2d
Bridging the Gap: How Political Transitions in the UK, the EU, and France impact Asia's Climate Finance Priorities
Political instability and uncertainty in France are casting a shadow over the country’s ... Second, these countries could invigorate the multilateral financial system, including by committing or ...
spectator.com.au6d
Will France’s school uniform experiment foster égalité?
As the new school year begins in France, pupils across the country are putting on school uniforms for the first time in ...
Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen
Western governments ignored widespread fraud in South Korean adoptions and sometimes pressured the country to keep the kids ...
The i on MSN2d
Inside Nigel Farage’s Reform plot to wrestle ‘Red Wall’ seats from Labour
The party believes that the current missteps befalling the Government, such as the furore around winter fuel payments and Sir ...
The National5d
Look to France for a good example of a fairer tax system
THREE quite excellent contributions caught my attention last week. On Tuesday, a long piece by Richie Venton was superb, as ever; and then ...
Ukraine Wants Long-Range Weapons. Here’s a Look at What They Are.
Much of the public discourse about arming Ukraine has revolved around whether the United States will send “long range” ...