Ex-vice president is Taiwan’s new prime minister

ISTANBUL –Taiwan on Friday appointed its former Vice President Chen Chien-jen as the island nation’s new prime minister. He replaced Su Tseng-chang, who stepped down last week....

Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage –...

LA’s long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns

Independent voters can be decisive in elections – but they’re pretty unpredictable, not ‘shadow partisans’

In the end there was no red wave. And there was no blue wave. There was an independent wave. Pollsters and pundits were counting on independent...

Gandhi’s image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived

Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence...

Prince Harry’s kill count revelation could spark important discussions about war’s effects on soldiers

When Prince Harry revealed in his new book, “Spare,” that he killed 25 Taliban fighters as an Apache helicopter pilot, he compared their deaths to “chess...

It shouldn’t seem so surprising when the pope says being gay ‘isn’t a crime’ – a Catholic theologian explains

Once again, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to welcome and accept LGBTQ people. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” the pope said in an interview with...

Ukraine has a mixed record of treating its citizens fairly – that could make it harder for it to maintain peace, once the war ends

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the dominant Western media narrative has been clear – Russia is the “global villain,” and Ukraine a model country...

Photos capture ‘bear’s face’ on Mars

NEW YORK – NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite has taken some photos of the Mars surface that resemble a bear’s face. The satellite took pictures of some...

Putin calls for method to determine Russian oil price under ban

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday instructed the government to specify the method for determining the prices of Russian oil and its products. “To present...