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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won reelection in an unexpected landslide Monday despite opposition and losses in last fall’s Nagorno-Karabakh war.
As we remember and mourn those who died in various wars, we also need to remember how these wars came about. You may think you know, but you may be surprised by what you read below.
Another Victim of the Floyd Killing: The Right to Protest ; How the ‘Culture War’ Could Break Democracy ; and More Picks 5/28
After a Decade Without Executions, SC’s Solution: Bring Out the Firing Squad ; Syrian Refugees Fear for Future Without Asylum ; and More Picks 5/11
The Defense Department has recently briefed members of Congress on a case of “Havana Syndrome” following a possible attack on a US official near the White House.
How the Left Plans to Shrink the Democratic Establishment ; Jobless Owe Thousands in Taxes on Their Unemployment ; and More Picks 3/5
A personal look inside the final days and multimillion-dollar shakedowns of the Trump pardon process.
Award-winning photojournalist Steve McCurry is perhaps best known for his iconic picture of “Afghan Girl.” Edward Girardet explores where the Philadelphia-based photographer is today.
Turkey’s Erdogan hoped for greater influence through arms aid to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, but Russia may emerge as the real winner.
As British naturalist David Attenborough — an indisputable “influencer” of today’s youth — has noted on various occasions, time is running out for our planet. The move to action may now lie in the hands of young people. Maybe it’s time to do more than simply pretend that we are listening to the concerns of the new generation.
As Trump ends his time in office by issuing a flurry of pardons, America must reckon with its changing role in international affairs.