World News

Switzerland votes on right-wing bid to cap country’s population 

14 June 2026

Switzerland is holding a vote championed by the main right-wing party to cap the country’s population at 10 million, a...

UK boards and seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel 

14 June 2026

British forces have boarded and seized a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker that was trying to transit the English Channel,...

Costs, careers and choice: Why Indians are having fewer children 

14 June 2026

Bengaluru, India – Soon after Nidhi Agarwal got married, she and her partner decided not to have children. Nine years...

America250 versus Freedom250: What to know about the US semiquincentennial 

13 June 2026

Washington, DC – There are fisticuffs on the White House lawn, soon to be followed by a high-speed race through the Na...

Ten observations after attending a World Cup match in the US 

13 June 2026

Los Angeles, California – The United States of America, the land of Donald Trump, baseball, gun violence and endless ...

‘Not in my name’: The Jewish diaspora fighting the consensus on Israel 

13 June 2026

Longstanding tensions between the US’s progressive Jewish diaspora and the Israeli government came into focus this mon...

‘A global rupture’: Carney calls for Canada-EU unity before G7 summit 

13 June 2026

On the eve of the upcoming week’s Group of Seven (G7) meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has reiterated his ...

Will the new EU migration rules work? 

13 June 2026

The European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum took effect on Friday. The policy is the culmination of years of tough n...

Trump says Iran deal to be signed tomorrow, contradicting Iranian official 

13 June 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said an initial agreement to end the US-Israeli war with Iran is “scheduled t...

Ukraine to keep targeting Russian energy after hitting sea terminal 

13 June 2026

A Ukrainian drone attack on a sea terminal in southern Russia has killed one person, according to Russian authorities, t...