‘Lathis, threats and gunshots’: How BJP wrested a narrow victory in UPOn May 13, when polling took place in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party alleged bogus votes were being cast in Khiri Pamaran village.
Nigel Farage’s Reform manifesto ‘crusade’ panned by economistsNigel Farage has parked his tank firmly on Rishi Sunak’s lawn with a manifesto designed to win over disgruntled Tory supporters.
France Is on the Brink of Something TerrifyingWhatever happens next, it’ll go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history.
Without Congestion Pricing, Will the Subway Go Broke?When Governor Kathy Hochul effectively killed congestion pricing last week, she also blew a hole in the budget of the MTA, leaving the State Legislature to scramble in the last hours of its session last week to find a new source of revenue for the transit agency.
Afrophobia is destroying the African dreamSpeaking at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 17, Africa’s richest person, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, complained that he faces far more obstacles travelling around Africa than Europeans ever do.
Should I Be a Mom, or Should I Stay a ‘Brat’?On a recent episode of the Las Culturistas podcast, Charli XCX shared the inspiration for one of her songs: a friend who’d just become a mother.
A Hollywood Heavyweight Is Biden’s Secret Weapon Against TrumpWhen President Biden made clear last year that he was planning to run for another term, some important Democratic contributors expressed doubt. He was too old, they feared. He was not up to another four years. It fell to Jeffrey Katzenberg to tell them they were wrong.
What Produced the China Miracle?What should one make of China—of its extraordinary rise, its enormous global ambitions, and its future—now that the breathtaking first phase of its ascendance seems to have ended and forces of gravity linked to its aging population and increasingly outdated economic and political models are taki
How Lisa Rubin Became MSNBC’s “Eyes and Ears” at the Trump TrialThe first time Lisa Rubin was in the same room as Donald Trump, the reporter and former president were in Miami, where Trump was being arraigned on charges that he mishandled top secret documents and refused the government’s demands to return them.
After 13 years, a homeless Angeleno broke into her old, vacant home and wants to stay foreverEvery few months after she left the narrow white cottage on Poplar Boulevard, Maria Merritt would slink back to the tree-lined street in El Sereno, find a secluded spot and stare at her old house.
America Isn’t Leading the WorldAfter four years of Donald Trump, Joe Biden was supposed to restore the United States to a position of global leadership. By many conventional standards of Washington, he has delivered. He anticipated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and adroitly rallied NATO to stand up to it.
Why Realists Oppose the War in GazaAt first glance, you might think that foreign-policy realists wouldn’t care one way or the other about what Israel is doing in Gaza.
Normcore: The Oral History No One Asked ForWhen “normcore” went viral 10 years ago, it announced a microtrend that had been circulating without a name. But for many people, the idea that dressing “normal” was suddenly cool seemed like a troll, and social media promoted hysterical rebuttals. The mainstream was caught off guard.
Exclusive: Inside America’s Secret Efforts to Free US HostagesAt dawn on October 1, 2022, Osman Khan was roused from his cell inside Venezuela’s notorious subterranean prison known as the House of Dreams. Khan was a fresh-faced Floridian, all of 24 and barely out of college.
US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence CampaignFederal lawmakers in the US have dodged repeated inquiries over the past week about a covert operation ordered by the Israeli government to artificially boost support among Americans for its war in Gaza.