Category Archives: International
The NOlympics Anywhere movement: how local anti-Olympic resistance went global
A new academic chapter traces how scattered local resistance to Olympic Games hosting evolved into a coordinated transnational movement — and examines what it would take to turn protest into structural change at the IOC. The chapter, “NOlympics Anywhere: Building
Pro-gun PACs spike spending 2,820% after fatal school shootings near Election Day, Stanford study finds
When a fatal school shooting occurs in a US congressional district, pro-gun political action committees respond by flooding the affected race with campaign cash — and if the shooting happens close to Election Day, the spending surge is staggering, according
European courts converging on principle that landlords have no right to maximum profit, study finds
Courts across Europe are increasingly ruling that landlords have no constitutional right to maximum profits from rental housing — a legal shift that a new academic paper argues represents a broader counter-movement against neoliberal property politics. The paper, published in
Justices rule for American woman in bitter custody dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday for an American woman who is involved in a bitter international custody dispute with her Italian husband over their young son.
Turkey’s leader changes mind again on new name for airline
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president, in a push to recast top Turkish assets to avoid any possible derogatory associations, changed his mind Wednesday over what Turkish Airlines should now be called.
High court rules against government on drug reimbursement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars.
After Georgia loss, House runoff gives Trump another chance
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Nearly a month after his preferred candidate for governor in Georgia was defeated by more than 50 points, former President Donald Trump has an opportunity next week to demonstrate he still has some sway in this
Cambodian ruling party sues politician for criticizing vote
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has sued the vice president of the opposition Candlelight Party for $1 million in compensation for comments he made in an online interview alleging that this month’s local
Bulgarian opposition calls for no-confidence vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist coalition government will face a vote of no-confidence brought by the main opposition party on Wednesday, its first since taking power at the end of last year.
Russia again cuts natural gas exports thru European pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Russia's Gazprom announced a reduction in natural gas flows through a key European pipeline for the second day in a row Wednesday, creating further energy turmoil for Europe as it ties to reduce its extensive use of
