Month: March 2024
The worry about Gen Z
Previous generations of adults cared less about young people’s minds than about their deviant and unruly behaviour. Many young people are certainly anxious, unhappy or lonely. But the conviction that their mental state matters above all is contemporary. However, Generation Z improves on earlier cohorts in other ways. It is intolerant of prejudice: members of
Russia’s Elections
Putin, who rose to power in 1999, faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties who have not criticized him or his 24-year rule. The upcoming term would make the 71-year-old Russia’s longest-serving leader, taking over the title from Josef Stalin.Much to Putin’s ire amid the ongoing election, Ukraine continues to attack oil refineries in Russia,
Niger ends cooperation with US
The U.S. military has hundreds of troops stationed at a major airbase in northern Niger that deploys flights over the vast Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert where jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate. The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in
Gaza Paralysis
On Thursday, Schumer criticized Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for new elections in a speech on the Senate floor on the Israel-Hamas war.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says comments from US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that described him as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East, were “totally inappropriate.” Israeli Prime
UNRWA “ties” with Hamas
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East lost hundreds of millions of dollars from donors after allegations surfaced that at least a dozen employees had ties to and assisted Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The information includes allegations that around 17% of UNRWA teachers (out
European Union Aid package to Egypt
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and several European prime ministers will meet Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to sign the agreement.The European Union will provide Egypt with a funding package of €7.4 billion ($8.06 billion) from 2024-2027,the funding is intended to help Egypt reduce its reliance on Russian gas and includes a grant
Hamas’soft demands
Hamas is no longer demanding that Israel immediately agree to a permanent cease-fire in return for beginning a hostage and prisoner exchange.Hamas’s new proposal would allow the release of hostages in exchange for a phased pullback of Israeli troops from parts of the Gaza Strip as well as prisoner releases.The White House welcomed the new
Rebuilding Haiti
Haitians have been demanding the resignation of Ariel Henry, their unelected prime minister, since almost the moment of his appointment in July 2021. On March 11th, under pressure from foreign government officials gathered at a summit in Jamaica, and with the gangs that control Port-au-Prince, the capital, blocking his return to Haiti, Mr Henry finally said
Patching the differences over Ukraine
The Weimar Triangle gathered to show strength and unity in the face of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Such was the intent, at least, of a hastily called summit that brought Emmanuel Macron, the French president, Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, and Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, together in the German capital for an afternoon of
Chuck Schumer Pressure on Binyamin Netanyahu
Presidents and secretaries of state have criticised Israel over the course of its 75-year relationship with the United States, typically on discrete issues for limited periods.“Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel,” Mr Schumer.The greater immediate impact of Mr Schumer’s remarks