Category World

What’s in the Debt Deal

[ad_1] America is closer to averting an economic crisis of its own making. President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader of the House of Representatives, announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement to increase the amount of…

Richard Revesz and His Agency Are Remaking the Pollution Fight

[ad_1] This spring, the Biden administration proposed or enacted eight major environmental regulations, including the nation’s toughest climate rules, launching what experts say are the most ambitious restrictions on polluting industries by the administration in a season. Piloting it all…

Russian Attack Leaves at Least 1 Dead in Kyiv

[ad_1] At least one person was killed and another injured early Sunday in Kyiv when Russia fired its latest missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital. A 41-year-old man was killed after shrapnel from a drone shot down at…

Iran Frees Belgian Aid Worker in Prisoner Swap

[ad_1] Iran has released a Belgian aid worker jailed in Tehran for 455 days on spying charges, in exchange for Belgium releasing a former Iranian diplomat convicted in 2021 of a foiled bomb plot, an official from the country said…