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Jeff Bartos says UN reform is no longer an 'oxymoron' after $570M in cuts

UNITED NATIONS — When Jeff Bartos appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2025 for his confirmation hearing, he was warned that the job he was seeking might not exist. The Pennsylvania businessman, former political candidate and endurance athlete had been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador for United Nations Management and Reform — a title that has long sounded aspirational in a building famous for bureaucracy. During his confirmation hearing,...

Fox News 4d ago

The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro

When Marco Rubio was named secretary of State, many in both South Florida Republican circles and the American energy industry exulted. But one man who bridged both worlds knew he had a problem. A longtime investor in Venezuela, the main source of crude oil needed to produce the asphalt that had made his family rich, Harry Sargeant III kept relations with top officials in Caracas even as they seized most foreign oil holdings.

Politico EU 2d ago

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

Illustrations by Joan WongWho broke Britain? Someone—or something—must have. The past 18 years, enough time for a whole lost generation to be born and brought up, have yielded nothing but stagnation and mass disillusionment.

The Atlantic 6h ago

India’s fertility rate falls below replacement level: Why it matters

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Al Jazeera 1d ago

UK media fails to disclose defence sector links in nearly 60% of cases

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Hacker News 6d ago

Lowe’s hard-right Restore Britain has a plan to hammer Farage nationwide

LONDON — Rupert Lowe denies there’s anything personal about his drive to make Restore Britain a nationwide force — and squeeze his rival Nigel Farage from the right. But there are plenty of reasons to suspect deep rancor between the pair plays a part. “I don’t work with people who try and send me to prison for nothing.

Politico EU 15h ago

The U.S. Is Winging This Ebola Outbreak

By the time African health officials confirmed the world’s latest Ebola outbreak, the epidemic had already spilled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into neighboring Uganda. Within two days, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern. Less than two weeks later, the potential case count has risen past 1,000, including more than 230 deaths, and 10 other African countries have been designated at risk of being swept into the...

The Atlantic 12d ago

Gaza is being offered coercion, not reconstruction

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Al Jazeera 6d ago

History Repeats in Cuba

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The Atlantic 13d ago

Think tank to UK government: You can't build the future on systems from the past

A new think tank report warns the UK government that its digital ambitions are jeopardised by dangerously outdated legacy systems. The report argues that departmental control and funding models, which prioritise crisis management over proactive upgrades, are exacerbating the problem. It highlights that these outdated systems are costing the public sector significant productivity and satisfaction.

The Register 20d ago