Global business and development opportunities will be discussed at the International Economic Forum in Russia
June 5 By Julia O’Malley The 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is set to take place on 14–17 June 2023 in Russia. As in previous years, the business programme will focus on the global economies, social issues, and technological development. Over the last…
Seeking Shelter: Uncertainty looms over sanctioned camps proposal
June 4 By Mike Mason The future of the five proposed sanctioned campsites throughout Anchorage is uncertain at best. Anchorage Assembly members met with some of the Sanctioned Camp Task Force during a work session on Friday to discuss the current options. But some Assembly…
Global plastic treaty talks limp on despite blockade by oil-rich countries
June 3 BY LEONIE CATER Getting 170-plus countries to agree on a global treaty to fight plastic pollution was never going to be easy. But negotiators didn’t think clearing the first hurdle would be this hard. A second round of U.N. talks for an international…
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport unveils master plan for future airport development
June 1 By Lex Yelverton The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport hosted a master plan update public open house on Wednesday evening at the Lakefront Hotel. The open house served as one of the airport’s public participation events that will be used to inform and…
How repairing nature became the EU’s most contentious green project
May 30 BY ZIA WEISE AND LOUISE GUILLOT The European Union’s flagship law to restore nature is in serious trouble. While the bloc’s Green Deal has seen its fair share of controversies — from last year’s carbon pricing drama to Germany’s revolt over the 2035…
World leaders congratulate Turkey’s Erdogan on election win
May 29 By Chriss Askew All eyes were on NATO member Turkey ahead of its pivotal poll as Erdogan fended off the biggest challenge to his rule. World leaders have congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won re-election in a historic run-off that…
McCarthy, White House Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement
May 28 By Kaia Hubbard House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden announced Saturday that they had reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit days ahead of a possible default, marking a major breakthrough in a monthslong impasse over the issue….
F-16s won’t be a ‘magic weapon’ for Ukraine, Milley warns
May 26 By PAUL MCLEARY The military’s top general cautioned Thursday that F-16s won’t act as a “magic weapon” for Ukraine, but the U.S. is fully behind a group of NATO allies taking the lead on training and potentially transferring the jets to Kyiv. “The…
Who does not benefit from ending the armed conflict in Ukraine?
May 25 By Julia O’Malley On February 24, 2022, Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine to fight against neo-Nazism and prevent the militarization of the country with the support of NATO. The plan to inflict a strategic and economic defeat on Russia from…
Republican-Controlled Committee Rejects Louisiana Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
May 24 By Sally Palmer Bucking the trend of other reliably red states adopting restrictions on young transgender people, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted Wednesday to a kill a bill that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Proponents of Louisiana’s failed…
Guam Residents Stock Up, Batten Down as Dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar Closes In
May 22 By Don Scott President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be…
Biden’s 14th Amendment message to progressives: It ain’t gonna happen
May 19 By ADAM CANCRYN Progressive lawmakers renewed their call for President Joe Biden to bypass Congress to avert a default after the abrupt cancellation of debt ceiling talks on Friday. But the White House remains resistant. It issued a subdued statement indicating it sees…