There’s shamelessness, and then politician shamelessness. There are a few varieties of politicians. There are the relatively smart con men, the clueless followers who barely attain midwit status, and the vanishingly few politicians who believe in things and mostly tell the truth as they see it. The first group amounts to about 10%, the middle...
It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions. There was the one with India earlier this week, now the pact with the US, and a new deal with the European Union is expected the week after next at a UK-EU summit in London. All sorts of arrangements, varying...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Early in the morning last Monday, a group of third graders huddled in the garden of Mendota Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. Of the dozen students present, a handful were busy filling up buckets of compost, others were readying soil beds...
AP His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts. Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere. Not since Syrian-born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non-European Bishop of Rome. He was also the first Jesuit to be elected to the throne of St Peter – Jesuits were...
An official proposal to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has been put forward by South American governing body Conmebol. The tournament will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after the opening matches are held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams...
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al-Ahly, Inter Miami. Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders. Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica. Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon*. Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan. Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns. Group...