The protests have become one of the most sustained displays of street opposition since the prime minister entered office.
Author: PATRICK KINGSLEY
To Protect Migrants From Police, a Dutch Church Service Never Ends
Pastors have sheltered a family of refugees by praying round the clock for six weeks — taking advantage of an obscure Dutch law and experimenting with their sermons.
Orban and His Allies Cement Control of Hungary’s News Media
Hundreds of private outlets were simultaneously donated by their owners to a holding company run by allies of Hungary’s far-right prime minister.
Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right?
Like his earlier comments about California’s forest management, President Trump’s remarks about how Finland prepares for wildfires were somewhat misleading.
British Austerity Is ‘Inflicting Unnecessary Misery,’ U.N. Poverty Expert Says
Conservative policies are directly linked to a rise in poverty, and the country’s leadership is in “a state of denial.”
U.N.’s Expert on ‘Extreme Poverty’ Is Investigating Britain. Why?
Normally, Philip Alston spends his time in the developing world. But the United Nations expert on extreme poverty sees Britain as the ideal test case of the effects of “self-imposed austerity.”
Portugal Dispatch: This Town Once Feared the 10-Story Waves. Then the Extreme Surfers Showed Up.
The residents of Nazaré used to think the immense waves that broke against town’s cliffs were deadly to any who braved them. Today, those same waves have made the town a surfers’ mecca.