Israel’s prime minister has long advocated a small state, free markets and benefit cuts. But his new budget is heavy on subsidies for the ultra-Orthodox community, whose political support he needs.
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As Migration to U.K. Soars, Britain Targets Visas for Students’ Kin
The government, which has been mostly focused on asylum seekers crossing the English Channel, is now turning to limiting some pathways for legal migrants.
Canada’s Public Servants End Their Strike Without Remote Work Guarantee
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Canada’s Public Servants End Their Strike Without Remote Work Guarantee
The strike by abou
As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing
The medical professionals who remain face meager supplies and harrowing conditions, even setting up field hospitals in living rooms amid the fighting.
U.N. Security Council Unanimously Condemns Taliban’s Treatment of Women
The resolution, an uncommon display of consensus on the Council, called for the Taliban to end their prohibitions on women working and attending school after sixth grade.
No Major Disruption From Public Sector Strike, but Also No Solution in Sight
The walkout by federal public servants was spurred by inflation and the government’s return-to-office program.
India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same?
India has a young, vast work force that is expanding as China’s ages and shrinks. But the country’s immense size also lays bare its enormous challenges.
Why China’s Shrinking Population Is a Problem for Everyone
China struggled for years to curtail its rapid population growth. Now that its population is declining, economists and others fear serious implications for China and countries around the world.
How Janelle Jones’s Story About Black Women and the Economy Caught On
The first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department advanced the idea that lifting up people on the margins helps everyone else, too.