International News (Page 954)

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case from a Massachusetts Christian college that tried to use a ministerial exception to settle a lawsuit from a former professor.In a list released Monday, the Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari from Gordon College to hear the appeal about allowing the school…Continue Reading

Late Monday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that there would “definitely be an international tribunal” for war crimes committed by Russia after Russian forces attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.According to the Daily Mail, Zelenskyy delivered an address after Russian forces bombed Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, killing at least 11 people and…Continue Reading

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is setting the stage for the entire region to declare war on Israel and thus fulfill biblical prophecy, Pat Robertson said on The 700 Club on Monday.”God is getting ready to do something amazing,” Robertson said on the program, which is broadcast on CBN. “… You read your Bible because it’s coming…Continue Reading

In an infectiously joyous talk, Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi shares the sugary jolt of her first food memory and behind-the-scenes stories of her bakery’s famously inventive cakes, cookies and treats. This talk may make you hungry — but it’ll also leave you a resonant message about how breaking the rules and challenging your assumptions…Continue Reading

Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie | Penguin, 2019 | BookThe Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and EffectA very readable exploration of the surprisingly complex idea of causality, which highlights the differences between three types of thinking: correlative, causal and counterfactual.Kai-Fu Lee, Chen Qiufan | Currency, 2021 | BookAI 2041: Ten Visions for Our…Continue Reading

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Recently back from the COP26 UN climate conference in Scotland, former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir sums up the outcomes of the gathering, the progress she saw and the work that’s left to be done this way: “The most difficult work of our lifetimes has to happen in the next few years.” In conversation with…Continue Reading

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington, D.C., August 25, 2020. (Republican National Convention/Handout via Reuters) One year into his presidency, it seems like Joe Biden and the Democrats in Washington, D.C. have sent the country back in time to the late-1970s and early 80s, “when…Continue Reading

A man reacts as he looks at a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBENGALURU, March 2 (Reuters) – Indian shares fell on Wednesday after data showed the country’s economic growth missed…Continue Reading