US fiscal standoff: Could the nation default on its debt?
From: Counting the CostTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of a US default by early June if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling.The national debt of the United States is now six times what it was at the start of this century. Despite its growing liabilities, the country has never defaulted on its payments. However, the
Two Israelis wounded in occupied East Jerusalem shooting
The incident comes a day after a Palestinian killed seven people near a synagogue following Israel’s deadly raid in the Jenin refugee camp.Two people have been wounded in a shooting attack in occupied East Jerusalem, officials said, a day after seven people were killed in an attack near a synagogue in the city. A father
Peru Congress rejects president’s early elections request
Peru has been embroiled in a political crisis with near-daily protests since December 7.Peru’s Congress has rejected a request by embattled President Dina Boluarte to bring forward elections to December 2023, as protests that have killed dozens rage on against her leadership. Lawmakers agreed last month to bring forward elections from 2026 to April 2024.
Two Indian military jets crash after apparent midair collision
Rescue operations ongoing in Madhya Pradesh state to assist the pilots of the Sukhoi-30 and the Mirage 2000.Two Indian Air Force fighter jets have crashed after an apparent midair collision while on exercises about 300km (185 miles) south of the capital, New Delhi. Both aircraft had taken off on Saturday morning from the Gwalior airbase
Are humans fundamentally decent?
From: UpFront‘Most people deep down are pretty decent but power corrupts,’ argues historian and author Rutger Bregman.For centuries, philosophers and historians from Machiavelli to Thucydides to Thomas Hobbes have said human beings are primarily motivated by self-interest, inherently competitive, or even born evil. This idea has permeated Western culture for centuries and influenced major social
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