Scandals blight Denmark's buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia politics Article 656 words 15 votes
Finland's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance politics Article 1067 words 12 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax politics.usa Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ban politics.usa Article 512 words 22 votes
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries politics Link 10 votes
Some NATO countries ‘don’t understand urgency of stopping Russia,’ says Swedish FM politics Article 354 words 16 votes
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use politics Article 432 words, published Feb 23 2024 72 votes
Denmark was the first to post an ambassador to Silicon Valley. Now, it is leading Europe's diplomats in putting Big Tech on the right side of history. politics.usa Article 1097 words 7 votes
US Speaker Mike Johnson touts GOP wins on migrant detention in funding deal politics.usa Article 77 words 9 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. politics Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers politics.usa Article 909 words 23 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time politics Article 892 words 13 votes
Trumpist US policy document Project 2025 cowritten by anti social security economist Stephen Moore politics.usa Article 959 words 35 votes
Abolishing inheritance tax sent Stockholm's startup ecosystem soaring – tax cut could revive Britain's flagging economy politics Article 9 votes
Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war politics Article 440 words 21 votes
Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre politics Link 36 votes
Germany's new cannabis law to pass this week and take effect in April politics Article 755 words 17 votes
A lesson on US crime policy from game designers: Change the rules politics.usa Article 1120 words, published Feb 1 2024 12 votes
What if US public housing were for everyone? politics.usa Article 2145 words, published Feb 10 2024 29 votes
Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries politics Article 2564 words 19 votes
NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers politics Article 560 words 13 votes
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall. politics.usa Article 1612 words 49 votes
Canada announces cap on international students for next two years politics Article 762 words 29 votes
US Food and Drug Administration recommends easing restrictions on marijuana politics.usa Article 1181 words 62 votes
Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto politics Article 1100 words 14 votes
Rebecca Solnit: Slow change can be radical change politics Article 1787 words, published Jan 11 2024 19 votes
The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks politics.usa Article 405 words 35 votes
Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European" politics Article 587 words 14 votes
Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’ politics Article 1122 words 13 votes
US President Joe Biden pardons thousands on federal marijuana charges, commutes others politics.usa Article 77 words 79 votes
Falkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' UK leader warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back' politics Article 515 words 17 votes
Finland's government has cited security concerns for the closure of all border crossings with Russia – Russian-speaking Finns say their rights are being violated politics Article 1268 words 24 votes
How Russia punched an $11 billion hole in the West’s oil sanctions politics Article 77 words 17 votes
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children politics Article 593 words 10 votes
Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’ politics.usa Article 3414 words 16 votes
The United Nations Committee against Torture has expressed concerns about Denmark's ambitions to transfer asylum seekers to third countries like Rwanda politics Article 395 words 17 votes
Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
Russia's war in Ukraine and destabilising "hybrid warfare" actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy top of the agenda in Finland's presidential election politics Article 1687 words 8 votes
Privacy win: EU Parliament decides that your private messages must not be scanned politics Article 2483 words 34 votes
Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings politics Article 681 words 17 votes
US diplomats privately criticize US public policy stance towards Israel in leaked memo politics.usa Article 617 words 26 votes
Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills politics Article 589 words 5 votes
Trade tops the agenda as Germany’s Olaf Scholz meets Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu on West Africa trip politics Article 440 words 8 votes