A note to our readers
As I begin my first week as POLITICO’s Global Editor-in-Chief, I want to start by thanking you — our readers...
Why Are Africans Fighting for Russia in Ukraine?
Thousands of young African men have signed up to fight in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Some have posted cheerful videos...
‘The Death Zone’: How Russia Is Luring Africans to Ukraine
James Kamau Ndungu told only a few friends that he was heading to Russia. He told them he had been...
A lack of cooperation with ICE to deport an illegal immigrant resulted in a family tragedy
Why would the New York City Department of Correction refuse to honor a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer for...
Rubio expected to meet with Pope Leo amid Trump’s clash with pontiff on Iran
ROME — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slated to travel to Italy to meet with Pope Leo XIV this...
Daily Horoscope: May 4, 2026
There’s a restlessness in the air today that’s hard to put your finger on. The Moon in Sagittarius is pushing...
‘City of Glass’ Is Under Threat From Iran War
Far from the war in Iran, disruptions to oil and gas flows are rippling through Uttar Pradesh, an Indian state...
Did School Cellphone Bans Work? New Study Finds Mixed Results.
Banning cellphones was supposed to improve many of the problems ailing American education, including distraction, bullying, declining test scores and...
Inside a Public School Reclaiming an Idea Liberals Left Behind
This spring, I sat in the back of a ninth-grade class at Eagle Ridge Academy, a classical charter school in...
Crack Down? Close Ranks? U.S. Cartel Case Puts Mexican Leaders on the Spot.
If there had been odds on which Mexican politician was colluding with the cartels, the favorite might have been Rubén...
