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NATO needs update to face 21st-century threats

Voices // 4 weeks ago

NATO needs update to face 21st-century threats

May 19 (UPI) -- NATO is seen by many at death's door, made moribund by the withdrawal of American forces during the Trump administration and by the failure of many European members to mounting a credible defense against Russia.

Gaza's enhanced rocket technology challenges Israel's defenses

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Gaza's enhanced rocket technology challenges Israel's defenses

May 18 (UPI) -- Gaza militants have launched their "Sword of Jerusalem" rocket war with Israel by firing a symbolic salvo at Jerusalem and bigger ones elsewhere.

Beware the lessons of Joe McCarthy and his house of lies

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Beware the lessons of Joe McCarthy and his house of lies

May 17 (UPI) -- If Charles Dickens' best of times could be magically transplanted to the United States, what would that world look like?

Iran's cyber army attacks the West

Voices // 1 month ago

Iran's cyber army attacks the West

May 17 (UPI) -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security have a sophisticated cyber setup whose toxic output affects every continent.

Vladimir Putin isolates Russia with 'unfriendly' stumble

Voices // 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin isolates Russia with 'unfriendly' stumble

Along with the United States and the United Kingdom, Russian President Vladimir Putin designated as "unfriendly countries" five former Soviet Republics and two (possibly three) former Warsaw Pact members.

Iranian protesters turn to political demands

Voices // 1 month ago

Iranian protesters turn to political demands

May 3 (UPI) -- With deprivation at unprecedented levels and an estimated 75% of the population trying to survive on income below the international poverty line, the sense of universal unrest is palpable in Iran.

India COVID crisis could derail world economy

Voices // 1 month ago

India COVID crisis could derail world economy

April 30 (UPI) -- The second wave of the pandemic has struck India with a devastating impact that could have a significant impact on the world economy.

Full text: President Joe Biden's first address before Congress

Voices // 1 month ago

Full text: President Joe Biden's first address before Congress

April 28 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden delivered his first annual address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.

Biden's child tax credit will bring lifetime of improvement

Voices // 1 month ago

Biden's child tax credit will bring lifetime of improvement

April 28 (UPI) -- The Biden administration's American Rescue Plan increased the child tax credit from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under age 6, and $3,000 for other children under 18. It is expected to cut child poverty by more than 40%.

QAnon alive and kicking in state politics across U.S.

Voices // 1 month ago

QAnon alive and kicking in state politics across U.S.

April 27 (UPI) -- The influence of QAnon on pandemic denialism is significant, though the spread of Q in local politics is a source of conflict in many states.

EU begins to flex its muscles on Iran

Voices // 1 month ago

EU begins to flex its muscles on Iran

April 26 (UPI) -- The EU's decision to impose restrictive measures on senior Iranian commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the paramilitary Basij and the State Security Force has marked a new phase in Iran relations.

Corporate America seems to be drifting from the Republican Party

Voices // 1 month ago

Corporate America seems to be drifting from the Republican Party

April 23 (UPI) -- There's a growing rift between corporate America and the GOP - two groups that have long been bedfellows.

First human-monkey embryos create small step toward huge ethical problem

Voices // 1 month ago

First human-monkey embryos create small step toward huge ethical problem

April 22 (UPI) -- Scientists have created the world's first monkey embryos containing human cells in an attempt to investigate how the two types of cell develop alongside each other.

Lessons for police from the military -- focus on training, rules of engagement

Voices // 1 month ago

Lessons for police from the military -- focus on training, rules of engagement

American police forces have a lot to learn from the U.S. military in three areas: training, rules of engagement and ongoing education programs.

Winds of change are blowing in Baghdad

Voices // 1 month ago

Winds of change are blowing in Baghdad

April 20 (UPI) -- For years, Iraq's future has been determined by its theocratic neighbor, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian regime's vicious meddling in Iraq has caused growing resentment and resistance from the Iraqi people.

Cuba's economic woes may fuel America's next migrant crisis

Voices // 1 month ago

Cuba's economic woes may fuel America's next migrant crisis

April 19 (UPI) -- Not all of the migrants hoping to claim asylum in the United States are fleeing Central America's violence-torn "Northern Triangle." Many are Cuban.

China's record fine against Alibaba spells end of big tech's romance with state

Voices // 2 months ago

China's record fine against Alibaba spells end of big tech's romance with state

April 16 (UPI) -- China's state-run anti-monopoly bureau has tightened its regulations on big tech players, as shown by its recent move against the country's largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group.

Colombia gives nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants legal status, right to work

Voices // 2 months ago

Colombia gives nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants legal status, right to work

April 15 (UPI) -- Colombia will grant legal status to all Venezuelan migrants who fled there since 2016 to escape their country's economic collapse and political crisis.

160 years later, U.S. still fighting over Civil War

Voices // 2 months ago

160 years later, U.S. still fighting over Civil War

Many of the horrors of the Civil War have resurfaced in the debate over reparations to survivors of the some 4 million souls who were held in slavery and declaring officers in the Confederacy traitors.

Pandemic gives remote workers a chance to reinvent life balance

Voices // 2 months ago

Pandemic gives remote workers a chance to reinvent life balance

April 13 (UPI) -- If one thing is clear about remote work, it's this: Many people prefer it and don't want their bosses to take it away.

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