War opens the way for Ukrainian women in male-dominated professions
The labor shortage in some sectors is driving legislative changes and training programs for the recruitment of female workers
Syria’s reconstruction put to the test in Homs, the martyr city
The country’s industrial capital, a religious melting pot and a strategic crossroads, is trying to rise from the devastation with which the regime punished this opposition stronghold
Colombia, the world’s largest exporter of mercenaries: ‘We’re like soccer players. Headhunters look at your work and make you an offer’
Thousands of former military personnel are hired for large sums to fight in wars or to serve as private security abroad. The network behind this business is in the government’s sights
The brain controls body weight and obesity by regulating intestinal fat absorption
A new study in the journal ‘Nature’ suggests the brain plays a key role in this process
Alexey and Henk, the friends who took Tetris out of the Soviet Union
We spoke with the unlikely partners Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers about the challenges they overcame to get the video game marketed beyond the Berlin Wall. Their adventure inspired a movie and forged a relationship that endures four decades and 520 million games later
Trump defies US laws with his immigration promises
The tycoon faces ethical and legal barriers to achieving his anti-immigration goals, such as revoking birthright citizenship or raiding schools
US government shutdown crisis tests Musk’s influence and Trump’s struggle to push through his agenda
The agonizing 11th-hour negotiations on a spending deal forecast a troubled relationship between Congress and the president-elect, who needs lawmakers’ support to fulfill his promises on mass deportation and tax cuts
New York will have to pay $92 million in damages to 20,000 illegally detained immigrants
The class-action lawsuit against the city for improperly extending the detention of thousands of people between 1997 and 2012 was filed a decade ago
Trump to declare Mexican drug cartels ‘terrorist organizations’
In a long speech to conservative followers, the president-elect touched on some of his favorite topics, including tariffs and immigration, and denied that Elon Musk is undermining his power