2019年4月9日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News


Is our political divide, at heart, really all about abortion?

Posted: 09 Apr 2019 01:41 PM PDT

Is our political divide, at heart, really all about abortion?In the years since, as the two political parties have doubled down on ideological purity, liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats have essentially become oxymorons. Each party has used abortion – with its intensely personal, life-and-death stakes – to motivate voters. If you believe that abortion is murder, how could you ever vote for a Democrat?


Libya's hopes for diplomacy fade as warlord closes on Tripoli

Posted: 09 Apr 2019 01:26 PM PDT

Libya's hopes for diplomacy fade as warlord closes on TripoliIn Libya, intense fighting in the capital the past several days is threatening to plunge the country into another civil war, topple the United Nations-backed government, and snuff out the flicker of hope for democracy and stability in the North African country. On one side is the U.N.-recognized government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, whose Government of National Accord (GNA) and allied militias control Tripoli and large swathes of western Libya. On the other are the advancing forces of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), which for two years has run a parallel government in eastern Libya and has recently captured the oil-rich south.


India’s big choice for integrity in governance

Posted: 09 Apr 2019 12:32 PM PDT

India's big choice for integrity in governanceElections in India, where nearly a fifth of humanity resides, are usually a wonder of democracy. Eight years after India saw mass protests against corruption, voters will decide if the current prime minister, Narendra Modi, has done enough to ensure clean and transparent governance. Mr. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party rode into office in 2014 on a wave of resentment against everyday bribery and nonstop scandals.


An old mission helps aging NATO find new purpose

Posted: 09 Apr 2019 09:49 AM PDT

An old mission helps aging NATO find new purposeNATO, the post-World War II alliance between America and western Europe, is marking its 70th anniversary amid daunting internal tensions. In recent years, NATO had begun to show its age. It wasn't yet "obsolete," to use the word favored by candidate Donald Trump on the campaign trail.


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