Peace

(UNITED NATIONS) — The United States won unanimous U.N. Security Council backing Tuesday for the ambitious peace deal it signed with the Taliban aimed at ending the long war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home. The U.S.-sponsored resolution “welcomes the significant steps towards ending the war and opening the…

Most veterans of the 18-year war in Afghanistan wouldn’t have predicted this was how the fightback after the attacks of 9/11 would end: with the U.S. President calling the conflict a waste of American blood and treasure, and a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban forcing Afghan officials to sit…

On the morning of January 17th, shortly before I was scheduled to meet with a hundred and forty Peace Corps volunteers in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, there was an unexpected announcement that the China program was ending. The Peace Corps had first come to the country in 1993,…

Interactive feature includes photos and short bios of some of today's most influential women. Apple Apple launched an interactive feature on its homepage on Sunday -- International Women's Day -- to celebrate "women who are changing everything." The scrollable compilation of photos and short biographies of some of today's most…

What is Quibi? Is it the final frontier in the streaming wars? Is it vaporware that’s managed to secure nearly $2 billion in investment funding before it’s even launched? Is it going to be the next big thing people spend time watching while in the bathroom? No one really knows.…

Bernie Sanders' older brother Larry, who lives in the UK, cast his vote in the Democrats Abroad primary on Tuesday.Larry Sanders, who also works in politics, spoke with reporters at the University of Oxford, where he cast his vote.He said a "victory for Bernard will cheer people up here in…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of women protested on the streets of Madrid in 2019 You might have seen International Women's Day mentioned in the media or heard friends talking about it. But what is it for? When is it? Is it a celebration or a protest? And…

Image: GettyAs senators and U.S. tech companies scream their fears of Chinese spyware (TikTok) and state-funded telecoms (Huawei) from the rooftops, the U.S. is being called to face up to its own penchant for planetary surveillance. Announced Sunday, a Swiss government agency has filed a criminal complaint against U.S. and…

This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. The following is an excerpt from BIG: Stories About Life in Plus-Sized Bodies, edited by Christina Myers. Republished with permission from Caitlin Press. I was assigned female at birth. And, despite it never feeling right, I largely lived that assignment for 48 years.…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing on the administration’s response to COVID-19 at the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters earlier this week.Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty)The federal government has announced it’s launching an investigation into complaints that health workers lacked proper training and…