China’s capital is tightening the standards for triggering its most serious air quality warning.

Modi has always had two sides: the reformer and the rightwing nationalist. But under his rule, it’s nationalism, more than serious reform, that’s largely had the day.

Another weekend, another “breakthrough” in the Syria “ceasefire” negotiation process.

The U.S. is already struggling to live up to its side of the Paris climate deal, exposing the toothlessness of the treaty.

People who live in states with the highest taxes are more likely to want to head for the exits than people who live in states that let them hold on to more of their earnings.

If wealthy young Chinese expatriates are deciding not to return to China, that tells you something, not positive, about how appealing China is as a place to be right now.

The story comes after a report that the CIA has been investigating European political parties, looking for Russian influence.

A Russian state bank’s chief economist thinks Gazprom is able to start offering discounts, a move that could help the company keep its EU customers.

Extending coverage, while an admirable goal, may not, on its own, may do less to fix U.S. health care than some thought.

A growing number of GOP lawmakers are expressing alarm about the Department of Education’s actions to curtail free speech and due process for college students.