A host of Northern Ireland business leaders have written to political parties urging them to press forward to agree a resumption of a fully funded devolved government. The Northern Ireland Business Alliance described the coming days as “crucial” after multi-party talks around Stormont finances resumed at Hillsborough Castle. However, separate talks remain ongoing between the […]
Hamas leaders and Islamic scholars met in Pakistan’s capital for a convention last week and argued that Israel’s war in Gaza would end if Pakistan, a country armed with nuclear weapons, threatened Israel. Their comments were widely reported in Pakistani newspapers and picked up by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which aims to […]
A court in Senegal has ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral register, paving the way for him to run in February’s presidential election. Sonko has faced several court cases on various charges in recent years, all of which he denies. In June, he was cleared of rape but convicted […]
The Republican Party of Florida on Sunday voted to functionally strip all power from current Chairman Christian Ziegler, who is under criminal investigation for allegations of sexual assault, including rape. The vote came during an emergency meeting of the Florida GOP’s state executive committee in Orlando, a gathering that was called as the Sarasota Police […]
Bryan Whipp tried — unsuccessfully — to find a larger site for next month’s GOP presidential caucus in Page County, Iowa. He thinks it’s going to be pretty crowded. “I think [former President Donald] Trump’s going to bring a lot of people out,” said Whipp, who leads the Page County GOP in the southwestern corner […]
European leaders and politicians welcome the decision of the EU summit to support the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, as well as granting Georgia candidate status. Source: European Pravda Quote: “A strong sign of support and a perspective for Ukraine: at the European Council, we have just decided to start accession talks […]
ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the U.K. agreed on Saturday to tackle irregular migration to Europe, pledging to intensify cooperation in the fight against human trafficking. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who held talks in Rome, were also joined by Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, who is seen […]
Leaders in the U.S. are disappointing, “not prepared” to respond to the new crises of today and “don’t match” the values held by everyday Americans. That’s according to results from a U.S. News – Harris Poll survey released Tuesday, which found that 86% of American respondents are “largely disappointed” by leaders in society. Of that […]
Leadership is in the midst of an “identity crisis.” So says Terri Boyer, the founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership at Villanova University. But it’s a good kind of crisis, she clarifies. Boyer says the world is seeing, for example, more women and others who don’t fit the idea of […]
Americans are experiencing a crisis of faith in college and university leaders amid a volatile moment for the higher education sector, with more than half not trusting them to do the right thing for students. Nearly 80% of Americans surveyed in a new U.S. News-Harris Poll survey say that higher education institutions are more worried […]
When the presidents of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania appeared before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, it was an opportunity to defend their respective responses to antisemitism and other hatred on campus. It also presented a chance to showcase their leadership capabilities to the American public. […]
A strong majority of respondents believe corporate America is in the midst of a “leadership crisis” and that older business leaders “refuse to pass the torch to the next wave,” according to a U.S. News – Harris Poll survey released Tuesday which has revealed a negative assessment of American leadership almost across the board. A […]