Politics and International Relations

Finland is testing universal basic income - and found it has had an unexpected side effect Finland has been giving 2,000 of its citizens an unconditional income for the last five months and some are already seeing the benefits, reporting decreased stress, greater incentives to find work and more time to pursue business ideas.

Taiwan just became the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage Taiwan's constitutional court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, in the first such ruling to be handed down in an Asian country. The court, known as the Judicial Yuan, said current marriage laws were "in violation of both the people'€s freedom of marriage ... and the pe...

Palestinians mark 69th 'Nakba' anniversary with rallies Protests and vigils in occupied West Bank, Gaza and Israel as Palestinians mark forced displacement from lands in 1948.

French Annoyingly Retain Right to Claim Intellectual Superiority Over Americans Voters across France breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that arrogantly comparing themselves to the U.S. population would remain viable for the foreseeable future.