NATO’s hair trigger: The Polish missile incident was a close brush with nuclear annihilation

The fervor with which Poland and others sought to drag NATO into a war with Russia should ring alarm bells for everyone The world dodged a bullet this week, with some NATO members trying, but failing, to trigger Article 4 as a means of confronting Russia in Ukraine. We may not be so lucky next…

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US regulator makes landmark decision on lab-grown meat

A ‘cultivated chicken’ product has been declared safe to eat, though approval for sale is pending The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a lab-grown meat product as safe for human consumption, making it the first to receive a preliminary green light from the regulator.

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Pelosi to retire as Democrat leader

California congresswoman won’t seek to be minority leader in the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will not seek re-election as leader of her party’s caucus but will remain a member of Congress, the 82-year-old California Democrat said on Thursday. Her announcement came after the Democrats lost their majority in the House of Representatives.

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