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“Listen to this! One. Two. Three!” Down the crackling phone line from the women’s wing of Tehran’s Evin prison, a chorus of prisoners then launch into raucous song. It’s a Persian rendition of the Italian protest song “Bella Ciao”. “All

A senior leader at an entertainment company once told us he was bewildered by the language of Generation Z on issues of diversity and identity. “Young people join us as new hires,” he said, “and they want forums to discuss

Controversial legal reforms being debated in Israel’s parliament have sparked fears in the high-tech and financial sectors that foreign investors will be scared off in a blow to growth prospects. The new legislation has been spearheaded by the government of

Blinken, Lavrov meet briefly as US-Russia tensions soar  The Associated Press – en Español Blinken and Lavrov Meet For the First Time Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Live Updates  The New York Times High Time To Reform UN Security Council, Says Russian

On an April 2022 afternoon, nearly two months into the war in Ukraine, Olena Shevchenko’s altruism was met with brutality. As she unloaded supplies from Poland to be distributed around a war-torn Kyiv, a man caught her off guard. Attacking

Eight months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the Biden administration is bracing for another ruling that could further restrict access to abortion across the country. Administration officials are preparing to respond to a ruling from a conservative

For Megan Rapinoe, reminders of dark moments from the U.S. women’s soccer team’s protracted fight for equal pay pop up from time to time. In February, when Rapinoe walked into the locker room at Toyota Stadium in Dallas for the

The first national Women’s History Week occurred in 1980. Seven years later, Congress passed a law designating March as Women’s History Month. (Image credit: National Archives)

A defining project at TIME is the study of influence—who has it, what form it takes, and what it means to wield it. Our annual Women of the Year list, published on March 2, examines the most uplifting form of

China permitted the equivalent of two new coal plants a week last year according to a new report. The country is also rapidly expanding its renewable energy. (Image credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)