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Why Voting Connects Us

<p>Why do we vote? We explore the science behind what drives us to the polls, and the benefits we reap for ourselves and communities when we cast our ballots.</p>

The Science of Happiness 

Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers. 

Global Politics

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi says his country's politicians must heal the country's ethnic divide. 

Culture

Ethnic tensions threaten to engulf post-election Kenya. This activist sees a way out. 

Supporters cheer at a Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama.

Alabama's deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip from Egypt in Rafah as a temporary ceasefire went into effect, Nov. 24, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war

'We're bracing for what comes after' the truce, MSF Gaza director says

A few days after the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, Palestinians in the West Bank say they faced extreme harassment and threats. 

West Bank rocked by increased violence, displacement amid Israel-Hamas war

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Neil Cavuto.

Obituary

Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy

Åsa Koski started the Säg hej! campaign in Sweden to get people to interact more with each other to combat widespread loneliness.

Lifestyle

The ‘Say Hi’ campaign in Sweden is helping to combat loneliness

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office in New York, Nov. 29, 2023.

Assassination plot in the US allegedly traces back to Indian govt

Jordanians in Amman, the capital, protest against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza with signs of solidarity.

‘We have cried tears of blood’: Jordanians protest Israel-Hamas war amid security, humanitarian concerns

The warning labels are found on a number of Israeli, American and European products.

Jordanians boycott American companies seen as pro-Israeli

China cut graphite imports to the US, worrying EV carmakers. Can Canada come to the rescue?

Ukraine

The Ukrainian counteroffensive and what’s next

Yair Yifrach works with a client at his gun shop, just outside of Jerusalem.

Israeli civilians are buying lots of guns. Not everyone is feeling safer. 

Tributes in memory of murdered Labour Party MP Jo Cox, who was shot dead in Birstall, are left at Parliament Square in London,

Will the murder of an idealistic, young  British MP swing the EU membership vote? 

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