5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1747+ words) It's one of the defining dilemmas of our time: Birthrates are falling, and Western countries increasingly depend on immigrant labor. At the same time, there is a backlash against immigrants at the ballot box, prompting not just populists but many…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (386+ words) The Russian government's decision this week to ban WhatsApp and throttle Telegram is not a surprise for an authoritarian regime. Yet it also serves as a cautionary tale for westerners clamoring to regulate social media companies. Thugs like Vladimir Putin…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (959+ words) When Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez of Spain announced on Jan. 27 that his Socialist-led government would offer renewable residence and work permits to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, it was easy to believe that the leader of a new global…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (235+ words) Imagine you're the leader of a nation, and you face a dilemma. Half a million or so people who are crucial to everyone's daily lives inhabit your country. They care for aging parents, work at small and large companies, harvest…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1215+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christopher Mannino, 45, an author who moved from Middletown, Delaware, to Swieqi, Malta, a Mediterranean island just 122 square miles in size, with his wife and two young children in June 2025. The conversation…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1332+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandy Adam, 69, who moved from Pittsburgh to Chatou, a suburb of Paris, in 2025. The essay, which also incorporates quotes from emails between Adam and Business Insider, has been edited for length…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (418+ words) The call came from an editor in London last Monday morning. Could I get to the scene of a deadly train crash in southern Spain? I checked flights from Barcelona, where I live, grabbed my cameras and rushed to the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (275+ words) Prosecutors in Madrid said on Friday that they had ended an investigation into the singer Julio Iglesias, saying that Spanish officials had no legal authority to examine claims that he had sexually abused two former employees in the Caribbean. The…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (509+ words) Donald Trump suggested putting the world's strongest military alliance "to the test" in his latest social media posting that could have grave consequences. The U.S. President has long criticized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which also includes 30 European allies and…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (579+ words) After 12 years living abroad in Berlin and then Madrid, I never imagined returning home to Ireland. However, a breakup, becoming a single parent to a young teen, and growing concerns about my father's health made moving back home something I…...