Innholdsfortegnelse for September 20, 2024 i Newsweek

In FocusTHE NEWS IN PICTURESULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh stand side by side at a welcome ceremony in Mongolia’s capital on September 3. Putin met with Mongolia’s leader to strengthen economic ties for a proposed oil pipeline that will run through both countries. mongolia, a member nation of the International Criminal Court, later came under fire for failing to arrest the russian leader. Last year, the ICC issued a warrant for putin’s arrest for charges related to his offensive on Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhiy tykhyi called the actions of mongolia “a heavy blow to the International Criminal Court and the system of criminal law.”…

TRUST IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY RELATIONSHIP—FROM PER-sonal relationships to ties between businesses and consumers. In fact, 95 percent of business executives said they felt that organizations have a responsibility to build trust, according to a 2024 PWC survey. But trust is on the decline across various industries, with concerns about data privacy, the use of AI and lack of marketing transparency emerging in the fast-paced global economy. With these growing concerns, trust is more valuable than ever. That’s why Newsweek and Statista are happy to share the World’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2024. This list recognizes companies that have earned the confidence of consumers, investors and employees by producing quality products, paying employees fair wages and appointing effective leaders. In its second year, the World’s Most Trustworthy Companies…

JORDAN RECONNU, 23, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, HAS no regrets about not getting a college degree. During the one semester of college she attended after graduating from high school in 2019, she felt like she wasn’t learning anything new. The idea of continuing did not appeal to her, and realizing how much her college education would end up costing, she quit and now works as a manager of a fast-food restaurant. “I wasn’t thrilled with taking basic classes for two years and wasting even more money going to the same classes that we covered in high school,” she told Newsweek. Higher education would not have improved her career prospects, she said, adding that she feels it is only worth pursuing for those hoping to work in fields that require it. “I…

SENIOR EQUINE TRAINER BARZAN GEN-tly held Sapphire, a young horse he’s nurtured, while 27-year-old Hadia smiled as she stood beside a chestnut-colored foal. She placed one hand on the horse’s back and softly stroked his neck with the other. Hadia and Barzan are both Yazidi, a Kurdish-speaking ethnic and religious minority. They also survived being captured by the Islamic State militant group. But Hadia’s interactions with animals at the Horses for Hope project have helped her and other Yazidis affected by conflict and displacement to overcome their trauma. Originally from Sinjar, Hadia’s life—like those of some 400,000 Yazidis in northwestern Iraq—was torn apart when ISIS seized control of their district in August 2014. While women and children were enslaved by the extremists, many boys were forced to join their ranks…