A frigid cold spell across large parts of the United States has sparked a familiar question: if temperatures aren’t necessarily record-breaking, why does it feel so brutal? Experts point to a combination of climate context and human psychology: after decades of warmer winters, many people’s baseline expectations have shifted, making prolonged cold feel more shocking…

Four United Nations human rights experts have condemned what Al Jazeera describes as a partial U.S. naval blockade of Venezuela, calling it an illegal armed aggression and urging U.S. Congress to intervene. In their statement, the experts argue unilateral sanctions cannot be enforced through an armed blockade language that goes to the heart of post-Cold…