North America

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Government restrictions in 2018 were at their highest level since 2007, when Pew Research Center began tracking these trends.

Pope Francis made news recently by voicing his support for same-sex civil unions. The statement struck observers as a shift for the Vatican.

Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.

Across 13 countries, people’s assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.

A median of 69% of adults across 20 global publics we surveyed are in favor of expanding the use of natural gas.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, people around the world are still concerned by the threat of global climate change.

Few in 14 advanced countries have confidence in either Xi or Trump, and many are critical of how both countries have handled the coronavirus outbreak.

Across 14 advanced nations, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job in handling the coronavirus outbreak. And at least seven-in-ten in each of these countries have little or no confidence in President Xi Jinping.

At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.

A median of 75% across 14 surveyed countries say they have confidence in German Chancellor Angela Merkel to do the right thing regarding world affairs.