United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, leads the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, a militia that now controls roughly half the country amid a civil war that has killed tens
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Spain’s exiled former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has released a memoir revealing for the first time how Francisco Franco summoned him to be his heir, a decision that reshaped Spanish history. The
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A series of newly released court documents has exposed the shadowy tactics and lucrative rewards behind Black Cube’s secret investigation into online gaming group Evolution, revealing how the private intelligence firm received
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Egyptian heritage campaigners have declared a turning point in their long-running effort to bring home ancient treasures held in Western museums, including the Rosetta Stone in London, following the official opening of
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Nearly one-third of solicitors’ firms in England and Wales have breached anti-money laundering (AML) rules in the past year, according to new figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). As reported by
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Canada’s ongoing clampdown on international student visas has dealt a heavy blow to applicants from India, government data shows, as what was once one of the most sought-after destinations for higher education
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The United Kingdom has delivered another batch of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, ensuring Kyiv remains equipped for long-range strikes inside Russia during the coming winter months, according to people familiar
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Singapore has announced plans to preserve the home of its founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as a national monument, marking a significant turn in the long-running dispute among his children. Acting
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A new era in human reproduction In a gleaming fertility clinic somewhere in California’s Silicon Valley, a doctor peers through a microscope at a translucent sphere—barely larger than a grain of sand.
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The United States is undertaking a massive military buildup in the Caribbean, focused on reactivating the long-abandoned Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico and upgrading regional airports, according to a Reuters
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The sprawling business empire of Chen Zhi, the China-born chairman of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, is rapidly unraveling as U.S. and UK authorities crack down on alleged transnational criminal operations. Bloomberg reports
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In a landmark event last Sunday, Romania unveiled its National Cathedral in Bucharest, now the tallest Orthodox church in the world, surpassing St. Petersburg’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, which held the
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior European Union officials last week in a bid to strengthen transatlantic intelligence cooperation, Politico reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Ratcliffe’s meetings included EU
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In the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, the streets are lined with anonymous apartment blocks, their windows blacked out and metal gates bolted tight. Inside, each room is numbered, and in every one,
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North Korea has rejected South Korea’s renewed efforts to discuss denuclearization, calling the idea a “pipedream” and reaffirming its stance as a permanent nuclear weapons state. In a statement issued on October
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