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
Down a broken street in Kinshasa, behind an unmarked metal door and a courtyard shaded by a mango tree, sits a small house where a group of traumatised women hide from the
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The three parties preparing to form the next Czech government have rejected the outgoing administration’s draft budget for 2026, arguing that it fails to adequately finance critical spending areas. On Monday, the
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The Venezuelan government on Monday firmly rejected what it described as a “ridiculous” U.S. plan to classify the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, ahead of an expected announcement
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Japan’s defense minister reaffirmed plans to deploy medium-range missiles to its westernmost island on Sunday, underscoring Tokyo’s growing concerns about regional security as friction with China intensifies over Taiwan. Visiting a military
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A controversial 28-point peace plan abruptly delivered to Kyiv by the Trump administration was the product of weeks of undisclosed negotiations between U.S. real estate executive Steve Witkoff and Russian sovereign wealth
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The diplomatic friction between China and Japan over recent comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to escalate. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong
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The ongoing debate over the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files should not distract from the deeper, pervasive problem of child sexual abuse, according to human rights lawyer Eric Lewis, writing in the
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James Vanderbilt’s film Nuremberg, released in UK cinemas on 14 November, centers on Hermann Göring, Hitler’s second-in-command, and his interactions with US army psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley. The movie draws on the
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The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, created to streamline federal agencies and cut government waste, has officially ceased to exist eight months ahead of schedule, U.S. officials told Reuters. DOGE, launched
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The United States is reportedly gearing up to increase pressure on Venezuela through covert operations, sources told Reuters, as Washington considers a range of measures that could include efforts to overthrow President
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The growing alarm over Chinese intelligence activity in Britain — intensified by recent reports in The Times UK about agents targeting MPs on LinkedIn — mirrors the lived reality of one political
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The Group of 20 is calling for stronger safeguards for critical minerals against unilateral trade actions, in a proposed draft document obtained by Bloomberg News. The measure aims to strengthen the value
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French President Emmanuel Macron has raised fresh alarms about the future of the Group of 20, suggesting the international economic forum may be “reaching the end of a cycle.” Speaking at the
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What began as a local dispute in Nottinghamshire, England, has become a cautionary tale about the creeping restrictions on press freedom worldwide. Council leader Mick Barton of the right-wing Reform UK party
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Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Bishop Rafael Zornoza of Spain, who is under investigation for an alleged sexual abuse case involving a teenage boy in the 1990s. The bishop, who
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