CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued US President Donald Trump and members of his administration over a decision to ban the outlets from White House grounds, arguing that the move violates
As Washington, D.C. sees an influx of Falun Gong followers marking 26 years since China’s crackdown on their movement, a quieter but far more powerful operation is unfolding behind the scenes. At
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Swiss authorities have raided the offices of prominent financial blog Inside Paradeplatz and the private home of its editor, journalist Lukas Hässig, in connection with alleged violations of the country’s strict banking
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Saudi Arabia has executed prominent journalist Turki Al-Jasser, arrested in 2018 on charges of terrorism and treason that human rights organizations say were politically motivated and lacked transparency. The execution, carried out
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After two years of political wrangling and uncertainty, The Telegraph is set for a new chapter under the ownership of RedBird Capital Partners. The American private equity firm, led by founder Gerry
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The executive producer of CBS’s flagship investigative program 60 Minutes has resigned, citing a loss of journalistic independence as parent company Paramount weighs a potential settlement in a $20 billion lawsuit filed
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In 1962, Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (1931–1993), mostly known as Flora Nwapa, sent a book manuscript to the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe (1930–2013). Four years earlier, Achebe, at the tender age of
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Editorial Note: The following article is based on an interview conducted by Freddie Sayers with Stephen Sackur, the iconic host of BBC’s HARDtalk, to discuss the shocking closure of the long-running show
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A senior journalist from Malaysiakini, one of Malaysia’s leading news outlets, has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting bribes, just a week after publishing an exposé on a migrant trafficking cartel operating
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced a major revamp of the newspaper’s opinion section, narrowing its focus to two central themes—personal liberties and free markets. The shift marks one of the
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India’s financial crime-fighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has imposed a hefty fine on the BBC World Service India for violations of the 1999 Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). According to reports
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The BBC has issued an apology after it emerged that a documentary about the war in Gaza featured the son of a Hamas government minister as its narrator. The documentary, Gaza: How
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French journalist Natacha Rey, known for her controversial allegations about First Lady Brigitte Macron, has accused French authorities of deliberate persecution, claiming she has been left without financial support. Rey, who is
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by Our Correspondent in London In an interview set to air soon, former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe found himself visibly agitated during a Head-to-Head interview with Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan.
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A handful of influential business tycoons continue to shape the information narrative in India—a country celebrated as the world’s largest democracy yet increasingly marred by concentrated media control. These magnates not only
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WhatsApp has revealed that spyware developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm Paragon was used to hack nearly 100 journalists and civil society activists, marking the first time the company has been publicly
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