Why Europe’s youth are flirting with the far-right
Pollsters were surprised by the burst of populism in 2016, but many now think they shouldn’t have been. In the United States and United Kingdom, swaths of voters in deprived…
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What we know about the Americans arrested for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
Five Americans have been arrested in Turks and Caicos over the past six months under gun control laws that make bringing firearms or ammunition into the territory without prior permission…
Julian Assange’s mission was to change the world – but at what cost?
Julian Assange started his WikiLeaks whistleblowing website on a quest for “radical transparency and truth,” a mission that turned an already polarizing personality into a notorious character and earned him crusaders and critics in…
Japanese mother and child stabbed in China in front of school bus
A Japanese woman and her child were among three people stabbed by a man on Monday in front of a school bus at a bus stop in eastern China, according…
Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has the potential to unravel his…
Kenya braced for more anti-tax protests as citizens call for ‘total shutdown’
Kenya is in the grip of nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes, culminating in a planned “total shutdown” of the country on Tuesday. The demonstrations, sparked by the Finance Bill…
China’s Chang’e-6 moon mission returns to Earth with historic far side samples
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step…
Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country Australia on Monday after his 12-year battle against extradition to…
Concerns over missing protesters as Kenya erupts in tax hike demonstrations
Concerns are mounting in Kenya as reports emerge of protesters going missing amid nationwide demonstrations against proposed tax increases in the Finance Bill 2024. The protests, which have spread across the country,…
Mixed martial arts fighter, relatives of regional official among Dagestan attackers, Russian authorities say
A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday, according to…