By Ryan Prior One night this summer in Dubai, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi was riding in a car pulling out from a screening of “The Price of Free,” a documentary about his life, as a boy ran out in front of the line of cars, shouting his name. The 65-year-old Indian anti-child labor activist got […] Read more
By: Jason Burke Dimninished and cornered, the terrorist group has lost its appeal for young Muslims The last fighters are holding out, just. The leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is still alive but hiding somewhere in the desert. We have already had one “final defeat” of Islamic State. This came 18 months ago when the organisation’s […] Read more
Donald Trump: “Put them on trial” President Trump has told the UK and other European allies to take back and put on trial more than 800 Islamic State (IS) group fighters captured in the final battle against the group. His tweet comes as US-backed Kurdish forces continue an assault on the last pocket of IS […] Read more
By Connor Sephton Sala’s coffin carried to hearse Emiliano Sala’s cousin has insisted that someone needs to take responsibility for the death of the 28-year-old Argentinian footballer, as mourners paid their final respects. Sala died in a plane crash over the English Channel last month as he travelled from Nantes to Cardiff, having joined the […] Read more
India’s first semi-high speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, broke down on Saturday, one day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged it off. The snag was detected near the Tundla junction in Uttar Pradesh, around 200 km away from New Delhi. “The train began making a weird noise Saturday morning after which its breaks […] Read more
By Ariane de Vogue Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the Rotunda of the National Archives December 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court Friday to participate in the regular closed-door conference meeting among the nine justices, the court announced. This marks […] Read more
By Seth Fiegerman Federal regulators may be inching closer to hitting Facebook with a massive fine over its data privacy practices after a year full of scandals. Facebook (FB) confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday that it’s in talks with the Federal Trade Commission, following a report that the agency is looking to levy a […] Read more
By Jeremy Diamond, Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak President Donald Trump is expected to sign a compromise border security bill and swiftly declare a national emergency on Friday to unlock billions more dollars in federal funds that Congress refused to authorize for the construction of a border wall. Through a combination of executive authorities — […] Read more
By Ivana Kottasová Mark your calendars. The world has just a few weeks to avert a dangerous slowdown in the global economy. Two deadlines next month will have a huge impact on how the global economy fares in 2019. Depending on what happens when they pass, it could shake off a recent slump or slide […] Read more
After complex discussions with Turkey and Iran about the future of Syria in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin was up for a bit of exercise. So the judo black belt joined his country’s national team for a warm up and training session in the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. Russian TV showed Putin […] Read more
