China has been accused of imprisoning Uighurs on a mass scale An ethnically Uighur Australian has called on his government to help “save” his wife and baby son, saying they are at risk of being detained in China. The man says he was separated from his wife, a Chinese national, in 2017 – when she […] Read more
Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship. Whitehall sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was eligible for citizenship of another country. Her family’s lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were “disappointed” with the decision and were considering […] Read more
By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Haitham Ahmed and Hesham Hajali; Writing by Aidan Lewis and Yousef Saba Police officers control the crowd at the scene where policemen werekilled when an explosive device carried by a militant they were pursuing exploded in Cairo, Egypt, February 18, 2019. Three policemen were killed and five people were wounded, three […] 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
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
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
The Thai king’s sister, disqualified this week by the Election Commission from running for prime minister, apologized for causing “problems” for the Thai people ahead of next month’s election, the country’s first since a 2014 coup. Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi’s comments late on Tuesday came a day after the commission dropped her name from […] Read more
Spain is bracing for a trial unlike any other it has seen in its four decades of democracy. Twelve separatist Catalan leaders are set to appear in Spain’s Supreme Court in Madrid on Tuesday, where they face charges including rebellion and misuse of public funds. All eyes are on the trial, which will be broadcasted […] Read more
In this July 11, 2018, file photo Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Director of the Office of Management, listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP) Talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant […] Read more
By: Peter Walker PM’s reply to Labour leader’s letter stresses her objections to UK being in a customs union Theresa May has effectively ruled out Labour’s ideas for a compromise Brexit plan, shutting off another potential route to a deal as business groups warned that with less than 50 days to go the departure process was […] Read more
