Major human rights wins of 2025
Though 2025 was a year of flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, there were also many positive developments....
Dec 31Deutsche Wellesociety
Though 2025 was a year of flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, there were also many positive developments....
Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
Budanov's appointment to lead the office of the president marks an unusual shift, placing a serving intelligence chief at the centre of Ukraine's political and diplomatic coordination....
On December 31st, a brand-new account on Polymarket placed a bet: Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, would be out of office by the end of January. It was the first in a series of increasi...
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years....
Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026...
Dogecoin found itself at the center of a controversial political storm, all while being embraced by traditional institutions....
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday regulating defense contractors, including their executive pay. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/WireImage President Donald Trump took aim a...
In June 1989 following the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the government cut telephone connections to foreign countries, an action aimed at limiting the ability of domestic opponents to communicate with...
Rumours invariably become one of the main sources of public unrest. The line between news and speculation can become blurred quickly, and social media can aid in the quick spread of false narratives. ...
Google cofounded Sergey Brin and Larry Page attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2007. Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images T-Rex LLC, linked to Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Pag...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, a nurse who works there said . Mass protests continue to grow....
With debt at record highs and new loans approved, Uganda faces growing pressure. Economists warn the strategy may backfire on future growth....
The US president wants to take the vast arctic territory from Denmark. What could he really do?...
US President Donald Trump proposes setting the military budget at $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would allow the US to build a 'dream military.'...
Donald Trump wants a Venezuelan oil reboot. But years of neglect have left corroded tanks, leaking pipelines and collapsing production...
Venezuela’s opposition leader weighs when to return — and whether to mobilise her supporters...
The United States' sudden capture and removal of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro likely broke international law, according to experts....
Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital city amid tension with the US....
Ukraine's popular military intelligence head, Kyrylo Budanov, has been appointed chief of staff. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reported two missile strikes in residential areas of Kharkiv....