Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....
Jean-Philippe Riopy at his piano Courtesy of Greg Williams At 18, Jean-Philippe Rio-Py escaped a brutal cult that wrecked his childhood. He suffered hardship in his 20s and early 30s, but was determin...
A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his parents David and Victoria Beckham have tried to sabotage hi...
Stars and Stripes newspaper Ullstein bild via Getty Images The military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, is facing new pressure from the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the o...
(L-R) Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the "Beckham" UK premiere. Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty I...
The right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) profits significantly from public funding. Is democracy in Germany funding its own downfall?...
The Adelaide Writers' Week retracted an invitation to an Australian-Palestinian author, citing the the Bondi Beach attack. Dozens, including the event's director and the former PM of New Zealand, with...
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Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital...
Tensions remain high in Minneapolis as protesters continued to clash with law enforcement overnight going into Friday....
Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...
Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine....
Donald Trump's second presidential term has seen a rapid rise in the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. But who are these people, and where is the US government finding them?...
While a considerable majority of Germans drink alcohol, the proportion is on the wane with many citing health worries. Meanwhile, a debate about inheritance tax is brewing in the German government. DW...
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Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open...
Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty gr...
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A Washington Post review of videos from Iran posted online of recent protests illustrates how widely violence has spread....