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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Search continues for British teenager missing on Spanish island for a week
Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife continue to search for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing for a week after attending a music festival. Slater, 19, went…
‘Intense phase of war with Hamas about to end,’ focus to shift to Lebanon border, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end,” and that the military’s focus could then shift…