Russia stifled mobile network during protests

By Reuters,

Authorities in Russia ordered two mobile operators to cut most access to mobile data services in the region of Ingushetia as protesters were massing o...

Egypt , facebook , Ingushetia , President Hosni Mubarak , Twitter

‘Death knell’ of press freedom in Hong Kong has been a long time coming

By CNN,

On a morning in February 2014, Lau a senior editor at the popular, upmarket daily Ming Pao had parked his car on a street near the restaurant when two...

Apple Daily , Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) , Jason Y. Ng , Jimmy Lai , Ming Pao , Tai Kwun , Timothy Calnin , Wong Chi-wah , Yip Kim-wah

Abuse and ‘vilification’ of migrants on the rise as borders close

By Reuters,

Vilification of migrants as criminals, rather than people needing protection, by politicians and the media is making them more vulnerable to abuse, sa...

Donald Trump , E.U , Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban , libya , Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) , migrants , slavery , Trust Conference , UNHCR

Young Marxists are going missing in China after protesting for workers

By CNN,

Fear is sweeping through the campuses of China  following a nationwide government crackdown aimed at silencing left-wing student activists, who had b...

china , China's Renmin University , Chinese President Xi Jingping , Communist Party

Melania Trump leads new round of White House firing and fury

By CNN,

In a public statement that came out of nowhere, the first lady's office warned that deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, with whom she repo...

Donald Trump , Melania Trump , USA politics , White House

Trump to fire Homeland Security boss, replace chief of staff: source

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to remove Department of Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen and is considering replacing chief of staff J...

Chief of Staff John Kelly , Donald Trump , Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen , Nick Ayers , Vice President Mike Pence

Kiplimo and Teferi reign in Spain

By IAAF,

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi were victorious at the 15th ‘Cross Internacional de Atapuerca’, the opening race of the 2...

Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi , IAAF Cross Country Permit , Jacob Kiplimo

Macron rebukes nationalism as Trump observes Armistice Day

By CNN,

Marking the breakout of peace after World War I, President Donald Trump on Sunday heard a dire warning from his host: the forces that led to the slau...

Arc de Triomphe , French President Emmanuel Macron , President Donald Trump

The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa

By CNN,

One of China's biggest smartphone makers has never sold a handset in the country. Yet thousands of miles away, it dominates markets across Africa. Unk...

apple , Tecno mobile

Recounts, runoffs loom over high-profile elections in Florida, Georgia

By Reuters,

High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal chall...

Andrew Gillum , Ron DeSantis , Stacey Abrams , US midterms

Fighting escalates in key Yemeni port city despite ceasefire call

By CNN,

Violence in Yemen's key port city of Hodeidah is at its worst in months, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator has warned, as a leader of the Ho...

A divided Congress, a divided America

By CNN,

Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking ...

Midterm elections , US Elections

Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after winning U.S. House

By Reuters,

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representativ...

democrats , US mid-term elections

House Democrats ascendant, set to check Trump’s power

By CNN,

Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking ...

democrats , Donald Trump , House of Representatives , republicans , U.S midterm elections

Democrats lose Florida governor’s race amid mixed results

By Reuters,

Democrat Andrew Gillum lost his bid to become Florida’s first black governor on Tuesday, suffering a razor-thin defeat to Republican Ron DeSantis in...

democrats , Republican Ron DeSantis , republicans , US midterm elections

Facebook, Google tools reveal new political ad tactics

By Reuters,

Public databases that shine a light on online political ads - launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections - offer the public the...

facebook , Google

Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump

By Reuters,

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday where they will se...

democrats , Donald Trump , US midterm elections

New Caledonia votes against independence from France

By Reuters,

The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia voted against independence from France on Sunday in a long-awaited referendum that capped a 30-year lon...

France

‘House of Cards’ returns post Kevin Spacey

By Linda Ngari,

Political series 'House of Cards' last year saw a reality plot twist after lead actor Kevin Spacey, starring as Frank Underwood, was accused of sexual...

Christopher Plummer , House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , Michael Kelly , Robin Wright

Trump seeks vengeance in Montana

By CNN,

Air Force One is landing in places this fall it rarely has before. And it's never flown so often to Big Sky Country. President Donald Trump on Satu...

Montana , Trump