Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of…
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Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it
Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide protests and posed…
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Georgian opposition politician beaten unconscious by police, party says, as government crackdown intensifies
A leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by officers in the…
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‘They killed him on the spot.’ Israel targeted Gaza soup kitchen chef in drone attack, brother says
Mahmoud Almadhoun, 33, walked towards Kamal Adwan Hospital early Saturday to drop off produce to hundreds of patients in the besieged Beit…
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French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier,…
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Iran’s jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi allowed to leave prison for 21 days after surgery
Iranian authorities have allowed Narges Mohammadi, the country’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to leave prison…
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Russia will use ‘even stronger military means’ if Western pressure continues, warns deputy foreign minister
“Risks are high and they are growing, and that’s quite disturbing,” Sergei Ryabkov said during a sit-down interview in Moscow, adding that…
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The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the…
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A night of political upheaval in South Korea has upended stability in a key democratic US ally – sending shock waves through…
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South Korea has been plunged into uncharted waters after an extraordinary night of political upheaval. What happens next?
South Korea is reeling after a whiplash eight hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to…