Afghanistan: Explosion at predominantly Shia suburb in Kabul leaves one dead, four wounded
Nov 15, 2021 06:24 am UTC| Politics
Attacks in parts of Afghanistan have increased as of late following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. Another attack occurred over the weekend, this time hitting a predominantly Shia suburb of the nations capital...
South China Sea conflict: Australia says it will defend Taiwan
Nov 15, 2021 05:26 am UTC| Politics
Tensions remain at a high in the Pacific region, where disputes over Taiwan and the South China Sea are evident. Fears of a possible conflict between China and the island nation have been stoked as of late when Australias...
Mike Pence to distance himself further from Donald Trump, says former WH official
Nov 15, 2021 05:10 am UTC| Politics
There appears to be an increasingly growing rift between former vice president Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump since the Capitol insurrection and since leaving Washington back in January. With Pence...
Capitol insurrection: Donald Trump's lawsuit to withhold records may backfire on ex-POTUS
Nov 15, 2021 05:00 am UTC| Politics
Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump is fighting a few lawsuits against Congress, most recently a lawsuit to block the release of his White House records to the House committee probing the January 6 insurrection....
US presses China on coal phaseout agreement
Nov 13, 2021 23:38 pm UTC| Nature Politics Economy
US special envoy John Kerry pressed his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua on Chinas obligation to phase out coal over the next 20 years based on an agreement signed with the US The US and China had announced earlier in...
FW de Klerk: the last apartheid president was driven by pragmatism, not idealism
Nov 13, 2021 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Few recent historical figures in South Africa provoke more divergent views than Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk. He was president of the country from 1989 to 1994. Some will remember him as the last white South African...
Eric Zemmour: Jewish heritage is a useful tool for the French far right
Nov 13, 2021 07:38 am UTC| Politics
French commentator Eric Zemmour has risen to political notoriety off the back of anti-Muslim hatred and anti-migrant incitement before even officially announcing his candidacy in the 2022 French presidential...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects