UK to pay $4M to Kenyan forest fire victims
The British government has agreed to pay almost $4 million to more than 7,000 Kenyans affected by a 2021 fire...
20-hour blackouts, garbage-lined streets: this is life under Cuba’s ‘war economy’
The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire...
Tesla is facing a new federal investigation into its autonomous driving features
Tesla is facing an investigation from federal safety regulators into whether it delayed notifying the government about crashes involving its...
China stages rehearsals ahead of massive military parade
Tens of thousands of troops marched in formation through the center of Beijing in recent weekends, practicing for a military...
Fact check: Trump and the case of the nonexistent $600 billion EU ‘gift’
Seventeen days ago, President Donald Trump made a dramatic claim in an interview on the business news channel CNBC. As...
Lyle Menendez faces parole board a day after his brother Erik was denied release
After more than 30 years in prison, Erik Menendez was denied parole by a California board that decided he still...
Lawyers, a US academic and a former leader – the list of those ensnared by Thailand’s royal defamation laws keeps growing
Arnon Nampa’s youngest child runs toward the sound of shackles. The 3-year-old’s only memories of his father, a prominent human...
Three parallels from history ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks
After this week’s diplomatic dance between world leaders over the Russia-Ukraine war, the world has been eagerly waiting for the...
Kim Jong Un says his ‘heart aches’ over North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia, in rare admission of losses
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its...
Erik Menendez denied parole after yearslong fight for release. His brother has yet to receive a decision
A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their...