Hong Kong protest leaders call for Sunday rally, city-wide strike
Hong Kong protest leaders plan to hold another mass rally on Sunday, with the announcement coming a day after police cleared tens of thousands of …
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The World According to AI
Episode 1: Targeted by Algorithm. Artificial intelligence is already here. There’s a lot of debate and hype about AI, and it’s tended to focus on the …
Johnson in pole position after first round of leadership vote
Boris Johnson is in the driving seat in the race for the leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party after three candidates crashed out in the first …
In the face of new abortion bans, some US states expand access
Kelly Cassidy has spent her entire career helping women access safe abortions. As an Illinois state representative in the Chicago office of the National Organization …
Purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems complete
Turkey has already purchased S-400 defence systems from Russia and hopes they will be delivered in July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, …
Saudi-UAE coalition vows action after Houthi missile attack
The Saudi-led coalition said it would «take stern action» to deter the Houthi rebels after the Yemeni rebels carried out a missile attack on Abha airport …
Mali declares 3 days of national mourning for massacre victims
The Malian government on Wednesday sacked the governor of the central Mopti region where Monday’s «terrorist attack» against members of the ethnic Dogon group occurred. …
Hong Kong shuts government offices due to mass protests
The authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday closed government offices in the heart of the city after mass protests against a controversial extradition bill that …
Fresh ethnic fighting as government revises massacre toll
Gunmen on Wednesday targeted two ethnic Dogon villages in the Bankass district of the Mopti region, according to the mayor of the area. Days after a massacre that …
Catalonia separatists begin summer of waiting as trial ends
The four-month trial wrapped up in Madrid on Wednesday, having laid bare the country’s bitter divisions. Catalans are set for a period of high tension …
House committee to see Mueller evidence
It is unclear if the deal, announced moments before the start of a judiciary committee hearing with Watergate star witness John Dean, will ultimately be …
Sudan army, protesters to resume talks on transitional council
Protest leaders in Sudan have agreed to suspend a civil disobedience campaign launched after a bloody crackdown on demonstrators and resume negotiations with the country’s …