The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for Afghan Education Minister Habibullah Agha, and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing two senior Taliban officials of crimes against humanity for denying Afghanistan’s women and girls over 12 their rights to…
Lessons were suspended at hundreds of French high schools on Monday, as part of a wave of student protests over learning conditions that have rocked the European nation. Larger demonstrations are expected on Tuesday.
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Letta Tayler, Senior Counterterrorism Advisor at Human Rights Watch. She warns of the detention of suspected Islamic State members transferred from northeast Syria to Iraq as part of a much wider “global detention crisis”.…
Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades…
Germany’s famous celebration of autumn and beer, Oktoberfest, wrapped up this weekend withthis year saw record attendence with 7.4 million visitors descending on the festival. The majority of attendees came from within Germany, with Americans, Italians and Austrians topping the…
Lessons were suspended at hundreds of French high schools on Monday, as part of a wave of student protest over learning conditions that have rocked the country. An even larger day of demonstrations is expected on Tuesday.
Between 400-500 schools across France are expected to stay closed this Monday, as student protests continue. Pupils are calling for smaller class sizes and better equipped classrooms. More than 70 schoolteachers have been injured since the unrest began. Ellen Gainsford…
The internationally recognised Yemeni government announced on Sunday the launch of an offensive to recapture territory held by Houthi rebels, with President Rashad al-Alimi swearing to fight “until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia”.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton the administration’s AI czar, tasking him with coordinating the federal government’s efforts to maintain US leadership in the technology. Trump, who has pushed to…
Once known as “The Land of a Million Elephants”, only an estimated 800 elephants remain in Laos, as deforestation and exploitation push the species closer than ever to the brink of extinction. Despite the dwindling numbers, a Frenchwoman has made…