Russians Rally Against ‘Cannibalistic’ Pension Reform
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Russia to protest against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age. …
Protest Over Water Scarcity Turns Violent In Southwestern Iran
Hundreds of demonstrators protesting against shortages of drinking water in southwestern Iran have clashed with police, local media report. …
Thousands Protest Across U.S. Against Trump Immigration Policy
Thousands of people have rallied in the U.S. capital and in cities across the United States, protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including one that separates immigrant families. …
Thailand Cave Rescue Efforts Pick up Pace as Flooding Eases
The effort to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a cave in Thailand for a week picked up pace Saturday, as a break in the rain eased flooding in the system of caverns and more experts from around the world joined the rescue mission. The search effort in the northern province of …
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Iraq to Begin Manual Recount of May Election Votes on Tuesday
Iraq will begin a manual recount of May national election votes on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Independent High Electoral Commission said in a statement on Saturday. Only those problematic ballots flagged in formal complaints or official reports on fraud allegations will be recounted, the statement said. The recount will start in Kirkuk province …
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Evangelicals Downplay Roe v. Wade Fate
For evangelical Christian leaders like Jerry Falwell Jr., this is their political holy grail. Like many religious conservatives in a position to know, the Liberty University president with close ties to the White House suspects that the Supreme Court vacancy President Donald Trump fills in the coming months will ultimately lead to the reversal of …
Iraqi Officials Say Election Recount To Start July 3
Iraqi election monitors say a manual recount of the country’s disputed parliamentary vote will begin on July 3. …
Trump Says Saudi King Agrees To Boost Oil Production
U.S. President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has told him Riyadh will ramp up oil production in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela. …
Gambia’s Barrow Reshuffles Cabinet
Gambian President Adama Barrow shuffled his government Friday, moving the leader of his ruling party from the foreign ministry to the position of vice president, according to a statement. Gambia has seen a spate of protests in recent days as the country struggles to reduce debt and drive out corruption since Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh in an …
Thai Prime Minister Visits Site of Cave Rescue Attempt
Nearly a week has gone by since a group of boys and their soccer coach, who had gone exploring in a sprawling cave complex in northern Thailand, were last heard from, but their families received words of encouragement Friday from the country’s prime minister. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha visited the boys’ families, who have …
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France Warns RT Over Claims In Broadcast On Syrian Chemical Attack
France’s media regulator has issued a warning to RT France, the French outlet of Russia’s state-run broadcaster, for allegedly misrepresenting facts in a program about a chemical weapons attack in Syria. …
Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Recognizing Russia’s Annexation Of Crimea
U.S. President Donald Trump has declined to rule out recognizing Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula only days ahead of a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …
(Im)migration News Recap, June 24-30
Editor’s note: We wanted a way to keep you updated with the top immigration, migration, and refugee stories every week — the ones that will most affect you, our international readers, viewers and listeners. We want you to know what’s happening, why, and how it could impact your life, family or business, so we created …
Armenia’s Anticorruption Wave Swells
A growing number of Armenia’s public officials are facing calls to step down as the anticorruption drive launched by recently elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian spreads. …
Vietnam Expects Economic Boom from EU Trade Deal
A trade deal with the European Union expected to be ratified this year will accelerate growth of Vietnam’s export-reliant economy without help from the U.S. market, analysts say. The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement signed in 2015 should speed annual economic growth by half a percent to more than 7 percent by 2019, according to …
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US Suicide Rate is on the Rise
The suicide rate in the U.S. is rising. A new government report shows nearly 45,000 Americans killed themselves in 2016, more than twice the number of homicides. In fact, the suicide rate, particularly among young people ages 15 to 34, has been rising at an alarming rate for almost three decades, well before the recent …
First LP Record is Re-Released Amid Vinyl Revival
Seventy years ago this month, a major record company, Columbia Records, introduced the first LP, or long-playing record. The new format revolutionized music sound recording and was quickly adopted as the new standard by the recording industry. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Sony has pressed a very limited quantity of that original LP — 500 …
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Oleg Navalny Released From Russian Prison After 3 1/2 Years
Oleg Navalny, the younger brother of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, has been released from prison after spending 3 1/2 years behind bars in the so-called Yves Rocher case. …
EU Leaders Reach ‘Breakthrough’ Agreement On Dealing With Migrants
EU leaders have reached what they describe as a “breakthrough” deal on migration that envisions EU countries voluntarily establishing “control centers” to process migrants rescued at sea while also seeking to establish such centers outside Europe. …
EU Leaders Endorse New Sanctions Regime Targeting Chemical Weapons
European Union leaders are calling for a new sanctions regime targeting the use of chemical weapons, and an action plan to respond to disinformation campaigns. …
UK Committee Says Brits Knew of US Prisoner Mistreatment
A U.K. parliamentary committee concluded Thursday that it is beyond doubt that British intelligence agencies knew the United States was mistreating people detained after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A report by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee found Britain knew of the mistreatment at an early stage and that “more could have been done” by …
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Putin Says Russia Withdrew Many Troops, Aircraft From Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin says more than 1,000 military personnel and dozens of aircraft have been withdrawn from Syria over the past several days. …
15 Killed, 70 Injured in Nairobi Market Blaze
Kenyan officials say a fire swept through a market in central Nairobi early Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 70 others. Although the fire at the Gikomba Market has been extinguished, authorities are concerned the number of casualties may rise. “We are trying to clear the site, what we want is good site …
Contentious Confirmation Process Looms After Supreme Court Justice Retirement
The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the key swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court, gives President Donald Trump a coveted opportunity make the second high court appointment of his term and sets the stage for one of the most contentious confirmation battles in decades. During his 30 years on the bench, Kennedy, an 81-year …
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