Category: News
Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja denied boarding on UK to Manama flight
Activist says she wants to meet her jailed father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who is currently on hunger strike.
US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms
Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death.
EU regulator slaps TikTok with $368m fine for violating privacy laws
The Chinese-owned video platform breached laws on the processing of children's personal data, the EU regulator said.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, ‘painter of our virtues’, dies aged 91
Botero's works of plump and slightly Surreal forms are on display in museums and public spaces around the world.
‘Day without Meta’: Canada journalists urge boycott of Instagram, Facebook
Journalists urge one-day boycott of Meta platforms for company's decision to block news in Canada over contentious law.
UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death
The culture minister and the mayor of Tehran are among those blacklisted on the eve of Amini's first death anniversary.
Spain’s former football boss Rubiales in court over World Cup kiss scandal
Luis Rubiales appears before a judge probing a complaint of sexual assault over forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso.
US northeast, Atlantic Canada brace for Hurricane Lee
Storm expected to bring heavy rain, wind and offshore waves to parts of New England and eastern Canada, forecasters say.
We should all support Biden’s war on Big Pharma
If we want cutting-edge medicines at a price we can afford, the US president will need to stand his ground.
Russia’s central bank raises key interest rate amid weaker rouble
The third rate hike in two months comes as Russia grapples with higher inflation and a weaker rouble.