Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls on G20 to adopt his plan to end war
Nov 16, 2022 09:47 am UTC| Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the leaders of the G20 countries at the summit in Bali this week. Zelenskyy called on the G20 leaders to adopt his peace plan to end the war. Zelenskyy addressed the...
UK, EU deal on Northern Ireland can be done by end of the year, says Irish FM
Nov 16, 2022 09:36 am UTC| Politics
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said this week that a deal could be made between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Coveney said that the agreement between both sides could...
Iranians go on strike to commemorate 2019 fuel demonstrations
Nov 16, 2022 09:21 am UTC| Politics
Iranians went on strike across several cities this week to commemorate the 2019 protests over fuel prices. The strike comes amidst ongoing protests against the countrys clerical rulers following the death of...
North Korea: Researchers say use of phones, WiFi increased
Nov 16, 2022 09:10 am UTC| Politics
US researchers said this week that more North Koreans are using cell phones, and WiFi networks have expanded in recent years in the isolated nation. This comes as phones have become a tool for market...
Japan PM Kishida calls for stronger cooperation with France over Indo-Pacific
Nov 16, 2022 09:07 am UTC| Politics
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali. Kishida told Macron that he hopes Japan and France could strengthen cooperation in the...
The G20 may be a talk fest, but it's a talk fest we need at a time of growing division
Nov 15, 2022 16:38 pm UTC| Politics
Last Friday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jetted off for a marathon of international summits, the most significant of which will be the G20, held in Bali. Forged during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis...
Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying
Nov 15, 2022 16:38 pm UTC| Politics
In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on peoples doors in November 2022 to accuse people who cast ballots by mail of having been ineligible to vote. In Beaumont,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects