US VP Kamala Harris launches task force to target online harassment following mass shootings
Jun 17, 2022 09:24 am UTC| Politics
US Vice President Kamala Harris launched a task force this week that would tackle online harassment. The task force would make good on a campaign promise by President Joe Biden following the recent mass shootings that...
Jun 17, 2022 08:46 am UTC| Politics
The International Criminal Court launched its own investigation into the possible war crimes committed in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said this week that he hopes his investigation into war...
Iraq: Shia leader withdraws from electoral process
Jun 17, 2022 08:12 am UTC| Politics
This week, Shia leader and leader of the Sadrist Movement in the Iraqi parliament, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced that he would be stepping down from the political process. Al-Sadr cited that he does not intend on getting...
North Korea expanding nuclear facility to include second tunnel, report finds
Jun 17, 2022 07:58 am UTC| Politics
With North Koreas repeated weapons tests come concerns about a potential nuclear test, marking the first nuclear test by Pyongyang since 2017. A new report suggests that North Korea is already moving forward with its...
Myanmar coup: Junta defends upcoming executions as 'required action'
Jun 17, 2022 06:43 am UTC| Politics
Defying international criticism, Myanmars generals who seized power are set to proceed with the countrys first executions in years. The junta recently defended the decision to continue with the executions, saying that it...
South Korean authorities say no evidence proving intent to defect from official shot by North Korea
Jun 17, 2022 06:25 am UTC| Politics
Tensions flared between the two Koreas in an incident where a South Korean official was fatally shot by North Korean soldiers back in 2020. South Korean authorities reported this week that the official that was fatally...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Macron says Ukraine needs a strong signal of support from Europe
Jun 16, 2022 07:33 am UTC| Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to take a tougher stance in support of Ukraine as the war approaches its fourth month. In his visit to Romania, the French leader said Europe must make a strong show of support for...
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