Bussiness
Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions
Freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in lenders’ assets was part of dispute over gas project halted by sanctions.A Russian court has ordered the seizure o
Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president
To Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.Vietnam’s governing Communist Party has
Photos: Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil…
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for
Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical junct
Israel’s PR battle is getting harder
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this i
Death toll rises to six in New Caledonia riots as…
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence.One more person has been killed in Franceâ
At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s…
Officials in the central region expect the number of casualties to increase as rising waters destroy thousands of homes.At least 50 people have been killed and
Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of…
Lebanon and the Lebanese people are still suffering a debilitating economic crisis that has gripped the country since 2019. The pound has plummeted to less than
‘Refuge of the last dreamers’: Luang Prabang, a city suspended…
A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred shaven-headed m
India’s biggest election prize: Can the Gandhi family survive Modi?
Amethi/Rae Bareli, India – Irfan*, a tea stall owner, is convinced that change is afoot. “There has not been much traffic on this road from Rae Bareli to Am
California farmworkers cheer new housing in town scarred by mass…
Half Moon Bay, California – Almost a year and a half after a mass shooting took the lives of seven farmworkers in the town of Half Moon Bay, California, a new
International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
New York, New York – Israel’s war in Gaza is personal for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil. A 29-year-old Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, Kha
