Europe presents itself as a defender of the free press, yet some high-profile murders of EU journalists have yet to be resolved. Will a new trial into the death of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak change ...
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I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed...
Minnesota officials decry second fatal shooting by law enforcement during immigration crackdown in the city...
How can people use the internet in authoritarian countries like China, Russia and Iran without revealing their identity? Are there workarounds besides VPNs and proxy servers?...
A former British local councillor has pleaded guilty to nearly 50 criminal offences, including repeatedly drugging and raping his former wife over a period spanning more than a decade, with the allege...
Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions...
Police in India have arrested a woman who accused a man of sexual misconduct on a bus on social media, who then took his own life soon after. His family accused the woman of engagement farming with a ...
A decision by the US government to suspend visa procedures for numerous countries, including African ones, has come into effect. Experts say it is part of Donald Trump's strategy of portraying immigra...
The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
Parents can now manually set a time limit on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from fifteen minutes to two hours (with an option for zero minutes coming soon). The update, announced on Wednesda...
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The parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who was shot dead by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, issued a written statement decrying top Trump administration officials who suggested the...
The Tuneless Choir was co-founded by a woman who was told as a child: ‘Please stop singing, you are spoiling it for everyone else.”...
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The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin...
Leaderless revolutions are, at times, a reaction to historical distrust of charismatic leaders who, after victory, themselves become the source of absolutist and oppressive power....
More than 533,000 people filed for bankruptcy last year. Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Personal bankruptcy filings are on the rise in the US. Some young people have taken to TikTok, framing their bankruptc...
French lawmakers are set to vote on a draft law that would ban social media for children under 15, a measure advocated by President Macron to protect kids from excessive screen time. The legislation a...
Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilisation, around 20,000 arrive...