Meet The Internet Researchers Unmasking Russian Assassins
The group Bellingcat seeks to unmask covert operations, rogue groups and corruption around the globe. But can it keep its independence?
Saudi Economic Summit Suffers Exodus Of Guests After Journalist’s Disappearance
Dubbed “Davos in the Desert,” the Future Investment Initiative is set to host dozens of the world’s business leaders. But many are pulling out to protest Jamal Khashoggi’s suspected murder.
Will the Khashoggi affair change the course of US-Saudi relations?
Ever since President Trump accepted the counsel of son-in-law and Middle East adviser Jared Kushner to make Saudi Arabia the first foreign trip of his presidency, it was clear that the kingdom was to be the linchpin of his administration’s regional pol…
Why MSF Had To Stop Offering Mental Health Care To Refugees In Nauru
Doctors Without Borders spent 11 months treating asylum seekers and refugees as well as locals. In early October, the government of the tiny island nation told them to shut down their operation.
U.S. Pastor Released From Turkey After Spending 2 Years In Prison
A U.S. pastor is on his way home after being released from Turkey, where he was held for two years. President Trump had pleaded for his release and threatened sanctions against Turkey.
How hurricane Michael could affect Florida’s high-stakes midterms
Indeed, it’s not a reference to hurricane Michael, the Category 4 storm that slammed into the Florida Panhandle earlier this week and wrought devastation across the southeastern United States. Superstorm Sandy had just struck the New Jersey coast, and…
With VPN clampdown, China’s firewall fills in its cracks
A chill wind whips down the walkways on the campus of Peking University, the selective academy that attracts China’s best and brightest students. Strolling past the stone steps and upturned roof of the university library, a law student vents about how…
Turkey Releases U.S. Pastor After Two Years In Prison
Andrew Brunson was one of thousands arrested in Turkey after a failed coup attempt in 2016. A court in western Turkey says he is now free to leave the country.
An end to the dollar’s global hegemony? The Kremlin sees an opportunity.
For average Russians, a small personal hoard of US dollars has always represented a place of safety amid the wild ups-and-downs that continue to beset the country’s national currency, the ruble. The Trump administration has increasingly worked to weap…
Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An ‘Alarming’ Rate
A report in The Lancet says the rate of cesarean sections has tripled globally since 1990. In some hospitals, over 70 percent of births occur by C-section, putting both moms and babies at risk.
Turkish Court Orders Release Of Pastor Andrew Brunson
North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson had been detained in Turkey for his alleged ties to political groups involved in a failed 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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