Purged By Turkey, An Ex-NATO Officer Speaks Out About Detention Under Erdogan
Cafer Topkaya describes how he went from unassuming Turkish NATO officer to one of the thousands of targets in the Turkish government’s sweeping crackdown after the 2016 coup attempt.
New Zealand Bans Home Sales To Most Foreigners: ‘It’s Not A Right, It’s A Privilege’
Squeezed by high prices and low home ownership, the country’s housing market has become a big concern for New Zealanders. As part of their solution, lawmakers took aim at buyers beyond their borders.
In Brazil’s poorest state, flood of Venezuelans tests limits of compassion
It’s an increasingly common sight in Roraima, Brazil’s poorest and smallest state, which is situated in the Amazon and shares a border with Venezuela. As humanitarian, economic, and political crises have intensified across their country, tens of thous…
Senior Chinese Monk Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.
Bombing In Kabul Targets Educational Center, Kills Dozens Of Young People
A suicide bomber reportedly struck a classroom in a Shiite neighborhood where teenagers, male and female, were studying for college entrance exams. Authorities say the death toll is at least 48.
Monitor grapples with gender balance in sourcing
Journalism is built on sources. Reporters count on experts and ordinary citizens to bring nuance and humanity to news events. The sources that reporters select shape the tone and direction of a story.
One city’s crime fighting quandary: where exactly to invest?
Lonnie McClain was playing video games inside his house on Chicago’s West Side one afternoon this May, when two white police officers came up on his porch. Chicago has been in the national spotlight in recent years for its high-profile police shooting…
Turkey Frees Honorary Chair Of Amnesty International Turkey After Year In Jail
Although Turkey released Taner Kiliç, it refused to free an American pastor whose detention has sparked a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Turkey Counterpunches By Raising Tariffs On U.S. Goods
Ankara has increased tariffs on U.S. products ranging from liquor to automobiles to beauty products, in some cases more than tripling them.
A cold-war anniversary that still warms the heart
In quiet ceremonies next week, the people in the Czech capital of Prague will commemorate the 50th anniversary of an event that still reverberates across much of Europe. On the night of Aug. 20, 1968, the tanks and troops of the Soviet empire rolled i…
Death Toll In Genoa Bridge Collapse Rises To 39
Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said a private company responsible for maintaining the Ponte Morandi Bridge did not do its job and was responsible for the collapse.
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