2023

A Paris court on Wednesday began hearing former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s appeal against his conviction for illegal campaign financing in a failed 2012 re-election bid.

There’s Budapest and there’s Hungary. Ákos and Adam both moved to the capital after growing up in rural, conservative Hungary. Known as an attractive and… Read More »Endangered democracy: the struggles of youth in Orban’s Hungary

An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried on national security charges, his family announced on Wednesday.

Witnesses accused the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting and killing non-Arabs.

A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the… Read More »Bangladesh garment worker shot dead as wage protests turn violent

“In the Rearview”, about filmmaker Maciek Hamela’s efforts to rescue civilians stranded by war, is a gripping testimony to the plight of the millions of… Read More »‘In the Rearview’: Filmmaker who drove hundreds to safety documents plight of Ukrainians

Top European Union officials recommended on Wednesday that Ukraine be invited to begin membership talks as soon as it meets final conditions, taking Kyiv a step closer… Read More »European Commission recommends opening EU membership talks with Ukraine

The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out… Read More »Junta-led Myanmar holds joint naval exercise with top arms supplier Russia

With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe’s biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void… Read More »Paris business district looks to students to fill void left by Covid lockdowns

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is praised for the tone of his statement on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.