For the first time in Japan, lawmakers are moving to criminalise “sneak photography”, or sexual photos taken without consent in public places, a recurrent problem… Read More »New law targets voyeurism and ‘upskirt photography’ in Japan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that his country’s military needs more time to prepare an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian occupying forces… Read More »🔴 Live: Zelensky says Ukraine needs more time to prepare counteroffensive
The resignation of a French mayor targeted by the far right over plans to move an asylum-seekers’ centre prompted a political outcry Thursday after he… Read More »French mayor’s resignation amid far-right death threats sparks political outcry
Want to boast that you fought for the homeland, but without risking your life? Welcome to OBTF Cascade, the Russian military unit that allows career politicians and their military-aged… Read More »OBTF Cascade: The military unit where the Russian elite get to ‘play war’ in Ukraine
This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the… Read More »Title 42: What is it and how did the US use it to curb migration
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four, days… Read More »Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of fresh crossborder attacks, days ahead of EU talks
In the Kasimpasa neighbourhood of Istanbul where he grew up, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s former neighbours describe a generous young man who was already… Read More »‘I could die for him’: In Erdogan’s old Istanbul neighbourhood, loyalties run deep
Troops were deployed in Pakistan’s capital on Thursday after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his… Read More »Pakistan deploys army to quell unrest over former PM Imran Khan’s arrest
Google on Wednesday said it is opening Bard, a rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT, to 180 countries as it expands use of artificial intelligence across its… Read More »Google launches a smarter Bard in race to catch up with Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
France’s vaunted gastronomy will be put to the ultimate test when organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have to feed 15,000 athletes.
