Millions of migrant workers have fled from India’s cities since the coronavirus lockdown in March. Public transportation was stopped and people had to walk long distances to their home villages. Many feared being...
Trump ends Hong Kong privileges, China vows retaliation | DW News
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending Hong Kong’s special trade privileges. Trump also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in Beijing’s crackdown on civil rights...
Coronavirus in a devolved UK: Northern Ireland – BBC News
The four nations of the UK have each had strikingly different responses to the coronavirus crisis. Devolution has meant different policies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – from easing lockdown...
A Timeline of July 15
On July 15, 2016, a military faction tried to overthrow the Turkish government by seizing control of the country’s key institutions. Scores of people were killed in the violence and thousands of others injured. Here’s...
Visiting Turkey’s July 15 Memorial Museum
Istanbul’s famous 15 July Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge) witnessed one of the most dramatic nights in the country’s history. At the Anatolian end of the bridge now stands a memorial and museum to commemorate the...
Thousands take to Baku streets, storm parliament to demand ‘mobilization’ against Armenia
Police used water cannons and batons against protesters who stormed the parliament in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The crowd demanded mobilization amid border escalation with Armenia, but officials said that it’s...
Ex-Austrian FM on EU-US relations after Merkel says the US no longer reliable
Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has urged Europe to reconsider its defence policy – arguing that Washington is no longer a reliable partner. The warning comes just weeks after the Trump administration...