CIA director John Ratcliffe has flown to Russia for talks in Moscow, a source with knowledge of the matter has told our US partner NBC News. They did not confirm who he would be meeting or what the talks would be about...
If you were a firearms officer, would you shoot?
Sky News Home Editor Jason Farrell goes inside MO19, the secretive firearms unit of the Metropolitan Police, to find out how they make split-second life-or-death decisions. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more...
Sonam Wangchuk: ‘My hunger strike was worth it’ | DW News
He spent 26 days on hunger strike, helped galvanise a nationwide ‘Cockroach movement’ and pressured the Indian government to make its education minister resign. Activist Sonam Wangchuk talks to DW’s Shalu Yadav...
Ghana’s President on reparations: “First, acknowledgement”
Ghanaian President John Mahama says the push for slavery reparations must begin with a crucial first step: acknowledging the historical injustice. Speaking to Ghida Fakhry, Mahama makes the case for a global coalition...
Japan: 1,800 people pull 360-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep by hand • FRANCE 24 English
About 1,800 people came together in northern Japan to pull a 360-tonne castle keep by hand. The Hirosaki Castle keep was moved in 2015 so its earthquake-damaged stone wall could undergo repairs. Now, using hikiya, a...
Can the US cripple Iran without taking on China? | DW News
China normally buys around 80% of Iran’s shipped oil. Washington is promising much tougher sanctions, but going after the Chinese financial institutions that enable that trade risks a much bigger confrontation...
The Anarchy of Chess
Chess originated in 6th-century India, then travelled through the Islamic world and onto medieval Europe, becoming more than a game of strategy. In a society shaped by rigid social and racial hierarchies, the chessboard...