The Trump administration is proposing extra tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on goods from 60 countries it says aren’t doing enough to stop forced labor. Trade experts, business groups and some human rights organizations...
Are social media bans a threat to democracy? | Top Comment Podcast
With the UK government reportedly poised to announce significant restrictions for young people using social media, Matt and Marianna discuss how we got here. They examine some of the arguments for and against limits for...
Pakistani military helicopter crashes with no survivors | DW News
Pakistani soldiers held a mass funeral for 22 troops killed in a military helicopter crash near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Officials say the accident was due to a technical fault shortly after...
South Africa: Refugees affected by xenophobic attacks forced to sleep outside police station
Xenophobic violence and displacement are escalating across South Africa as tensions over foreign nationals boil over. In Mossel Bay, two Mozambicans were killed and dozens of homes torched in informal settlements, in...
M23 fighters detaining, abusing thousands in DRC, HRW report documents • FRANCE 24 English
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has forcibly recruited thousands of people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and detained them in inhumane conditions, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The anti-government...
What does US Secretary of State Marco Rubio want? | The Global Story
As a Florida senator, Marco Rubio seemed to hold an opposing world view to Donald Trump; on Russia-Ukraine, on China, on USAID, and more. He notably called Trump a “con man”, and Trump in turn dubbed him, “little Marco”...
Displaced Lebanese seek refuge in Jezzine as Israeli strikes continue • FRANCE 24 English
Despite a fragile ceasefire, Israeli strikes continue to hit parts of southern Lebanon. The latest attacks targeted areas near Nabatiyeh, a region that has come under repeated bombardment. While Israel says it is...