Society
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Kurdish refugee sues federal government after spending 14 months in hotel detention
A refugee who claims he was unlawfully detained in two Melbourne hotels is suing the Australian government. SBS News If…
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Bangladesh: Deforestation leaves Rohingya refugees vulnerable
Experts say indiscriminate deforestation and hill cutting are to blame. Arafatul Islam Deutsche Welle Days of heavy rainfall have pelted…
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Hong Kong court sentences Tong Ying-kit to nine years in jail for breaking national security law
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a…
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How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the…
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Millions of destitute Britons rely on charity handouts, yet ministers feel no shame
A decade ago, the emergence of mass food banks in the UK could genuinely be described as shocking. Frances Ryan…
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Malta failed to protect murdered journalist, says inquiry
The government of Malta failed to adequately protect anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and bore responsibility for creating a “culture…
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Column: He warned democracy was in peril. And that was before the Capitol riot
It’s not as if Tom Mann is happy to say I told you so. Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times…
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Good and Bad Olympic Nationalism
But the Games also inspire healthier responses, particularly among smaller, newer, and poorer countries. Nancy Qian Project Syndicate CHICAGO –…
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Taking liberties: French fume at Macron’s vaccination push
MARSEILLE, France — As France rushes to vaccinate its population amid a surge in infections, President Emmanuel Macron is getting…
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Current Global Legal Regime on Sea
The third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which began in 1973, was only concluded with the…
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If I could go anywhere: Greek cake shops, the Athenian countryside and the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron
Plato was clearly talking about the Athens of his day, but, over 2,000 years later, he could have easily been…
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‘I advise everyone to get it’: UK Covid patients tell of regrets over refusing jab
For some people, the moment the ambulance arrives is the time they start expressing regrets about not receiving a coronavirus…
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UK and France sign post-Brexit Channel security pact
Britain and France today signed a limited post-Brexit security treaty aimed at protecting passengers on Channel ferries from terror attacks.…
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Iraq’s Tishreen Uprising: From Barricades to Ballot Box
Protests could arise anew at any time, risking another lethal crackdown. ICG The government should hold those who harmed protesters…
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José Ramos-Horta talks Timorese independence and Nobel Prize win, 25 years on
During that time, future president and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta navigated Cold War dynamics as he travelled the…
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This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18
As of June 30, 2021, with three months remaining in the U.S. government’s fiscal year, 95,079 children left their countries…
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