Inspired by teen climate activist Thunberg, LatAm activists converge in Chile
Inspired by Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, a group of young activists from several Latin American countries have converged in Chile to exchange ideas...
Merkel allies weather far-right surge in German regional elections
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners held off a surge in far right support in two state elections in eastern...
U.S., Taliban near Afghanistan deal, as fighting intensifies in the north
Taliban fighters attacked Pul-e Khumri, in the northern province of Baghlan on Sunday (September 1) just a day after a major show of strength by...
Panama Papers revisited in Soderbergh’s star-studded ‘The Laundromat’
A holiday tragedy sends Oscar winner Meryl Streep on a puzzling probe of ambiguous financial dealings in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat”, a drama based on...
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to be high on his agenda...
Apologetic Nate Parker returns with police violence drama ‘American Skin’
Filmmaker Nate Parker apologised on Sunday for being “tone deaf” three years ago when a decades-old rape charge derailed his directorial debut, as he seeks...
Protesters target airport after Hong Kong violence
After some of the most intense violence in more than three months of unrest, protesters set about blocking transport routes to Hong Kong’s international airport...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to undergo surgery next week, his third after stabbing attack
Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who was stabbed in the abdomen at a campaign rally a year ago, will undergo surgery next week, his third...
Setback for German coalition as far right surges in regional elections
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners bled support to the far right in two state elections in eastern Germany on...
Merkel allies suffer double blow in German regional elections
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners bled support to the far right in two state elections in eastern Germany on...