Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one of the best-connected human rights groups…
News
-
-
AsiaEconomyEuropeGlobal NewsNewsPoliticsWorld News
Chinese, Hungarian FMs on promoting bilateral cooperation, China-EU ties
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Beijing on Tuesday, discussing issues including deepening bilateral cooperation and developing a…
-
DefenceEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsLifestyleNewsWorld News
Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIn a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsHealthLifestyleNewsOp-edWorld News
Autism: Why are so many children being diagnosed these days?
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksWhen Lára Ní Riain began teaching almost 20 years ago, autism was still seen as a relatively rare condition. There were no special classes or special-needs assistants (SNAs) at her school. Studies…
-
DefenceEconomyEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsGovermentHuman RightsNational SecurityNewsPolitics
Top human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnSuspects allegedly interfered with EU Sakharov Prize nominations to help foreign governments, leaked police files suggest. The EU’s highest honor for human rights work was targeted by an allegedly corrupt…
-
EconomyGlobal NewsNewsPoliticsWorld News
China’s president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterOn the edge of Peru’s coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a huge deep-water port to cash in…
-
DefenceGlobal NewsNewsOp-edPoliticsWorld News
Former Trump adviser: Strength ‘only thing that stops Putin’
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeDW: We are speaking one week after Donald Trump won the US presidential election. During his campaign, Trump often said Russia would not have attacked Ukraine, had he been president…
-
AmericaDefenceEconomyGlobal NewsNewsNorth AmericaPoliticsWorld News
What does Trump 2.0 mean for US foreign policy?
Donald Trump‘s win in Tuesday’s presidential election comes on the back of a heated campaign for the United States election, dominated by his trademark incendiary rhetoric, and it is likely to leave…
-
AmericaGlobal NewsNewsNorth AmericaPoliticsWorld News
Karoline Leavitt to become youngest White House press secretary
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerDonald Trump has announced that he will appoint Karoline Leavitt, his campaign spokeswoman, to serve as White House press secretary in his next administration. At 27, Leavitt will be the…
-
AfricaDefenceFeaturedGlobal NewsGovermentNational SecurityNewsTerrorism
Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnAttack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed…