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ReadershipUS President Donald Trump has ordered the country’s withdrawal from 66 global organisations. In a press statement issued Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the decision was taken…
ReadershipUS air strikes on Venezuela and the seizing of the country’s leader on the weekend clearly “undermined a fundamental principle of international law”, the United Nations said Tuesday. “States must…
ReadershipThe US State Department said Tuesday it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to “coerce” American social media platforms into censoring…
ReadershipLt. Col. Pascal Tigri, the leader of the recent failed coup d’état in the Benin Republic, is reportedly hiding in neighboring Togo, according to a senior Beninese government official speaking…
ReadershipYouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as “rushed” and saying they will make children less safe online. Australia will, from December…
ReadershipAustralia’s looming social media ban will protect the young from an online “purgatory” created by algorithms sending them harmful content, the government said Wednesday. The country will, from December 10,…
ReadershipThailand on Wednesday relaxed decades-old alcohol sales restrictions, allowing consumers to buy wine, beer, and spirits during previously prohibited afternoon hours in a six-month trial. The predominantly Buddhist country still…
ReadershipPeru’s government declared a state of emergency at its southern border with Chile on Friday, expecting an influx of people trying to flee far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast’s potential presidency.…
ReadershipInternet freedom declined in both the United States and Germany as Western democracies joined authoritarian states in imposing growing restrictions online, an annual survey by Freedom House said Thursday. The…
ReadershipThe United Kingdom has advised its citizens to avoid travel to several parts of Nigeria, raising concerns over terrorism, violent crime, kidnappings, and intercommunal clashes. This was contained in a…
