Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday broke his silence on the unrest that has rocked his country and accused the United States and Israel of planning the protests over the death of a young woman who had been detained by police. Khamenei said he was dismayed by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, … Read more
Britain scraps small part of tax plan; markets relieved Reserve Bank of Australia surprises with a small hike HighVIX; Credit Suisse stock slide point to nerves beneath SYDNEY, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Asian stocks bounced on Tuesday after Britain scrapped bits of a controversial tax cut plan, attemptedly improving global market sentiment and rallying bonds … Read more
Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his discoveries on human evolution that provided key insights into our immune system and what makes us unique compared with our extinct cousins, the award’s panel said. Paabo has spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome … Read more
John Oliver tore into western museums and their collections of stolen artifacts, as well as the present antiquities market, on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. Antiquities from the global south – particularly Latin America, the Middle East and Africa – have been stolen and enshrined in European and American museums “on a much larger scale than … Read more
Dressed in a long black abaya with her face mask secured, university professor Zahra Mosawi walked the streets of the ancient Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif to denounce incessant attacks on the Shia Muslim minority. Mosawi, 28, carried with her a large yellow placard with the word “Azadi” – or freedom – scrawled across it as … Read more
Iranian students have stepped up their protests in defiance of a crackdown by security forces, who allegedly cornered and shot a number of students at a prestigious university in Tehran on Sunday night. Anti-government protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody in mid-September have spread around the country at various … Read more
TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, Japanese and South Korean officials said. The missile, which was the first North Korean projectile to pass through Japanese airspace since 2017, landed in the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese government issued a rare evacuation order Tuesday morning, urging residents in the … Read more
Tourist visas can be expensive and confusing to apply for. The process may discourage some travelers from visiting the US Visa policies try to balance economic and national security priorities. It can be hard for international visitors to get permission to come to the US Onyi Apakama knows this firsthand. She’s a first-generation American born … Read more
In his first public comments on the protests sweeping Iran, its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday characterized the unrest as “rioting” instigated by foreign powers, including the United States and Israel. His remarks, to military cadets at a graduation ceremony in Tehran, appeared to dismiss the anger fueling the largest and most widespread … Read more
SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have … Read more