Guess Who’s Back: A Trump Ally and Brexiteer Disrupts the U.K., Again
The crowd of 800 cheered as pyrotechnics lit up the theater stage in Clacton-on-Sea, a faded English seaside town, and the lyrics of an Eminem...
Russia to Start Secret Trial of U.S. Reporter Accused of Espionage
In his 15 months in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo prison, Evan Gershkovich has plowed through Russian literary classics like “War and Peace,” and played slow-moving chess...
Assange’s Plea Deal Sets a Chilling Precedent, but It Could Have Been Worse
The plea deal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached with prosecutors is bad for American press freedoms. But the outcome also could have...
Assange’s Plea Deal Sets a Chilling Precedent, but It Could Have Been Worse
The plea deal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached with prosecutors is bad for American press freedoms. But the outcome also could have...
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty to Espionage, Securing His Freedom
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the U.S. Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a...
Kenya Police Force Has a Bloody Past With Protesters
Excessive force. A long history of brutality and impunity. That’s the reputation of Kenyan policing, which is under scrutiny again after at least five people...
Anti-Tax Riots Rock Kenya, as President Vows Crackdown on ‘Treasonous’ Protesters
Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and some broke into Parliament and briefly set fire to the entrance on Tuesday, after...
The Kenyan police force has a bloody past.
Excessive force. Extrajudicial killings. A long history of brutality and impunity. That’s the reputation of the Kenyan police, despite years of efforts to change it....
Protests in Kenya Over Tax Bill: What to Know
The sting of tear gas, the crack of live bullets and images of wounded people sprawled across the ground accompanied mass protests Tuesday in Nairobi,...
Wednesday Briefing: Major Protests in Nairobi
Major protests rocked Kenya Kenya’s president, William Ruto, deployed the military yesterday to crack down on what he called “treasonous” protesters, after demonstrators furious over...
A Court Ruled an Exhibit Discriminated Against Men. Now It’s in the Women’s Restroom.
When an Australian court ruled that a museum exhibition could not be exclusive to women, its curator decided to move the paintings to the women’s...
Turmoil in Nairobi is a Blow to Biden’s Embrace of Kenya’s President
The street turmoil that swept Kenya’s capital on Tuesday represented a blow to the Biden administration’s tight embrace of President William Ruto, a strong U.S....
U.S. Swimming Stars Assail Antidoping Agency Ahead of Olympics
Two of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers will ask Congress on Tuesday to hold the global antidoping agency accountable for failing to properly police allegations...
Obama’s Half Sister Is Among Those Tear-Gassed During Protests in Kenya
Auma Obama, an older half sister of former President Barack Obama, was tear-gassed on Tuesday while being interviewed live on CNN during protests in Nairobi,...