Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at an Event Thanking Members of the State Department Workforce Who Helped Welcome 222 Political Prisoners from Nicaragua

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at an Event Thanking Members of the State Department Workforce Who Helped Welcome 222 Political Prisoners from Nicaragua

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, this is really a moment to just…

ChatGPT: Italy blocks AI chatbot over privacy concerns

ChatGPT: Italy blocks AI chatbot over privacy concerns

Italy’s data privacy watchdog said it was taking the temporary action "until ChatGPT respects privacy." Go to source …

Russia blocks Goethe-Institut bank accounts

Russia blocks Goethe-Institut bank accounts

The accounts of the German cultural organization Goethe-Institut have been blocked in Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry had previously threatened countermeasures…

Russia adopts new anti-West foreign policy strategy

Russia adopts new anti-West foreign policy strategy

Vladimir Putin declared a new foreign policy strategy, designating the United States as the greatest threat facing Russia and highlighting…

Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law

Hong Kong’s Declining Rule of Law

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to erode Hong Kong’s judicial independence and…

Myanmar: What’s next for Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party?

Myanmar: What’s next for Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party?

What does the future hold for Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) now that the party has been dissolved by…

Middle East: Why are Ramadan TV specials always so controversial?

Middle East: Why are Ramadan TV specials always so controversial?

Every year, new TV series are released during the Muslim religious holiday. And every year, some cause controversy, upsetting clerics,…

Myanmar: What’s next for Suu Kyi’s NLD party?

Myanmar: What’s next for Suu Kyi’s NLD party?

What does the future hold for Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) after the party was dissolved by the country’s…

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius denied parole

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius denied parole

Authorities found Oscar Pistorius had not served enough time for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp to qualify for release. Her…

Cleo Smith: Australian man pleads guilty to kidnapping 4-year-old girl

Cleo Smith: Australian man pleads guilty to kidnapping 4-year-old girl

A 36-year-old man who had been arrested last year for abducting a little girl from a camping site admitted to…

India: Deaths in temple tragedy climb

India: Deaths in temple tragedy climb

At least 36 people were killed after the floor at a Hindu temple in India’s Indore city caved in. A…

Pakistan’s political crisis: Where is the country headed?

Pakistan’s political crisis: Where is the country headed?

Alarm bells are ringing in Pakistan after electoral officials delayed votes for two key provincial assemblies. The country’s elite seems…

India: Deaths temple tragedy climb

India: Deaths temple tragedy climb

At least 36 people were killed after the floor at a Hindu temple in India’s Indore city caved in. A…

Ukraine updates: Bucha commemorates one year since liberation

Ukraine updates: Bucha commemorates one year since liberation

Bucha has come to symbolize evidence of Russian war crimes, but now residents are rebuilding. Meanwhile, Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko…

India: Abandoned brides fight for justice

India: Abandoned brides fight for justice

Many women in India’s Punjab state share similar stories of abandonment, abuse and cruelty at the hands of their husbands….