International News

February 7, 2019

A protest Pakistan wants to hide from the world

Pakistan’s vibrant, at times almost cacophonic media, is struggling to report a fundamental contradiction in state policy. This was at its most visible this week outside […]
February 7, 2019

Macedonia signs accession agreement with NATO

The Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday signed an accession agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This begins the process of Macedonia joining NATO, which […]
February 7, 2019

Brexit: What awaits Theresa May in Brussels after ‘hell’ jibe?

There’s pretty much zero expectation that any real progress will be made on Thursday when Theresa May comes back to Brussels looking for changes to the […]
February 7, 2019

Trump sees total rout of Islamic State group as imminent

US President Donald Trump has said territory held by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could be “100%” liberated as early as next week. […]
February 7, 2019

Brexit: UK will not be ‘trapped’ in backstop, May to tell EU

Theresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will […]
February 6, 2019

Indiana AG asks Supreme Court to rule on ultrasound abortion law

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. filed a petition with the US Supreme Court Monday asking the court to determine whether the state’s law requiring an […]
February 6, 2019

Bangladesh High Court directs speedy disposal of drug cases

Bangladesh’s High Court, the lower division of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday directed trial courts in the country to conclude proceedings in drug-related cases promptly. It […]
February 6, 2019

Europe rights court to hear challenge to UK bulk data collection

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to hear a challenge to the bulk data surveillance regime employed by UK […]