A top Turkish official, presidential adviser Yasin Aktay, has said he believes Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dissolved in acid after being cut up. The “only logical conclusion”, he said, was that those who had killed the Saudi journalist in Istanbul had destroyed his body “to leave no trace behind”. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi rulers, […] Read more
Scientists uncovered a chain of volcanic seamounts off the coast of the Australian island of Tasmania. While mapping the seafloor some 250 miles off the coast of the Australian island of Tasmania, scientists recently discovered what’s being called a “volcanic lost world” deep underwater. The chain of volcanic seamounts — huge undersea mountains that loom as tall as […] Read more
US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to end birthright citizenship — the process by which babies born in the country automatically become citizens — by executive order, while claiming the US was the only nation around the world to grant such rights. Though Trump says his legal counsel has assured him his plan is possible, lawmakers on […] Read more
Indonesia has filed an official protest to Saudi Arabia after it executed an Indonesian maid without notifying its consular staff or her family. Tuti Tursilawati, a mother of one, had been convicted of murdering her employer, who workers rights’ group Migrant Care said was trying to rape her at the time. Joko Widodo, the Indonesian […] Read more
Progressive Jewish activists protesting against Donald Trump say they have seen a surge of support in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. As thousands of people protested against Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, activist Rafael Shimunov told Sky News that many more were contacting Jewish organisations to join in political campaigns against […] Read more
One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this corner of a South African cemetery. The scrawl on the cheap wood attests to their anonymity: “Unknown B/Male.” These men were migrants from elsewhere in Africa with next to nothing who sought a living in the thriving underground […] Read more
MOSCOW – Russia opened an investigation into suspected terrorism after a 17-year-old youth blew himself up on Wednesday in the lobby of an office belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the north of the country. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the unnamed teenager had detonated a homemade bomb in the lobby of the FSB, […] Read more
The model of subsidised housing has shaped the Austrian capital, which has continuously been ranked the world’s most liveable city. More than 60% of Vienna’s residents are living in community-owned or nonprofit social housing. However, Vienna is not immune to the pressures of rising prices on the private housing market — rents and construction costs […] Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will be stepping down as chancellor in 2021. The politician added she would not seek re-election as CDU party chairwoman in December. “The question is, what role can I play for my party and country,” Merkel said at a press conference. “For the next federal election, I […] Read more
At the beginning of the school year, as most of the elementary students chatted over warm plates of pasta in the cafeteria, about a dozen immigrant children unwrapped sandwiches around three tables in a spare classroom with slanted purple blinds, drab office furniture and a form reading, “Students who bring lunch from home.” “I wanted […] Read more
