EXPLAINER ‘Conspiracy trial’ restarts: What’s Tunisia’s history with death penalty? Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991, but prominent opposition figures may be sentenced to it. Protesters hold photos of detainees during a gathering outside the court in Tunis on March 4, 2025, demanding the release of of the accused of ‘conspiracy…
EXPLAINER Trump faces contempt risk: What happens if president violates court orders? Judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt. Video Duration 07 minutes 33 seconds play-arrow 07:33 US judge finds probable cause for contempt against White House over deportation flights By Sarah ShamimPublished On 18 Apr…
At least two killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Sumy Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv for the first time accuses China of providing weapons to Moscow. An injured woman is assisted by residents following Russian air strikes in Kharkiv on April 18, 2025 [Sergey Bobok/AFP] Published On 18 Apr 202518 Apr 2025…
“The tariffs are stagflationary, so slower growth and higher inflation.”
US Senator meets wrongly deported migrant Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen shares a photo with the man whose return was ordered by the top US court. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland [right] speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was wrongly deported to El Salvador [Press…
US bombing raids on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed dozens of people, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
‘Make West great again’: Trump, Meloni optimistic on EU tariffs deal The US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is ‘100 percent’, praising the Italian prime minister as ‘fantastic’. Video Duration 01 minutes 49 seconds play-arrow 01:49 Trump hints at EU trade deal during talks with Italian PM Meloni Published On…
‘The Russian military is not this unstoppable machine’: Historian Europe has the industrial and financial might to help Ukraine without the US, says distinguished historian, Phillips O’Brien. A boy looks at an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles in Kyiv, April 15, 2025 [Marko Djurica/Reuters] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On 18 Apr 202518 Apr 2025 Ukraine…
Promises made in Paris Olympics run-up broken, say undocumented workers Having helped to build a flagship arena, foreign construction workers were promised their papers. More than a year later, they remain undocumented. Between 2023 and 2024, according to official figures, the number of undocumented workers who were regularised dipped by 10 percent [Al Jazeera] By Sophie…
Trump Tariffs: What products do China and the US buy from each other? In 2024, the US bought $439bn worth of goods from China, while it sold $143.5bn to it. Now they are both facing sky-high tariffs. By Hanna DuggalPublished On 18 Apr 202518 Apr 2025 The United States bought $439bn worth of goods from China…