BRUSSELS — EU countries will be able to fund small local media without asking Brussels for permission, according to a draft of the bloc’s revised […]
Month: August 2026
The Western Hemisphere After Trump
The radical swings in the foreign policy of the Trump administration—on issues from Ukraine to Iran—make it difficult for commentators to describe it as they […]
John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump
Martin, Tennessee, is a small, out-of-the-way town that is ultimately best explained to strangers by relaying its travel time from Memphis. (Two hours and some […]
Trump aide Natalie Harp nurses his decline
Jon Ossoff certainly struck a nerve. At a campaign rally on Sunday, the Democratic senator from Georgia declared that Donald Trump “doesn’t want to do […]
GOP Senate hopeful hounded by laughing critics for ‘painful’ fumble: ‘Might be just dumb!’
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) was buried in mockery after fumbling an answer on foreign policy – her late brother’s core issue – during a Republican […]
Senators slap back as Trump launches ‘alarming’ attack on privacy
What Happened: Citing reporting by ProPublica, eight Democratic U.S. senators have criticized the Trump administration’s demands to access the health data of millions of people […]
SABC to televise the Springboks v All Blacks match BUT…
Springboks fans slammed SABC after the broadcaster confirmed it will show the anticipated All Blacks clash nearly two hours after kick-off…See More
Zimbabwe: Police Name 39 More Victims of Kariba Boat Tragedy, Among Them 21 Children
New Zimbabwe] POLICE have released names of 39 more victims of the Kariba RIDA boat tragedy, taking the total number of victims positively identified so […]
Zimbabwe: Lake Kariba ferry disaster death toll rises to 94
The death toll from a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe last week rose to 94 on Tuesday, police said, with the recovery of two more bodies…See […]
Senegal elite girls’ school empowers students to imagine a new future
At the Mariama Ba School of Excellence, students are encouraged to challenge what has traditionally been expected of girls across the predominantly Muslim West African […]
Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency has announced new investigations focusing on lawmakers and people from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, a day after popular former Defense Minister Mykhaylo […]
Iran Again Warns Gulf States Against Assisting US Military
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
Why Japan is leading the global bond selloff
NEW YORK – As global bond yields spike amid the latest Middle East tremors, Japan is at the epicenter. Surging US Treasury rates are getting […]
Openreach ramps up Full Fibre speeds with network upgrade
Openreach has announced plans to upgrade more of its Full Fibre network. In a bid to bring faster broadband speeds and more capacity to millions […]
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann gears up to announce presidential run
PARIS — Center-left MEP Raphaël Glucksmann will announce that he’s running in next year’s presidential election in France in the next few days, most likely […]
UK ‘open to discussing’ digital services tax with Trump administration
LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government said the U.K. is willing to discuss American concerns over its digital services tax amid renewed pressure from […]
NCIC Summons MP Days After Chaos Leaves Two Dead
Calls for the MP to resign have been growing loud since the chaos that transpired on Sunday left two, including a ploice officer dead…See More
US Sanctioning ICC Prosecutor Who Reportedly Worked on Warrant for Netanyahu
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the U.S. is imposing sanctions on two key figures in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including […]
Minnesota Sues Texas to Extradite ICE Agent Who Shot Resident, Falsified Report
On Tuesday, the state of Minnesota sued the state of Texas, seeking to compel Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
“I don’t trust you”: Tensions reach boiling point on election security call for state leaders hosted
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting […]