In an unprecedented standoff over press freedom, dozens of journalists have walked out of the Pentagon after rejecting a new set of media restrictions imposed by the newly renamed US Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense). The dramatic…
A London court has held a bail hearing for twenty-four pro-Palestinian activists collectively known as the Filton 24, who face serious charges over an act of protest that has sparked both outrage and admiration across the UK. The group is…
A new global study by the Pew Research Center has found that while secularism continues to rise across the world, a large share of people who identify as nonreligious still hold spiritual beliefs — including belief in life after death,…
A British man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 23 years for fatally stabbing a 16-year-old Syrian refugee in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, after a brief street encounter. Alfie Franco, 20, was convicted at Leeds…
A Rutgers University professor known for his research on anti-fascist movements was prevented from leaving the United States for Spain on Wednesday night, hours after President Donald Trump hosted a White House event condemning antifa and its supporters. Mark Bray,…
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the imprisonment of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both Democrats, as his administration prepares to deploy National Guard troops to the streets of Chicago — a move strongly opposed…
More than two decades after the atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, better known as Ali Kushayb, on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The verdict marks…
A mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex, was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack late Saturday night, in what police are treating as a hate crime. Surveillance footage showed two masked individuals wearing balaclavas pouring an accelerant at the mosque’s…
A Texas woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to drown a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl in what authorities determined was a racially motivated attack. Elizabeth Wolf, 43, received the sentence from Judge Andy Porter in…
The inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival, billed as “the biggest comedy festival in the world,” is underway in Saudi Arabia from September 26 to October 9, featuring some of the biggest names in American stand-up. The lineup includes Dave Chappelle, Louis…
