A US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US government over having his visa removed. The Center for Countering Digital Hate founder was among five people denied US visas after the Trump administration accused them of seeking to “coerce” tech platforms into […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria. The US leader described IS as ” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”. Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”, while the US Africa […]
Continue ReadingGrigor Atanesian & Investigations TeamBBC News Russian t.me/kotovayanora A selfie taken by Alexander Butyagin earlier this year at an ancient site in Crimea A Russian archaeologist detained in Poland is at the centre of an intense debate over the role of museums and experts and the role they play in Kremlin war propaganda. Alexander Butyagin […]
Continue ReadingAFP via Getty Images India gets plenty of sunlight throughout the year, which makes solar power highly efficient India’s rapid solar energy expansion is widely hailed as a success. But without a plan to manage the waste it will generate, how clean is the transition? In just over a decade, India has become the world’s […]
Continue ReadingKelly Ng,Singapore, Riana Ibrahim,BBC Indonesian, Jakartaand Raja Eben Lumbanrau,BBC Indonesian, Jakarta AFP via Getty Images People in Indonesia’s Aceh province are raising white flags as a call for international solidarity For weeks now, angry and distressed residents in Indonesia’s westernmost province have been raising white flags over the state’s slow response to a series of […]
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