People on the Aegean islands, more used in April to the sight and scent of spring’s blossoms, have been left reeling from flash floods spurred by typhoon-strength gales, with authorities calling a state of emergency in some of Greece’s most popular destinations less than three weeks before Easter. “It’s a total catastrophe and it happened … Read more
The privy council in London will soon be called upon to make the final decision on a court case to remove homophobic laws in Trinidad and Tobago. The laws were repealed in 2018 in a high court judgment that struck from the statute book the “buggery law” that had criminalised consensual anal sex since an … Read more
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been removed from office after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. After weeks of deliberations and growing concerns about the future of South Korea’s democracy, all eight justices voted to strip … Read more
Trade tariffs imposed on tiny Australian territories that are either uninhabited or claim to have no trading relationship with the US appear to have been calculated based on erroneous trade data. The data relates, at least in part, to shipments mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island, or Heard Island and McDonald Island, instead of … Read more
The EU is being urged to put human rights centre stage as it begins its first summit with the leaders of central Asia. The president of the European Council, António Costa, and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, are meeting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Friday. … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Patrick Commins The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristolina Georgieva, has warned that Trump’s sweeping new tariffs “clearly represent a significant risk to the global outlook at a time of sluggish growth”. In a brief statement issued this morning, … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In today’s lead-up to the constitutional court ruling – scheduled to begin in under half an hour – large crowds of Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters and detractors have gathered in Seoul. Live footage showed many of his backers near the presidential … Read more
India’s original constitutional scheme envisaged redrawing the map of Lok Sabha seats after every Census | Photo Credit: Vishal Mathew 10099@Mumbai A nation state, like a family, is designed on the premise that its resources and responsibilities are collectively shared by its members in an equitable manner agreed upon by the community. The stronger individuals … Read more
With the debate over Tamil Nadu’s refusal to adopt the three-language policy still ongoing, the latest data needed to address key questions on the issue is lacking. Vital data that could help bring clarity is the list of languages currently being taught in schools across the States. Notably, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi raised this question … Read more
A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that a recent executive order signed by the president that seeks to overhaul the nation’s elections was “unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and un-American”. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, challenges several provisions of the far-reaching executive order issued … Read more