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According to Punch, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla invited a multitude of African artists and creatives into their home on October 24. Two included guests were Nigerian fashion designers. Other guests were “entrepreneurs, actors and actresses, musicians, [and] opinion leaders.” Prince Charles and his wife were able to see some of the designers’ work […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come forward with a statement regarding Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s horrific murder, stating that the killing at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul was planned ahead of time. According to the BBC, Erdogan was speaking to some of his MPs when he made the remarks, adding that Turkey […]

The world’s longest sea bridge linking the cities of Hong Kong and Macau to the Chinese mainland will be inaugurated this week, reports The Guardian. The $20 billion Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge will open on Tuesday with a ceremony attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Spanning 34 miles (55 km), the bridge is part of the […]

United Kingdom Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a landmark Reagan-era nuclear treaty with Russia. In an interview with the Financial Times published Saturday, Williamson blamed Russia for endangering the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, stressing that Great Britain stands “resolute” behind the United States’ decision to withdraw. […]

The West’s infatuation with alleged progressive reformist Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have come to an end. Following Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the Saudi regime is exposing itself as what it really is: A ruthless web of retrograde mechanisms causing death, destruction, and silencing dissidents and critics of the state. […]

Aspiring female police officers in Indonesia were subjected to “virginity tests,” what is sometimes referred to as the “two-finger test,” as part of the police’s “morality or physical examination,” according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The tests are not recorded or listed as a requirement for becoming part of the police, they are still administered […]

As the Inquisitr previously reported, far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is heading toward victory in Brazil. Bolsonaro obtained 46.7 percent of the votes in the first round vote, while leftist Fernando Haddad got only 28.37 percent. While some have compared Bolsonaro’s impending election upset to now-U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 ascendance, Bolsonaro is thought to […]

While investigations are still underway, according to the BBC, on October 17, Vladislav Roslyakov ran around the small Kerch Polytechnic campus firing a gun, resulting in the deaths of 19 people. There remains speculation surrounding how the attack began; however, many witnesses state that there was an explosion before Roslyakov started firing, and then another […]

The Saudi Consul to Turkey reportedly told the “hit squad” behind the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to kill him “outside,” a source has claimed. According to the Daily Mail, in an alleged audio record from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Consul General Mohammed al-Otaibi can be heard telling the group of men allegedly […]

Two New Zealanders who were fined by an Israeli court — being ordered to pay damages for being involved in the boycott of a Lorde concert in Tel Aviv — have managed to raise the money through a crowdfunding campaign. The two women, however, have decided to donate the proceeds of their fundraising campaign to […]

The Government of Canada announced October 12 via its official website that it would be allocating up to $50 million in aid to Palestinian refugees. In a statement, Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau said the following. “Canada’s new funding will contribute to improving the lives and protecting the human dignity of millions of Palestinian […]

A suspect in the poisoning of a former Russian spy has been named as a highly decorated military doctor, after an investigative group discovered that the man’s grandmother had boasted that her grandson once shook hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and she had a photograph to prove it, according to The Guardian. But […]

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northern Haiti Saturday, Reuters news agency reports. A number of Haitians have been injured and buildings damaged, according to local authorities and media. The earthquake struck about 12.3 miles west-northwest of the port of Port-de-Paix. At least one person has been reported dead. The person died when an auditorium collapsed […]

China has canceled security talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis that had been planned for October, the New York Times reports. An American official told the New York Times Sunday that a senior Chinese military officer said he would not be able to meet with Mattis. This was confirmed by a government official […]

International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney pressed Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to pardon two imprisoned journalists in the country. The appeal was made during a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday, Reuters reported. Amal is part of the legal team representing two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw […]

WikiLeaks, a controversial non-profit organization that publishes news leaks, secret information, and classified documents provided by anonymous sources dropped new information relating to “arms industry corruption, France, UAE, Germany and the war in Yemen” today. This was announced via the organization’s official Twitter account. Along with the announcement, WikiLeaks tweeted a link to the “Yemen […]

Dutch police revealed they arrested seven men on Thursday over an alleged plan to execute what they called a “major terrorist attack.” As reported by the BBC, the plot involved guns and explosives, including AK47s, hand grenades, and bomb materials the attackers were trying to source in order to carry out the attack. The men […]

Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has jailed a citizen for two and a half years over anti-government comments he posted on Facebook, Reuters news agency reports. Bui Manh Dong, 40, was convicted of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state,” according to the government. Using two Facebook accounts, Bui Manh Dong “distorted […]

Three young Sri Lankan men were arrested after posting photos of themselves flashing their backsides at Pidurangala Rock, a sacred site in the country, reported the BBC. The photos, which were posted on Facebook, caused backlash from people who thought that they were a religious insult. The complaint that led to the men’s arrest was […]

An investigative group in Britain has claimed that one of the two suspects in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK is a highly-decorated colonel in the GRU, the Russian Military Intelligence Service. Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov are facing charges in Britain for trying to kill Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and […]

The actions taken by the Acapulco, Mexico, police department have been quietly under investigation for some time now, particularly as related to certain activities connected to drug cartels. Acapulco has been mired in another wave of crime, violence, and possibly some heavy activity related to moving illegal drugs through the area. NPR reported that in […]

Remaining members of the Iran nuclear deal have worked out an agreement with Iran to find a way to continue business with the country despite U.S. sanctions, BBC reports. Under the sanctions from the United States, any financial transactions with the Iranian government — or with companies and individuals linked to the Iranian regime — […]

Following months of civil unrest in the Central American country of Nicaragua, a Managua judge issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Felix Maradiaga on Monday, per Reuters. Maradiaga has been accused by the government of inciting the violent protests the country has been facing since April this year. President Daniel Ortega and his government […]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York with an unusual guest in tow: her infant daughter Neve Te Aroha. Ardern made history as the first female world leader to attend the general assembly meeting with her three-month-old daughter, reported The Guardian. The prime minister is still […]

Iran president Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States and its Middle Eastern allies directly for the attack on a military parade which killed at least 25 people, including 12 members of the country’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, according to Reuters. Speaking shortly before leaving for New York where he is set to attend the […]

The Venezuelan government is responsible for the “worst human rights crisis in its history,” according to Amnesty International. The human rights organization’s latest research into violence and abuse in Venezuela, published September 20, states the following. “Firstly, the state has failed to guarantee the right to life in a context of violence between private individuals. […]

President Donald Trump took to Twitter today to attack China, accusing the country of meddling in U.S. elections and threatening economic retaliation to China’s counter tariffs, Reuters news agency reports. Trump linked the issue of Chinese counter tariffs to supposed election meddling, alleging that the Chinese have “openly stated” that they are trying to sway […]

A strawberry sabotage is devastating the industry in Australia, reports The Guardian. Needles and pins have been found in various strawberry punnets in grocery stores across four states. An ongoing investigation has caused six strawberry brands to recall their fruit in fears of contamination. Coles and Aldi supermarkets have already pulled all strawberries from their […]

An incident involving three Chinese tourists at a Swedish hostel has resulted in a diplomatic argument between China and Sweden, reports The Guardian. A disagreement between Chinese tourists, two parents and their son, and the Generator Stockholm hostel over a check-in time resulted in the hostel calling the police and having the family forcefully escorted […]

The Group of Twenty (G20) is warning that there is an “urgent need” to reform and improve the World Trade Organization (WTO), Reuters reports. Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries are meeting in Argentina amid the rapidly-escalating U.S.-China trade war. As stated on the international forum’s official website, G20 is made up of the […]

Trump administration officials met with dissident Venezuelan military leaders to discuss a possible coup to oust president Nicolas Maduro, according to the New York Times. Venezuela is reeling under the leadership of Maduro, who assumed power in 2013 following the death of Hugo Chavez, and has since cemented his grip on the presidency by successfully […]

Following a week of deadly battles in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, a riot broke out in the Ain Zara prison Sunday and ended with the escape of 400 inmates. The Telegraph reports that guards weren’t able to prevent their escape because they feared how the escapees would retaliate if they tried. The crimes that […]

On August 31, as the Guardian reported, the Trump administration cut all U.S. funding for the main UN programme for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Elaborating on the decision, the State Department issued the following statement. “The Administration has carefully reviewed the issue and determined that the United States will not make additional contributions to UNRWA….we made […]

According to reports from CNN, South Korea has plans which will soon eradicate the presence of coffee inside schools. The entire school premises will be impacted by the new ban, meaning that even teachers will not be able to consume beverages containing caffeine. An official from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety told reporters […]

In an Oval Office interview this week, as the Guardian reported, President Trump vowed to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO) if it doesn’t “shape up,” calling the agreement establishing the body “the single worst trade deal ever made.” While the POTUS does not shy away from hyperbole, especially in his protectionist trade rhetoric, […]

The ongoing, rapid evolution of the global information structure, along with unstoppable tidal waves of information pinging back from one server to another, from one corner of the web to another, is expeditiously reshaping our society, but also birthing global information warfare fronts. In a 2015 essay published in The Conversation, Professor of Electrical and […]

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday that cannabis should be added to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Bloomberg reports. “We can change criminals for businessmen, we can change underground, illegal non-taxpayers into an industry, a sector of the economy. I think it should be part of NAFTA and that’s what I’m pursuing.” […]

According to ABC News, British Prime Minister Theresa May was spotted dancing with a group of school children during her recent visit to Cape Town, South Africa. While May’s first visit to the continent was to announce her plans to boost the United Kingdom’s investment in Africa post-Brexit, May also met up with a group […]

On August 22, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he ordered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study” the situation in South Africa, alleged farm seizures, expropriations, and the “large scale killing” of farmers in the country. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers,” Trump concluded the tweet with a […]

Christianity is the world’s largest religion, but not all Christians share the same level of commitment. According to a new Pew Research Center Study, American, African, and Latin American Christians are the most committed Christians in the world. For the study, the Pew Research Center analyzed 84 countries with large Christian populations. In 35 of […]

Facebook and Twitter are cracking down on inauthentic accounts stemming from Russia and Iran that were flagged as being part of coordinated manipulation to exert political influence in the U.S., U.K., Middle East, and Latin America, reports The Guardian. Facebook announced that it had removed 652 accounts while Twitter removed 284, describing the reason behind […]

Taliban fighters are currently holding 21 people hostage in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz after ambushing a convoy of three buses traveling in the Khan Abad district, reports CNN. Provincial spokesman Ismatullah Muradi told CNN that the buses were traveling from Badakhshan and Takhar to the capital Kabul and approximately 150 people were abducted after […]

New Zealand parliament passed the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill on Wednesday, banning foreigners from purchasing real estate in New Zealand. The new legislation comes as the country tries to combat rising real estate prices. Many in the country blame foreign buyers for inflating the market and edging out New Zealanders. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda […]

CBS News reported Tuesday that a violent storm caused a motorway bridge to collapse in Genoa, Italy, killing at least 22 people and injuring eight others. The death toll is expected to rise as more people are discovered and rescued from the disastrous collapse. Called the Morandi Bridge, the half-century-old thoroughfare connects northwestern Italy to […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism after slamming into pedestrians and protective barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, reports the BBC. Two cyclists and pedestrians were injured in the crash, but there were no fatalities. Officers swarmed the scene around 7:30 a.m. BST (2:30 a.m. EST), where they quickly […]

Austria’s capital, Vienna, has taken first place in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index, making it the most pleasant city to live in, reports Reuters. The results of the survey push Melbourne out of first place for the first time in seven years. The two metropolises have been competing against one another for years, […]

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier criticized Donald Trump over U.S. trade policies today, stating that the president of the United States is “destroying economic growth,” Reuters reports. “This trade war is slowing down and destroying economic growth – and it creates new uncertainties,” Altmaier said, also suggesting that it is, in fact, consumers who will […]

More than 100 Westminster constituencies that voted to leave the E.U. in the 2016 referendum have now switched their support to stay, shows an analysis by the Observer, reported by The Guardian. While the Brexit parliamentary battle is set to take place later this year, these new results could have a significant effect on the […]

NBC News reported Friday that President Trump plans to double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Turkey amid the country’s current economic crisis and crashing currency. On Friday morning, the President announced his plan to introduce these additional tariffs on Turkish metals via Twitter, claiming that he has officially authorized a 50 percent […]

After a more than 16-hour debate, Argentina’s Senate has rejected legislation to legalize abortion for women up to 14 weeks pregnant, reports the BBC. The final verdict was 38 votes against the bill to 31 votes for it. Currently, Argentina allows abortion in cases of rape or for women facing serious health problems if they […]