Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s links to country
Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai…
Rare tornado whips through small Australian town
Several people in Ulladulla, New South Wales, filmed the moment a rare tornado came through the town on 3 October. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the phenomenon was caused by «severe» thunderstorms and that it was «very uncommon to see one in…
What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is in hospital after surviving two lethal injection attempts. According to Pike’s attorney, she is alive and «receiving life-saving medical care» in hospital. Tennesseean Governor Bill Lee says a review into…
Why Canada is preparing for a (longshot) US invasion
Even if a US invasion is extremely unlikely, Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor of national security at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, said the fact that Canadians were preparing was a sign of just how drastically the global order has…
Ghana bans preaching on buses with jail terms for offenders
Before the morning rush begins, the sound of praise and worship fills the Neoplan bus station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, as a group of Christians gather to prepare to evangelise on vehicles taking travellers across the country. Amid drumming and…
Cornell University president says school ‘must do better’ after rape allegations
Cornell University’s president says the school «must do better» after a woman alleged she was drugged and raped by a group of men at a fraternity house. In an eight-minute video statement released on Saturday night, Michael Kotlikoff described the…
The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
The Cuban government has not commented on the CANCC itself. But traditionally such groups prompt indignation among revolutionaries who insist they will not be forced out by their critics in Miami. I ask some guests if they can appreciate the irony that…
Spain and China are cosying up – to the anger of many in the EU
Greece also feels threatened by a far bigger, immediate neighbour. It perceives Turkey as a «constant and significant danger to its national security and sovereignty», Nick Malkoutzis, co-founder of political analysis website MacroPolis, tells me. In the…
Latvia exit polls put PM’s pro-Ukraine party ahead but coalition partners stumble
Exit polls from Latvia‘s parliamentary election published Saturday evening favoured Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party, suggesting the country will maintain its pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course. But populist parties also had a good…
Watch: Why students in France are protesting
Protests are continuing across France as students take to the streets to voice their anger over school conditions. Demonstrations began in the capital Paris nearly two weeks ago and have now escalated and spread to other parts of the country. More than…