Marlene Lenthang The fatal shooting of a Black man in a trailer park is rocking a rural community in Missouri as neighbors who say they witnessed the killing dispute the police narrative of... Read more
Gordon Rayner When Tuesday morning dawns in Barbados, British influence in the Caribbean will retreat one more step as the island becomes a republic, ending almost 400 years of loyalty... Read more
Carl Samson – NEXTSHARK Most Taiwanese people are against China’s “one Country, two Systems” policy, according to a new poll commissioned by the island’s Mainland Affairs Council. Key... Read more
Reuters) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to the Obama Foundation in honor of Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s who died... Read more
CARA ANNA FILE – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks behind bulletproof glass at his inauguration ceremony, after he was sworn in for a second five-year term, in the capi... Read more
Carl Samson – NEXTSHARK China has beat the U.S. to become the world’s richest nation, according to a new report. Key findings: Global net worth soared from $156 million in 2000 to... Read more
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, just a day before Secretary of State Antony Bl... Read more
Max Fisher – The New York Times The United States and its allies accounted for a significantly outsize share of global democratic backsliding in the past decade, according to a new ana... Read more
A year before the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans hold a clear lead on the congressional ballot as President Joe Biden’s approval rating sinks to a new low of 38%. A USA TODAY/Suff... Read more
Two people were killed and at least another dozen were injured as shots rang out at a house party in Illinois where people were gathering for Halloween. It was one of at least 11 mass s... Read more
