Month: November 2019

Egypt on Saturday sentenced 75 people to death for taking part in a 2013 sit-in protest against the military ouster of democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi—a court decision that came days after the United States sent “the wrong message to one of the most abusive governments in Egypt’s recent history” by restoring $195 million in…

Theresa May surely by now symbolises the phrase “bad day at the office”. O, having spent months negotiating the deal by which Britain will leave the European Union next March, May had a gruelling five-hour meeting with her cabinet. That evening, she told the nation that agreement had been reached, though with reservations. Those reservations…

Months before Saudi Arabia was accused of sending a murder team to torture and assassinate Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United States Senate had an opportunity to withdraw American military support for the kingdom’s vicious, years-long assault on Yemen—but 45 Republicans and 10 Democrats joined hands to squander it. “I plan to give the…

During last year’s presidential campaign, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was under constant scrutiny for every move she made in the public eye. And as a female candidate, it frequently was her physical appearance that made headlines rather than her political stance. Clinton candidly details her experience on the campaign trail in her new memoir, What…

Ever since news broke that Kylie Jenner is reportedly expecting her first child with boyfriend, Travis Scott, the Internet has been waiting with bated breath for the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan to confirm the reports.  Until (if!) the 20-year-old makes a definitive statement, followers have looked for clues through social media: her unofficial…

Since starting school at Thomas’s Battersea on Thursday, Prince George has, for all intents and purposes, become a normal pupil, even going by the name George Cambridge with his classmates. But there’s one rite of passage for school children that the 4-year-old royal won’t be allowed: He can’t have a best friend. But the policy…

As a new flurry of evidence from the Turkish government established direct ties between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and those who allegedly carried out the gruesome murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. President Donald Trump continued “groveling” at the feet of the murderous kingdom Tuesday night by claiming that the Saudis…

The world hemorrhages. Refugees flow from its wounds. Is there a way to be innocent of this? People are washed ashore. They die of suffocation in humanity-stuffed trucks. They flee war and politics; they flee starvation. And finally, we don’t even have sufficient air for them to breathe. For words to matter about all this,…

Kendall and Kylie Jenner are two of the most famous young people on the planet—the elder Jenner boasts nearly 84 million followers, while lil’ sis’ tops out at more than 98 million. For reference, 95 million people live in Egypt—it’s like the entire population of a fairly large country wants to see Kylie in a…

“I told him while flattered, I’d like to keep things professional,” she continued. “He said ‘Fine. I trust you won’t tell anyone about this.’ I said ‘Of course not. Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me,’ — the only way I could think to shut it down gracefully and excuse…