Mar 19th 2025 | Istanbul “H undreds of police officers are in front of our doors,” Ekrem Imamoglu said in a video message to his supporters on March 19th, speaking into his smartphone. “We are up against tyranny, but I will not be discouraged.” The mayor of Istanbul, and the Turkish opposition’s expected candidate in

Canada has strongly condemned the execution of four of its citizens who were put to death in China on drug-smuggling charges, amid lingering diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The minister of foreign affairs, Mélanie Joly, said on Wednesday that all four were dual citizens and were executed earlier this year. She added that Ottawa

As President Donald Trump moves at a furious pace to implement his agenda, federal courts are struggling to pause actions that may be unlawful. That dynamic reached another chaotic height this past weekend as the Trump administration seeks to further its policy of mass deportations. Over a 24-hour period that featured arrests, deportations, lawsuits, and

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an “immediate ceasefire” in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar. It is the first time two leaders have met since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels stepped up an offensive in the region, where authorities say 7,000 people