The city of Vienna does not want to implement a rent cap on its own but calls for a nationwide solution for the soon possible sharp rise in benchmark rents, which has been missing so far. With around 100,000 municipal apartments, the federal capital could […]
The United States Justice Department has issued a brief saying former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic legislators over the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The announcement comes as a federal court case tests […]
The United States Justice Department is rolling out a new policy aimed at pushing the cost of corporate crime into the pockets of executives, the latest in a series of changes at the agency under President Joe Biden. The agency’s criminal division will give discounts […]
Argentina has called on the United Kingdom to launch new talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, a disputed archipelago in the South Atlantic. On Thursday, the Argentinian foreign ministry announced the government’s plans to revisit its claim over the islands, known as the […]
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed a new round of Iran sanctions, targeting the country’s oil and petrochemical sales, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran continues to stall. The measures announced on Thursday come weeks after US media reports said Washington and Tehran were […]
Idlib, Syria – Abdel Moneim Hamdo rushed his two children, one a toddler, to a hospital in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib after they complained of severe stomach aches that did not seem to resolve. “I took my son and daughter to hospital to check […]
California has seen drought levels recede after a series of winter storms pummeled the western United States with snow and rainfall, a boon to a state where extreme drought and water access have been a persistent concern. As of Thursday, the US Drought Monitor found […]
Foreign ministers from the world’s largest economies have been meeting in New Delhi. With India holding the presidency of the Group of 20 this year, host Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoped to set the agenda on issues such as global poverty and climate change. But […]
Washington, DC – The United States government is facing growing calls from advocacy groups, including Jewish-American organisations, to impose a visa ban on a far-right Israeli minister who called for wiping out a Palestinian village. The US Department of State had denounced Israeli Minister of […]
Amir still has scars from the torture he endured at the hands of SAVAK, the secret police force that used violent repression to crack down on dissent when Iran was ruled by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Growing up in an impoverished area of southern Iran, […]
