Month: May 2025
‘They Make People Too Scared’: Chinese Students Reckon With U.S. Visa Bans
Helplessness and frustration are setting in as student applicants in China wait to see how sweeping the new U.S. action might be.
UK Weighs Sanctions on 2 Israeli Ministers as Gaza Crisis Worsens
Facing rising pressure over the acute suffering of civilians in Gaza, the British government is considering sanctions on two far-right ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel [Read More…]
Nvidia’s Revenue Jumps to $44.1 Billion Despite A.I. Chip Controls
The company continued to grow fast in its most recent quarter despite new rules restricting the sale of A.I chips to China.
UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate
The charges include allegations of human trafficking and assault, and come after a separate criminal inquiry in Romania.
Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say
The intricate scheme, spanning four continents, appears to justify concerns that the military arsenal of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian dictator, could fall into dangerous [Read More…]
Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced
A former surgeon confessed to abusing at least 299 people, mostly children, in what is considered the largest case of its kind in French history.
Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport Again After Houthi Attacks
Israel said the bombing of the airport, which was targeted for the second time this month, had destroyed the last plane used by the Iran-backed [Read More…]
Zelensky Heads to Berlin in Latest Sign of a Warming Relationship
In the latest sign of their warming relationship, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will talk with Chancellor Friedrich Merz in their third meeting since the [Read More…]
Haiti Enlists Blackwater Founder and Trump Ally to Take on Criminal Gangs
The Haitian government has signed a contract with Mr. Prince, the private military contractor who founded Blackwater, a company notorious for a civilian massacre in [Read More…]
Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History
The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains [Read More…]