Venezuela crisis: Dozens injured in clashes in Caracas

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has called for an escalating series of strikes to force President Nicolás Maduro to relinquish power. Mr Guaidó urged public employees to act on Thursday, saying the stoppages would lead to a general strike. A woman was killed in […]

Russia is trying to create its own internet

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law new measures that would enable the creation of a national network, able to operate separately from the rest of the world, according to documents posted on a government portal on Wednesday. For now, the network remains […]

The long-term solution for captured ISIS members

  And with the apparent re-emergence, via video, of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday encouraging what remains of ISIS to continue, radical detainees represent an even greater risk. (The United States is working to confirm the authenticity of the video.)   Six students […]

Six students vanish in China

  An activist group linked to the six missing students announced their disappearance in a statement released Tuesday. CNN tried to reach out to the students but found their phones were switched off. Since August 2018, left-wing students, including those from Beijing’s prestigious Peking University, […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar Condemns US Sanctions Against Venezuela

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman and condemned U.S. actions in Venezuela. The coup attempt has sparked international attention after Juan Guaido attempted to seize power from President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido received the backing of many countries around the world […]

China sentences second Canadian to death

  The verdict marks the second time a Canadian citizen has been sentenced to death on drug charges in China this year, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the arrest of a Huawei executive. According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Jiangmen […]