World Archives - Page 171 of 277

The French identify as Europeans – and yet are also notoriously Eurosceptic

By Pierre Bréchon, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France In less than two months, more than 400 million people will be eligible to vote in the European elections. If the record turnout of 2019 elections is anything to go by, many will be seizing their voting rights, allowing policy-makers to take the pulse of the continent’s politics as the far right continues to spread. In the meantime, research can […]

8 May, 2024

World

India’s election body asks X to take down “anti-muslim” campaign video

India's Election body has asked social media platform X to take down a video depicting Muslims as disproportionate beneficiaries of past government policies. The video was posted by the state unit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party - and is now being slammed for allegedly spreading hatred against minorities. Local police have registered complaints against BJP Party officials, as Ishan Garg tells us.

8 May, 2024

World

Judge refuses Trump’s mistrial request following Stormy Daniels testimony

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case has refused his request for a mistrial, after explicit testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels. His defense lawyers said her details of the alleged sexual encounter with the former president were "extremely prejudicial", and requested the trial be disbanded. Sally Patterson reports from outside the courthouse in New York City.

8 May, 2024

World

Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump hush money trial

The adult film star at the center of Donald Trump's hush money trial has begun testifying in a New York court. Stormy Daniels has been recounting her affair with the former president, something Trump himself denies. He's accused of falsifying business records to cover up the relationship ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Sally Patterson is outside the court in Manhattan.

8 May, 2024

World

U.S President says no tolerance for anti-semitism on campuses

U.S President Joseph Biden said there is no room for anti-semitism in our world, and emphasised that student protesters are allowed to exercise their freedom of speech against investment in Israel, but not to speak out against the country's existence. He was making a speech at an annual Holocaust memorial event at the Capitol in which the killing of six million Jews is remembered. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

8 May, 2024

World

U.S holds up arms to Israel amid hopes of ceasefire

The United States is holding up arms shipments to Israel, a move — officials claim — is intended to send a political message to its Middle East ally. The decision was initially reported over the weekend, and marks the first time the US has delayed a potential weapons sale to Israel since Hamas attacked the country seven months ago. With the details, Benji Hyer.

8 May, 2024

World

TikTok sues over potential U.S ban

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have sued the US government over a new law that could potentially see the platform banned nationwide within a year…unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company. When passing the law last month, US lawmakers expressed fear that the Chinese government could force TikTok to turn over user data … or to manipulate algorithms to influence public opinion.

8 May, 2024

World

Germany deploys naval ships to Indo-Pacific

Two German Naval ships have departed for a multi-month mission to the Indo-Pacific region, as Europe's biggest economy looks to bolster its presence in key shipping lanes across Asia. From Berlin, Trent Murray reports.

7 May, 2024

Environment

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability

An artist’s illustration of hydrogen disappearing from Venus. Aurore Simonnet/ Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics/ University of Colorado Boulder By Eryn Cangi, University of Colorado Boulder Today, the atmosphere of our neighbor planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth […]

7 May, 2024