An Australian politician convicted of rape is fighting – from his jail cell – to remain a member of the New South Wales (NSW) state parliament.
Gareth Ward was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, at his…
American travelers may have a bad rap when it comes to exploring Europe, but a new report reveals that most countries are welcoming and U.S. tourists are at least self-aware of the negative perception held by some.
Upgraded Points recently…
President Donald Trump’s expanded reciprocal tariffs will not apply to any products loaded onto a vessel for transport into the US before 12:01 a.m. New York time on Thursday, according to guidance issued by US Customs and Border Protection.
The…
President Donald Trump said he would be “substantially raising” the tariff on Indian exports to the US over the Asian nation’s purchases of Russian oil, a move New Delhi slammed as unjustified in an escalating fight between the two major…
Meanwhile, the ‘Trump locomotive’ has been accelerating efforts to pressure Moscow into ending the fighting: announcing deadlines, ultimatums, threats of additional sanctions against Russia and hefty tariffs on Russia’s trading partners, like…
BBCHas the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin gone off the rails?
A popular Russian newspaper thinks so. It turned to trains to illustrate the current state of US-Russian ties.
“A head-on collision seems unavoidable,” declared…
When Kateryna Yesypchuk finished her first shift as a subway train driver for the Kyiv Metro in June 2025, her legs ached. Although the braking systems on the rumbling underground trains are only operated by hand, the 25-year-old explains, I was…
Photo: Serhii Nuzhnenko (RFE/RL)
When Kateryna Yesypchuk finished her first shift as a subway…
Earlier in July, an agreement was reached for European NATO allies to purchase American weapons, including Patriot missiles, for Ukraine. While Germany recently announced that two Patriots would head to Kyiv shortly, questions remain if this deal…
