Police are deployed in London amid race riots and threats from far-right
After more than a week of race riots across the UK, police are now deployed around the capital London amid fresh threats there from the far-right.
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Family of explorer who died in Titan submersible sues Oceangate for more than $50M
French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the famed Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in June 2023.
Crypto-currency Captive in Nigeria; German Chancellor Turned Fictional Crime Sleuth
A popular book and TV series in Europe imagines the straight-laced former German chancellor Angela Merkel solving crimes in her retirement. We unpack the premise's popularity. And an American has been jailed in Nigeria over a dispute the country has with the crypto-currency exchange Binance. Some say the man is effectively being held hostage.
Ukraine’s latest conscription law is hindering its economy
Young men afraid of military conscription in Ukraine are avoiding the traditional workforce, and it's having a negative effect on the economy.
Thousands of additional police flood British streets after race riots
Dozens more far-right rallies are planned across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as police struggle to contain racist mob violence targeting immigrants, Muslims and people of color.
The U.K.’s far right has stirred violent, racist attacks in British cities
In several British cities over the past week, racist mobs have attacked mosques, hotels housing immigrants — or anyone of color. The riots that have been enflamed by misinformation online.
Misinformation online fueled all-out race riots in the United Kingdom
Far-right extremists have attacked mosques and hotels housing migrants in several of the U.K.'s most deprived cities. Unrest was fueled by misinformation online.
In Paris, the Olympics pushed out thousands living on the edge of the city
Paris displaced thousands of people living in encampments on the edge of Paris to make way for the games.
Fans at the Olympics are trading commemorative pins from different countries
While athletes are focused on the sports, some fans at the Olympics are busy trading souvenir pins from different countries.
Russian troops are gaining ground in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces are making small but steady gains in eastern Ukraine and seem to be targeting a key town. Ukraine is getting more Western weapons, but Russia still has more firepower and more troops.