Three days before he leaves office, US President Joe Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug crimes. Biden said the perpetrators “served disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy and practice” and his action would right “historical wrongs”. In a year on … Read more
Getty Images The first women’s march produced the largest one-day protest in US history As protesters gather in Washington DC on Saturday for this year’s Women’s March, Vanessa Wruble, one of its founders, will be 3,500 miles away on her farm in the California desert. “I didn’t even know it was still a thing,” she … Read more
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a corruption case, the latest in a series of charges against him. It is the longest serving prison sentence for a cricket star-turned-politician in custody since August 2023received He has faced charges in more than 100 cases, ranging from leaking … Read more
The father of late One Direction star Liam Payne, Geoff Payne, has been named in a US defamation case by the singer’s friend Roger Nores. Payne died, aged 31, from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding” after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Five people have been charged over his death, including … Read more
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Despite recent floods, Catalonia remains in the grip of a brutal drought. As climate change makes rainfall more intense and less frequent, authorities are scrambling to ensure safety and drinking water for millions of people. Barcelona’s Parc de Joan Miró spans four city blocks on the edge of the Eixample … Read more
Sierra Leone has recalled its ambassador from neighboring Guinea after seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine were found in an embassy vehicle. On Monday, Guinean authorities seized a vehicle belonging to the Sierra Leone embassy and detained its occupants on suspicion of possessing “substances suspected of being cocaine”, Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba … Read more
Tony Jolliffe/BBC After lying hidden under meters of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a “once in a century” find has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Archaeologists discovered a sumptuous private bath house – potentially the largest ever found there – with warm, hot and cold rooms, exquisite artwork and … Read more
Getty Images David Lynch’s unique style could be equal parts dreamlike and nightmarish David Lynch once said that he was inspired to become a filmmaker when he inexplicably heard the taste of the wind while painting and saw the artwork moving on the canvas. The moment has defined his obsession with “seeing pictures move,” but … Read more
Gladys Kigo / BBC Seven years after their young daughter was killed in a brutal midnight police operation in Kenya amid post-election tensions, Joseph Oloo Abanja and Lensa Achieng are still reeling as the case against the alleged policemen involved has been shelved yet again. . “It’s a scar that will never go away,” Ms … Read more
AFP Parts of India smoldered in a June heatwave during the world’s hottest year on record Levels of the most important planet-warming gas in our atmosphere rose faster than ever before recorded last year, scientists say, leaving a key global climate target hanging in the balance. Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are now more than 50% … Read more