Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy
Britain’s prime minister is making a risky move by calling for a general election in December. Will it succeed any more than it did for his predecessor? In Japan, both the government and the people ta...
25 Okt 201922min
Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests
What began as protests against a tax on WhatsApp calls has blossomed into surprisingly united and peaceful demands for wholesale government overhaul. Today’s disinterment and reburial of Francisco Fra...
24 Okt 201920min
Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence
Vladimir Putin’s diplomacy regarding northern Syria is just one example of the Russian president’s widening influence. British Airways was once known as the world’s favourite airline, we ask why its p...
23 Okt 201922min
The course of Trudeau love: Canada’s election
Justin Trudeau will remain prime minister, but will lead a minority government. He will probably be able to continue with his progressive push, but his halo is a bit tarnished. It’s ten years this mon...
22 Okt 201921min
Going through the motion: more Brexit contortions
It might have been a clarifying vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit motion; instead, more legislation and frustration. We dig through the parliamentary procedure to try to map out what happe...
21 Okt 201923min
Irish ayes? A new Brexit deal
Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson has a newly struck European Union divorce deal in hand. He has defied the expectations of many, but he still faces a tricky vote in Britain’s parliament. Turkey’...
18 Okt 201922min
Antsy about ANC: reform in South Africa
Our journalists interview Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, about his efforts to clean up his country and his African National Congress party. He’s the right man for the job, but the clock is...
17 Okt 201923min
Back to Square one? Tiananmen veterans in Hong Kong
Amid the growing disquiet in Hong Kong are a few survivors of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. These once-moderate voices are changing their minds about whether the protesters should keep provoking...
16 Okt 201924min
