Extent of Britain’s ‘invasive tech’ mass facial-recognition roll-out disturbs rights groups
Some 4.7 million faces were scanned in 2024 alone, according to the NGO Liberty. UK police have deployed…
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As Deadline Looms, What Are ‘Snapback’ Sanctions On Iran?
Britain, France, and Germany — the so-called E3 — have warned they will trigger an oft-threatened but never-used…
Can the new India-China bonhomie reshape trade and hurt the US in Asia? | Donald Trump
New Delhi, India – Five years ago, United States President Donald Trump was being welcomed in India, and…
Iran’s Water Crisis Worsened By Taliban Dam
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
‘Sitting on a volcano’: Two Indian temples clash as politics and faith mix | Politics
Digha, India – On a hot and sultry June afternoon, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of India’s West Bengal…
As Trump Seeks Better Ties With Putin, He’s Also Calling Lukashenko
In a move that caught many observers and politicians by surprise, US President Donald Trump made a phone…
Iran’s Water Crisis Opens A New Front With Israel
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
As Trump splits from India, is the US abandoning its pivot to Asia? | Donald Trump
New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in…
Belarus’s Sanctions Loophole Feeding Russia’s War Machine
In the spring of 2024, the Belarusian government placed the Manalit radio components plant in Vitsebsk on its…
Will Trump’s India tariffs shut down world’s biggest cut diamond supplier? | Business and Economy
For Kalpesh Patel, Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated across India, might well mark lights out for his…
EU Scrambles For Relevance Ahead Of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
The planned meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, last left…