A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
LONDON (AP) — Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist. But as she slumped…
Thousands protest Trump administration policies in cities across the US
A movement to protest the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took off Wednesday, as thousands of…
Democrats confront limits of their power in bid to stop Trump and Elon Musk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Democrats are testing the limits of their diminished power as they try to stop…
Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income
Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed Monday across the U.S. in a…
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart…
Bulgaria’s center-right party tasked with forming a new government | National
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president has mandated the main center-right party with forming a government, almost three…
Belarus convicts well-known activist and sentences him to 6 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus convicted a well-known opposition activist and sentenced him to six years…
PEN America condemns the arrest of Iranian activist Reza Khandan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — PEN America condemned the arrest of Reza Khandan, Iranian activist and husband of…
Topless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building
GENEVA — At least three feminist activists were detained on Friday after vandalizing a monument outside the United…
Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper
TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have arrested seven journalists who worked for an independent regional news outlet, a…
The fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly…
Germany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia
BERLIN — The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland on Saturday strongly condemned “the disproportionate use of…