Chey Phillips

In Cyprus, a 19-year-old British woman was convicted of having made up a group rape. According to her lawyer, the woman has not received a fair trial. The woman would have admitted that she had filed a false complaint against 12…

The Nepalese government wants to take stricter action against practices whereby women and children are banished to primitive huts during their menstrual periods. The "menstrual huts" have been banned for about fifteen years, but…

Pope Francis has spoken the traditional blessing Urbi et Orbi on St. Peter's Square in Rome, "for the city and the world". In his Christmas message, the Pope asked world leaders to work on peace and security in the Middle East. He…

The outcome of the trial of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has led to international criticism. This comes from, among others, Turkey and human rights organisations. Son Salah Khashoggi writes on Twitter that he is satisfied with…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is investigating alleged war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. A prosecutor from the criminal court announced this on Friday. The investigation can lead to…

In a Letter Trump Fiercely Goes Out to Democrats. US President Donald Trump calls a removal procedure that the Democrats are voting against him "an attempted coup that undermines the democracy of America". He did that in a fierce…

Chinese Diplomats Deported to US Espionage. Two employees of the Chinese Embassy in the United States were secretly expelled from the country in September for espionage. The New York Times writes that based on six people with…

The death toll from the volcano eruption in New Zealand is increasing, but the injured victims are also in terrible shape. Doctors even ordered skin in America to treat the burns. Our supply of skin is sufficient at the moment, but…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire because of the way he reacted to a photo of a sick child. The 4-year-old boy was lying on the floor in the hospital, allegedly because no beds were available. Johnson reacted tense when…

The US and Iran exchange prisoners. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced this on Saturday. One of the prisoners is the Chinese American Xiyue Wang, who was arrested in Iran in 2016 and charged with espionage. He…