Australian government backs down on banning Milo Yiannopoulos in face of backlash australia politics Article 445 words 7 votes
Documents show the US government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan and in some cases, placed alerts on their passports usa journalism politics Article 2407 words 12 votes
Australian government bans Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia australia politics Article 343 words 8 votes
US President Donald Trump ordered officials to give Jared Kushner a security clearance usa politics Article 11 votes
China blocks 17.5 million plane tickets for people without enough 'social credit' china Article 494 words 46 votes
US Supreme Court unanimously rules that the Constitution's ban on 'excessive fines' applies to the states as well as the federal government usa Article 512 words 17 votes
Multiple whistleblowers raise grave concerns with White House efforts to transfer sensitive US nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia usa saudi arabia politics Link 20 votes
In North Carolina, investigators find ballot ‘scheme’ in House race usa.nc politics Article 1012 words 11 votes
Australia accuses foreign government of cyber attack on lawmakers politics australia Article 341 words 3 votes
Cutting through the claims: the refugee medical debate, explained. What exactly are the changes that passed through Parliament against the government's wishes, and what will they mean? australia politics law Article 1703 words 4 votes
China link possible in cyber attack on Australian Parliament computer system, ABC understands australia china politics Article 588 words 2 votes
Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe usa.va politics Article 564 words 15 votes
Ex-Jakarta Governor Ahok, jailed for blasphemy, freed indonesia.jakarta politics crime Article 750 words 3 votes
Tories on brink: Historic split looms as Brexiteers and Remainers threaten to torpedo government united kingdom politics Article 119 words 6 votes
Kindertransport children to get 2,500 euros in compensation from German government politics germany.nazi Link 4 votes
Australian government to unveil new laws to guard religious freedom but stalls on LGBT students australia politics law Article 746 words 10 votes
Troubled by lapses, government’s voice to the world (Voice of America) braces for new Trump management usa politics Article 1639 words 6 votes
Is a do-over election incoming? North Carolina Republicans alleged to have committed major voter fraud usa.nc politics Article 933 words 15 votes
11,000 votes may be missing in Florida Congressional race usa.fl politics Article 4764 words 13 votes
Czech PM's future hangs in balance after son's kidnap claims politics russia czech republic crime Article 644 words 5 votes
Federal Labor has dropped its opposition to a contentious immigration bill, increasing pressure on the Government to allow refugee children on Nauru to go to New Zealand australia nauru new zealand politics Article 671 words 2 votes
China breaks silence on Muslim detention camps, calling them ‘humane’ china.xinjiang politics Article 1227 words 9 votes
West Virginia botches impeachment of chief justice, faces constitutional crisis law politics usa.wv Article 1524 words 11 votes
Separated refugee families launch legal action against Australian government at UN australia Article 854 words 7 votes
Will Florida’s ex-felons finally regain the right to vote? A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens usa.fl politics law.constitutional Article 6461 words, published Sep 26 2018 21 votes
US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown usa iran politics Article 402 words 5 votes
Australia's Labor party laughing as Coalition kowtows to Rupert Murdoch australia politics journalism Article 1395 words 4 votes
California abolishes cash bail, replacing with algorithmic based risk assessment usa.ca law Article 1057 words 17 votes
World attention will today focus on Zimbabwe when the Constitutional Court hears the petition lodged by Nelson Chamisa in his bid to overturn President Mnangagwa’s victory in the July 30 elections zimbabwe politics Article 1001 words 7 votes
White House Counsel has cooperated extensively with Mueller’s obstruction inquiry usa politics Article 2448 words 13 votes
Gun law changes dropped by Tasmanian Liberals following community backlash australia.tas law politics Article 905 words 7 votes
Nope, those aren't mailboxes: Paris rolls out sidewalk urinals france.paris Article 389 words 17 votes
New York City votes to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles in a crackdown usa.ny.nyc Article 1526 words 13 votes
WV House committee approves fourteen articles of impeachment against justices usa.wv politics Article 1506 words 5 votes
Angered by traffic deaths, students began to direct traffic in Bangladesh (facing government backlash) bangladesh Article 993 words 7 votes
South Sudan government and rebels sign peace deal to end five years of civil war south sudan politics Article 445 words 6 votes
Mayor Kenney won't renew Philadelphia's data-sharing contract with ICE usa.pa.philadelphia Article 673 words 7 votes
The Victorian parliament has passed new legislation tightening rules for donations to Australian political parties australia.vic politics Article 248 words 6 votes
David Davis brands use of child spies ‘morally repugnant’ – Theresa May’s spokeswoman defends practice revealed by House of Lords committee united kingdom politics Article 775 words 8 votes
Cynthia Nixon announces she will run openly as a socialist usa.ny politics Article 864 words 29 votes
Miami grandma targeted as US takes aim at naturalized immigrants with prior offenses politics usa.fl.miami Article 2384 words 23 votes
Marc Elrich edges out David Blair in Democratic primary for Montgomery County executive politics usa Article 826 words 5 votes
Poland purges Supreme Court, and protesters take to streets politics poland Article 1585 words 10 votes
Poland's supreme court constitutional crisis approaches a standoff. The government’s attempt to lower the mandatory retirement age of judges is due to come into effect this week poland politics law Article 932 words 8 votes