German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake? | The Far Right News

German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake? | The Far Right News

A high-profile trial of members of a far-right group accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the German government is set to begin in Frankfurt on May 21, amid concerns over growing “extremism” ahead of European and national elections. The leaders of the so-called “Reichsbuerger” movement are expected to take…

What comes next for Iran after the death of President Raisi? | Explainer News

What comes next for Iran after the death of President Raisi? | Explainer News

The deaths of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash on Sunday have now been confirmed by Iranian authorities. After a desperate overnight search for the aircraft in the rugged terrain it had fallen in, rescuers finally found the accident site and retrieved the…

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

Indians will cast their ballots on May 20 for the fifth phase of the world’s largest electoral exercise as the country’s national election enters its final stages after weeks of heated campaign barbs and seemingly lower-than-expected voter enthusiasm. Forty-nine constituencies will be up for grabs across six states and two…

Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? | Environment News

Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? | Environment News

Santa Cruz Cabralia, Bahia, Brazil – With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as the machine, hovering about 20 metres above the ground, begins unloading its precious cargo and a cocktail of seeds rains down onto the land…

Has India’s Muslim population really exploded? | India Election 2024 News

Has India’s Muslim population really exploded? | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – The share of Indian Muslims in the country’s population has soared by more than 43 percent since 1950: That’s the key takeaway from a new working paper published by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Amid India’s heated national election campaign, as Modi has…

What is Trident, the US floating pier off Gaza? Will it work? | Explainer News

What is Trident, the US floating pier off Gaza? Will it work? | Explainer News

A $320m floating pier built for delivering aid has been attached to Gaza’s shore and began being used to deliver aid on Friday, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says. Aid groups have criticised the pier as a costly and ineffective distraction from the fact that land deliveries are the most…

Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next? | Protests News

Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next? | Protests News

Georgia’s Parliament passed its new “transparency of foreign influence” bill – also known as the “foreign agents” law – on Tuesday despite mass protests that have rocked the capital, Tbilisi, for the past few weeks. After the bill was passed, thousands of protesters clashed with the police outside the parliament…

Boeing’s jets turn 70: A timeline of highs, lows and turbulence | Aviation News

Boeing’s jets turn 70: A timeline of highs, lows and turbulence | Aviation News

On May 14, 1954, Boeing, now one of the world’s largest commercial aerospace companies, unveiled its first commercial jet-powered passenger plane, the Model 367-80 prototype, at its Renton Field plant on the south shore of Lake Washington in Washington state, where jetliners are still produced today. The 367-80 would eventually…

Why are social media users blocking celebrities over Israel’s Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza News

Why are social media users blocking celebrities over Israel’s Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza News

The growing protest efforts against Israel’s war on Gaza have now spawned a cyberspace movement that has erupted in the past few days, targeting celebrities who are seen as being insensitive towards, or even supportive of, the death and destruction in the Palestinian enclave. The campaign that took off after…