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The editor of an online newspaper in the Philippines has been arrested on charges of cyber-libel as part of what the country’s journalists’ union said was a campaign of intimidation against voices critical of President Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking from...

Government members, former prime ministers, ambassadors and religious leaders gathered outside the government building in Skopje on Tuesday for the symbolic raising of the NATO flag, as Macedonia makes its final steps towards membership. Prime Minister...

Former senior guerrilla Lahi Brahimaj told BIRN on Monday evening that he has been invited for questioning by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague, which is investigating crimes committed in Kosovo during and after the...

Nine of the 12 Catalan separatist leaders are facing charges of rebellion for their role in a failed independence bid in 2017. Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who led the campaign, is not among the defendants....

In a bid to fend off inroads from left- and right-wing parties, Germany’s more centrist governing CDU and SPD are seeking to redefine their political values. It’s a risky move, says DW’s Fabian von der Mark....

Democratic and Republican negotiators have agreed to finance construction of new barriers along the US-Mexico border as part of a deal to avoid another government shutdown. The tentative agreement allocates nearly $1.4bn to border security, far less than...

When it comes to Twitter, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress last November, beats every other US politician hands, nose and elbows down. She has built one of the most engaged followings...

A collection of short wiggly structures discovered in ancient rocks could be the earliest fossilised traces of organisms able to move themselves, scientists say. If scientists are correct, the 2.1bn-year-old structures point to an earlier origin...

Katy Perry  Collections, the fashion line by the pop star, has removed footwear after they were accused of using blackface. The sandals and loafers, designed with a face featuring prominent red lips, are no longer on...

Zagreb officials condemned an attack on three Red Star Belgrade water polo players in the coastal city of Split – one of whom jumped into the sea to escape his assailants. The Croatian government and President...