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Democrats skip Trump speech for 'People's State of the Union'

Democrats skip Trump speech for 'People's State of the Union'

Some 30 elected Democrats skipped President Donald Trump's address to the US Congress on Tuesday to attend a "People's State of the Union." The president "makes a mockery of this institution and he does not deserve an audience," Senator Chris Murphy told

Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

Normally, Indonesian mother-of-four Rauzah would cook a feast for her family to break their Ramadan fast. This year, she makes do as best she can in the orange tent where they have been sheltering for almost three months. They are among 26,000 flood survivors still displaced after

Nepali migrant workers influence polls, but can't vote

Nepali migrant workers influence polls, but can't vote

Overseas Nepali workers bankroll their families and buttress the economy, making them a key constituency in elections next week -- but they cannot vote themselves. The Himalayan republic votes on March 5 in the first parliamentary elections since deadly youth-led protests toppled the government in September, fuelled by anger at

Canadians are choosing when to die, often with a smile

Canadians are choosing when to die, often with a smile

Jacques Poissant's suffering stopped the day he asked his daughter if it would be "cowardly to ask to be helped to die". The retired Canadian insurance adviser was 93, and "was wasting away" after a long battle with prostate cancer. "He no longer

Economy not Russia is big fear on Finland's closed frontier

Economy not Russia is big fear on Finland's closed frontier

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023. Helsinki had accused Moscow of "hybrid warfare" in orchestrating a surge of 1,300 migrants across

Alexandria bids farewell to historic tram in latest urban upheaval

Alexandria bids farewell to historic tram in latest urban upheaval

Along Egypt's Mediterranean coast, the oldest tram in Africa and the Middle East rumbles for a final few weeks before its removal -- the latest urban upheaval Alexandrians say is hollowing out their city's identity. Government plans to replace the colourful streetcars on one of the city&

The veteran 'insider' shaping Iran's nuclear policy

The veteran 'insider' shaping Iran's nuclear policy

When US and Iranian negotiators meet on Thursday in Geneva, Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani will be Tehran's key player behind the scenes. Adept at balancing ideological loyalty with pragmatic statecraft, Larijani will not attend the talks, but is central to Tehran's nuclear