Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday and the outcome is all but certain. The bigger question surrounds what happens next. A grimly familiar election Thursday’s presidential election in Uganda looks at first si... See more
The enormous factory floor is spotless and thinly populated with workers and the machinery is so quiet that you can have a conversation without raising your voice. But this BYD plant in Zhengzhou, a city in central China, produces more than half a million... See more
Lawyers for pro-democracy campaigner and former media magnate Jimmy Lai have asked a Hong Kong court to grant him a lighter sentence on account of his age and poor health. But the panel of three judges raised doubts about whether his condition warranted a... See more
Huge protests in Iran reflect real popular anger against the leadership of the Islamic Republic, which is weaker than it has been for decades. It makes a tempting target for Donald Trump, but any American intervention could backfire. Under pressure Two we... See more
When United States forces abducted Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro in a violent operation last Saturday, most European leaders met the moment with tortured and convoluted statements. They usually began by denouncing Maduro before endorsing a democrat... See more
