Venezuela called the move “piracy” as Washington said the ship carried sanctioned oil from Iran and Caracas.

Details of the panel’s membership have raised questions about political balance and impartiality as the review gets underway.

Protesters used lasers to project the words “Resignation,” “Mafia Out,” and “For Fair Elections” onto the parliament building in Sofia.

A Dutch court sentenced two young men to six months in prison for allegedly insulting people with dark skin.

“The idea of total disarmament is unacceptable,” a surviving top Hamas leader told Al Jazeera.

The European political establishment has only grown more explicit in its contempt for voters.

Federal underfunding of a support centre leaves psychologists overwhelmed—reports on offenders are now taking months to complete and potentially affecting court decisions.

The leak comes as Warsaw and Washington intensify contacts on the future of their strategic cooperation.

The German Chancellor warned that forcing Ukraine into a peace its people cannot accept would be a grave mistake.

The agency’s critics say years of mismanagement opened the door to extremist influence.

Portsmouth City Council punishes residents preparing for Christmas—by policing festive wreaths.

Brussels has been criticised for apparently issuing an “unprecedented threat” to an EU founding member.