Author: Olive Metuge
The Spot A blue-sky day folds over Dubai, the water is behaving itself, and there is that soft sea breeze that makes the city feel like it is welcoming you in. Summersalt sits at the point where pool and shoreline meet, tucked along the Madinat Jumeirah stretch with the Burj Al Arab filling the frame like a friendly giant. Paths curl through palms to a sandy terrace, parasols throw generous shade, and rows of cushioned loungers seem to suggest that time is elastic here. It is the sort of setting that persuades even the most determined multitasker to slow to…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Stoking Fear: The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has left many immigrants afraid of being detained and deported. Some have opted to leave the U.S. on their own. Broken Promises: The administration has promoted an app to help immigrants leave the U.S. and promised to pay for flights and give them $1,000. Some haven’t gotten what was promised. Unwanted: Many immigrants, particularly those from Venezuela, say they feel…
Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, AntananarivoSammy Awami / BBCRazanasoa Edmondine looking at the photos on her phone of her new grandsonRazanasoa Edmondine still looks shell-shocked as she recalls the death of her one-month-old grandson, killed by police tear gas in protests that have rocked Madagascar over the last two weeks.”It was just a normal Friday. My daughter-in-law was going to the market with the baby when they encountered demonstrators on the road,” she tells the BBC at the family’s home on the northern outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo.”Not long after, police showed up and started dispersing the protest with tear gas.”It was…
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana adopted in 2024 that may reshape the Voting Rights Act. It is the second go-round at the court for this dispute in less than a year; the justices heard arguments in the case for the first time in March, but didn’t decide it during their 2024-25 term. Here is a brief explainer on the long and complicated history of this case. How did this dispute start? The dispute began back in 2022, when Louisiana’s Legislature adopted a…
Sponsored: Taste of Abu Dhabi 2025 returns with celebrity chefs, restaurant pop-ups, live music and fun for all agesIt’s that time of year again for Taste of Abu Dhabi, the capital’s biggest food, drink and music festival. November on Yas Island is about to get delicious when Taste of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with BMW, returns from 14 to 16 November at Gateway Park North. The three day experience will welcome over 19,000 guests for flavour, fun and non-stop entertainment.This year’s line-up is packed. Expect pop-ups from 15 of Abu Dhabi’s favourite restaurants, including newcomers like Fouquet’s Abu Dhabi, Ilios,…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.” The company’s alleged violations include starting to dig without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets and spilling muck from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by City Cast Las Vegas…
Getty ImagesLawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to oust President Dina BoluartePeru’s Congress has voted to remove President Dina Boluarte from office, hours after a late-night session was called to debate her impeachment.An overwhelming majority of lawmakers from across the political spectrum approved her ousting on grounds of “permanent moral incapacity”.In an address on national television following the vote, Boluarte questioned the implications it would have on the stability of Peru’s democracy.One of the world’s most unpopular leaders, with an approval rating of 2-4%, Boluarte’s tenure has been plagued by frequent protests, scandals and investigations, as well as a surge in gang…
The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow morning. No Supreme Court justice has ever won the prize, and that streak almost certainly will continue. Morning Reads Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) — Ahead of the release of his new memoir on Oct. 14, former Justice Anthony Kennedy spoke with The New York Times about his majority opinion on same-sex marriage, his relationship with President Donald Trump, and his frustration with “what he said was a spike in ignorance, partisanship and vulgarity in the nation’s public…
The Dubai Airshow is only on once every two yearsThe world’s largest aerospace event, Dubai Airshow is back for 2025 and it’s going to delight attendees. This year is getting ready to be the largest one yet too. It’s on from November 17 to 21 and it’s packed full of events for those in the aviation space and for the public too. Last year there was approximately $101 billion made in deals and similar is expected this year with 148,000 visitors from 98 countries. There are various sectors exhibiting at the airshow such as emerging technology, defence and military, space,…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been criminally indicted on federal charges by a grand jury. James, who led a civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023, was indicted on charges of bank fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, according to court documents. Prosecutors accuse James of alleged bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution regarding a mortgage loan for a house in Norfolk, Virginia, the documents state. In a statement, James accused the president – who recently publicly pressured prosecutors to file criminal charges against her – of a “desperate weaponization of…