Pritzker Prize-winning pioneer of low-cost Indian housing Balkrishna Doshi reflects on what architecture means to him. Ahmedabad, India – Balkrishna Doshi, a 90-year-old architect, is the first Indian to win the Pritzker Prize, the highest accolade in architecture. The jury citation has lauded Doshi for architecture that “has created an equilibrium and peace among all the components – material and […]

The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to Beijing’s increased interference in the city’s governance. Polls have opened in Hong Kong’s legislative council by-elections. More than two million people are expected to cast their ballots to fill four of six seats formerly held by pro-democracy politicians. The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to […]

Thousands of Russian private estates were seized by the state after the 1917 revolution and hadn’t been reprivatised. There is one success story. Private investors have been put off by the high costs and bureaucracy that come with trying to reprivatise and restore these historic estates. But today, one of a handful of success stories is the Serednikovo estate, which […]

No Deal Brexit would be a disaster for the Eurozone, Dutch MPs warn on a visit to Westminster The Dutch delegation visited Westminster last week on a fact-finding mission  They said No Deal would worsen already weak growth across the eurozone Said worst-hit nations would be Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium and France  A No Deal Brexit would cause ‘considerable’ economic harm to […]

DeAndre Harris, beaten by white nationalists at August rally, cleared of misdemeanour assault and battery charges. DeAndre Harris, an African American beaten by at least six white nationalist demonstrators at the August 12 Unite the Right rally, has been found not guilty by a court in Charlottesville. Harris, whose case was decided by a judge on Friday, had been facing […]

In two separate attacks, fighters kidnapped 30, including 19 policemen, and killed six policemen in southern provinces. Taliban fighters have killed at least six policemen in an attack on a checkpoint and kidnapped dozens of bus passengers in two separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, officials said. A group of fighters wearing army uniforms kidnapped 30 people, including 19 policemen, after […]

Football’s lawmakers on Saturday approved video assistant referee technology (VAR) for this summer’s World Cup, in one of the biggest changes to the sport in years. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), meeting in Zurich, rubber-stamped a move already backed by FIFA’s top brass, including President Gianni Infantino. “We came to the conclusion that VAR is good for football,” Infantino […]

Dozens more wounded in second day of Gaza protests as condemnation over Israeli military’s use of live fire grows. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Israel’s security forces after the killing of 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, just as condemnation of the Israeli army’s use of live ammunition against protesters grows. In a statement on Saturday, Netanyahu thanked his troops […]

Move is in retaliation for wave of ejections of Russian officials after alleged poisoning on ex-spy and daughter. Russia has expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries as the dispute over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Britain worsens. The move on Friday was in retaliation for the wave of ejections of Russian officials after what the UK […]

In a graveyard for the unknown, one Red Crescent volunteer works to honour the migrants and refugees he says the world has forgotten. Southern Tunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year. Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new […]