A million children in Yemen are in danger of catching cholera, all because of the US-supported bombardment by Salafi Arabia.

In areas where powerful interests are involved, the troll is being converted slowly into an irrelevant noisemaker. Tillerson said, in effect: Don't listen to the president — the US wants talks with North Korea, not regime change.

This means the troll can say whatever makes his fanatical supporters happy, while Tillerson states actual US foreign policy.

This may be an improvement over actually carrying out what the troll says.

Jordan bans rapists from escaping justice by marrying the victim.

There are other places which still permit this.

"Taking on Adani (about its proposed giant coal mine) is not just about climate change. It's taking back power from corporate plutocracy."

The opposition in Venezuela boycotted the election for the constituent assembly because Maduro had imposed the outcome through gerrymandering.

Two opposition leaders, previously under house arrest, have been jailed.

Now that the election has been held, Maduro seems to have succeeded in his power grab, democratic in form but undemocratic in substance. Rather like Erdoğan, I'm sad to say.