Why is the UK scaling back jury trials, and why is it controversial?
EXPLAINER Why is the UK scaling back jury trials, and why is it controversial? Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe…
Israel targeted Al Shifa Hospital “the same way” as military systems
“ What we are showing is the resilience, signs of resilience, trying to just stand up again.”
Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes
EXPLAINER Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes ‘Double strikes’ allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were also used extensively under the US’s…
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF claims control of key city of Babnusa
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces say they have seized control of the city of Babnusa in West Kordofan.
AI threatens to widen inequality among states: UN
AI threatens to widen inequality among states: UN Report warns of potential ‘great divergence’, with developed states profiting and others left behind. The UNDP warns that the AI revolution could…
Palestinian students return to class at Gaza university
After two years of war, students have returned to in-person classes at Gaza’s Islamic University.
Australia charges four men over ‘satanic’ child sex abuse material
Australia charges four men over ‘satanic’ child sex abuse material Police say they seized thousands of videos of abuse involving symbols and rituals linked to Satanism and the occult. A…
Bangladesh sentences British MP, Sheikh Hasina’s niece to prison
Bangladesh sentences British MP, Sheikh Hasina’s niece, to prison The former leader and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, were sentenced in absentia for corruption in a land deal. Labour…
Putin “shouldn’t be rewarded” in Ukraine peace plan
“There is a real attitude of fatigue with the war.”
Mourning begins in Syrian town after deadly Israeli raid
Days of mourning have begun in a Syrian town in the Damascus countryside after an Israeli raid and air attack killed 13.