Month: February 2023

Read MoreMeeting occurring on first anniversary of Russia’s invasionSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email US secretary of state Antony Blinken is speaking before the UN security council on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Follow this blog for the latest updates from his address. Continue reading…Meeting occurring…

Read MoreElias al-Ashqar cried after he could not save his father wounded in Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday.Elias al-Ashqar cried after he could not save his father wounded in Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday.

Read More Candidate to become SNP leader and first minister also pledges to scrap gender recognition reform bill in campaign launch UK politics live – latest news updates Ash Regan, the third candidate competing to become Scottish National party leader and first minister, has said she believes Scotland will be allowed its independence without a…

Read More One year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, photojournalists have seen it all. Weary from attending far too many funerals and finding bodies under the rubble, many feel a sense of duty to document Moscow’s aggression for all the world to see. It’s hard not to get involved sometimes in ways that go beyond…

Read More PSNI says four men being held and questioned in connection with attack on DCI John Caldwell The police officer who was shot in an ambush Northern Ireland on Wednesday night is heavily sedated and “fighting for his life”, say colleagues. DCI John Caldwell, 48, is critically ill and suffered life-changing injuries, police said…

Read More American financier Thomas Lee, a pioneer in private equity, has died at the age of 78, his family has confirmed. American financier Thomas Lee, a pioneer in private equity, has died at the age of 78, his family has confirmed.

Read More Ukraine’s heroic resistance against the first year of Russia’s full scale of invasion of Ukraine and Russian defeats continue to stun the world, but the outcome of the war remains in doubt. Ukraine achieved striking successes in 2022 through smart operational planning, the effective use of large-scale Western support, and the enduring will…

Read More ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24 (IPS) – While its origins may be rooted in the discrimination faced by people living with HIV, Zero Discrimination Day has evolved to celebrate commitments to the fundamental human right of being treated equally in law and in practice. Read the full story, “Beyond Zero Discrimination: A New Social…

Read More Jaouhar Ben M’barek is most prominent opposition figure to be rounded up in president’s campaign of detentions Tunisian security forces have arrested Jaouhar Ben M’barek, the most prominent opposition figure to be rounded up in an escalating campaign of detentions targeting rivals of the president, Kais Saied. “Jaouhar was arrested late last night…

Read More Senior State Department officials Victoria Nuland and Antony Blinken are “dangerous fools” who are trying to drag the US into a world war, Paul Gosar declared Senior officials at the US State Department are attempting to get the country “involved in another world war” with Russia, Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar tweeted on Friday.…

Read MoreUkraine’s president paid tribute and handed out medals to emotional families in Kyiv.Ukraine’s president paid tribute and handed out medals to emotional families in Kyiv.

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Read More Powerful pro-gun groups plan to lobby ministers as calls mount to raise shotgun ownership barriers following Plymouth killings The powerful UK shooting and countryside lobby has vowed to fight demands to tighten the rules around shotgun ownership that followed the conclusions of the Plymouth shooting inquests. Organisations that promote shooting and other countryside…

Read More Desmond Carter, 17, was indicted by a grand jury in the state on first-degree rape Desmond Carter, 17, was indicted by a grand jury in the state on first-degree rape

Read More The agency said the public ‘absolutely’ has a right to know what materials are being hauled through their towns The agency said the public ‘absolutely’ has a right to know what materials are being hauled through their towns

Read MoreAl Jazeera examines Washington’s notable moves to help Kyiv fight against Moscow’s invasion over the past year.Al Jazeera examines Washington’s notable moves to help Kyiv fight against Moscow’s invasion over the past year.

Read More Proposal will be looked at in context of China ‘taking sides’ Proposal will be looked at in context of China ‘taking sides’

Read More US secretary of state credits China and India for having ‘a little bit more influence with Russia these days’ US secretary of state credits China and India for having ‘a little bit more influence with Russia these days’

Read More Five scenarios for the end of the war, from a Russian or Ukrainian breakthrough to a frozen conflict Ukraine’s war reaches the one-year mark with no immediate end in sight. Both sides want to carry on fighting, and any negotiated peace looks a long way off. So how might the war end? Here…

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Read More The West’s failed Ukraine strategy has empowered the Global Majority to reject US domination In his recent landmark address to Russia’s parliament, President Vladimir Putin cited the war in Ukraine and US/NATO involvement in the conflict as the main reason for his decision to “suspend” Moscow’s participation in the 2010 New START Treaty on…

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Read More British Medical Association announces industrial action in dispute over pay UK politics live – latest news updates Junior doctors in England will strike for three days from 13 March in a dispute over pay, the British Medical Association has announced. More details soon … Continue reading…British Medical Association announces industrial action in dispute…

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Read More Any bankruptcy rescue deal for London-listed group would wipe out shareholders Shares in Cineworld have plunged further after the movie chain said it had received no all-cash offers from potential suitors to save its global business, and any bankruptcy rescue deal would wipe out shareholders. The London-listed group, which was forced into bankruptcy…

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Read More Ukraine president strikes tone of grim defiance as he recalls ‘longest day of our lives’ on 24 February 2022 Volodymyr Zelenskiy has pledged to push for victory this year as Ukraine marks the sombre first anniversary of the Russian invasion, an event the president called “the longest day of our lives”. Funerals for…

Read MorePutin-ally says Russia will be victorious in Ukraine and is ready to fight until the Polish border to counter ‘threats’.Putin-ally says Russia will be victorious in Ukraine and is ready to fight until the Polish border to counter ‘threats’.

Read More Regan is third candidate to be Scotland’s first minister, with Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf, with nominations closing at noon Ash Regan is joining the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon today. Assuming no one else decides to jump in before nominations close at midday, she will be facing Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf,…

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Read More Archbishop says Russia cannot be treated like Germany after first world war, nor Ukraine forced into unjust compromise Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The archbishop of Canterbury has said an end to the war in Ukraine cannot lead to Russia being treated like Germany after the first world war. Justin Welby, writing…

Read MoreAbdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody.Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody.