Month: April 2023

Read More Members of terrorised Port-au-Prince communities armed with rocks and machetes carry out wave of lynchings Explainer: How did Haiti’s crisis get so bad? As Vélina Élysée Charlier ventured on to the streets of her conflict-stricken city last week, she encountered scenes that will haunt her for many years to come. Armed civilians dragging…

Read MorePeople escape any way they can as ceasefires are agreed only to be broken.People escape any way they can as ceasefires are agreed only to be broken.

Read MoreArchitects Sumayya Vally and Alejandro Aravena on challenging narratives and designing spaces that reflect us.Architects Sumayya Vally and Alejandro Aravena on challenging narratives and designing spaces that reflect us.

Read More Heavy clashes erupt again in the war-torn capital Heavy clashes erupt again in the war-torn capital

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Read More Russian troops ‘set up camp, fished, and dug defensive positions six miles from power plant’ Russian troops ‘set up camp, fished, and dug defensive positions six miles from power plant’

Read More Conservative candidates in this week’s polls include several who were reinstated after accusations of racism and Islamophobia Five Conservative councillors standing for the party in this week’s local elections in England, have been suspended for alleged racism and Islamophobia in recent years – including one who suggested banning mosques and another who accused…

Read More Keir Starmer needs to convert poll leads to council clean sweeps to show his party is on the road back to power Much of England goes to the polls on Thursday in local elections that will set the political tone going into the summer. The balance of power ought to be clear: Labour…

Read More Coastguard agency says fire was extinguished and all 60 passengers were evacuated safe and well Passengers on a ferry to Orkney had to be evacuated and taken ashore by lifeboat after the vessel ran aground in what was described as “a major incident”. All 60 passengers, including three children and a baby, were…

Read More President says island is only receiving two-thirds of the petrol it needs as queues outside gas stations stretch miles There was a time when International Workers’ Day was marked in Cuba by parades involving millions of people marching through Havana’s Revolution Square. Many came out of conviction, some because they were pressured, others…

Read MorePolling stations open for a constitutional overhaul that would extend the president’s tenure for more than a decade.Polling stations open for a constitutional overhaul that would extend the president’s tenure for more than a decade.

Read More Consumers are being ‘misled’ into believing dairy cattle graze in fields, says animal rights campaign Some of the UK’s biggest food firms are accused of misleading consumers after buying their milk from intensive industrial dairy units despite using images to promote their products that show cows grazing in green fields. Tens of thousands…

Read More Labour leader ‘could not believe what he was reading’ when he saw letter saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people not subject to racism Keir Starmer says he could not believe what he was reading when he first saw the letter that Diane Abbott wrote to the Observer suggesting that Jewish, Irish and Traveller…

Read MoreThe army says it is attacking the capital from all directions to flush out its paramilitary rivals.The army says it is attacking the capital from all directions to flush out its paramilitary rivals.

Read More UK Ministry of Defence reports that Russian commanders have likely started punishing discipline breaches by detaining troops in ‘Zindans’ Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has also recalled the early days of Russia’s invasion, saying in an interview on Saturday he carries a pistol and would have fought to the death alongside his inner circle…

Read More Outdoor pianos, celebrity names and free tuition videos combine to get Britons tickling the ivories once more For years, it seemed like the piano was disappearing from British public life. The bulky instruments were cast out of homes and schools and offered for free online. But now – despite all the digital entertainment…

Read More Staff warn vulnerable children may be harmed as they struggle to find placements after 28 homes given deadline to shut by chain One of the UK’s largest for-profit care chains has been accused of failing dozens of vulnerable children by shutting 28 residential homes, with staff warning they are struggling to find placements…

Read More Last flight left on Saturday night following evacuation of nearly 1,900 people and amid concerns Sudan’s army had blocked some from leaving The final UK flight taking evacuees from Sudan left on Saturday night, the UK government has said, marking the end of Britain’s evacuation operation from the stricken country stricken by warring…

Read MoreFormer PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.Former PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.

Read More US president says he is ‘working like hell’ to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia on espionage charges Joe Biden has praised the “absolute courage” of Evan Gershkovich, the US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges, and reiterated calls on Moscow for his immediate release. The US president…

Read More ‘Poser alert: Why is your finger on the trigger!’ ‘Poser alert: Why is your finger on the trigger!’

Read More Permissive self-defense and gun laws spotlighted by recent shootings in which victims approached gunmen by mistake Waldes Thomas and Diamond Darville were driving for the grocery delivery service Instacart near Miami in mid-April when they drove the order up to the wrong address. Thomas, 19, and Darville, 18, reportedly told authorities they were…

Read More Top gardeners advise use of tougher varieties that can cope with extremes of heat and cold as conditions disappoint growers Gardeners are being urged to grow plants that can cope with extreme heat and cold after the Royal Horticultural Society was bombarded with letters from members asking why species they had cultivated successfully…

Read More The country has recorded its hottest, driest April yet. For people working outdoors, it’s no joke There are many better places to be in Spain than Madrid when recordbreaking temperatures bring summer’s ruthless heat in spring, prompting government health warnings, action plans from regional authorities and the familiar agonising wait for outdoor public…

Read MoreThe US president enjoyed some banter at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.The US president enjoyed some banter at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Read MoreAttack on village inside Russian territory follows drone raid on fuel storage facility in Russia-annexed Crimea.Attack on village inside Russian territory follows drone raid on fuel storage facility in Russia-annexed Crimea.

Read More Some argue that state-by-state incentives for buyers would be better spent on electric vehicle infrastructure Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In the race to adopt electric cars, one Australian state or territory is several laps in…

Read MoreVoters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reformsVoters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms

Read MoreIt comes after a wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine Friday which left at least 23 people dead.It comes after a wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine Friday which left at least 23 people dead.

Read More (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as what many see as the brazen attack on press freedom across the globe was on painful display. Upon arriving at the Washington Hilton on Saturday,…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 431st day, we take a look at the main developments.As the war enters its 431st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Read MoreUS warns that attack on Philippine vessels or aircraft in the Pacific would trigger a defence response from Washington.US warns that attack on Philippine vessels or aircraft in the Pacific would trigger a defence response from Washington.

Read More The British foreign secretary says antagonizing Beijing goes against London’s ‘national interests’, but Washington has other ideas British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has claimed in a recent keynote speech that trying to “isolate China” would constitute a “betrayal of [the UK’s] national interests” and spoke out against a “new Cold War.” Although he…

Read MoreGloria Morales has spent decades looking after the dogs of a remote Indigenous community in central Australia.Gloria Morales has spent decades looking after the dogs of a remote Indigenous community in central Australia.

Read More Abdalla Hamdok, who resigned in January last year, says conflict could spiral into bigger crisis than Syria, Yemen or Libya Sudan’s former prime minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that the conflict in the turbulent African nation could deteriorate to one of the world’s worst civil wars if it is not stopped early. More…