Month: February 2024

Read More Labour backbenchers urge party not to whip them against SNP’s motion calling for immediate ceasefire Keir Starmer risks triggering the biggest rebellion of his leadership if he tries to stop his MPs voting on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, backbenchers have warned. Labour MPs are urging their leader not to whip…

Read More Riyad al-Maliki tells international court of justice that Israel has subjected Palestinians to decades of discrimination and apartheid The Palestinian foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, has accused Israel of “colonialism and apartheid” at a world court hearing on the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands since 1967. “For over a century, the inalienable right of…

Read MoreRescuers with shovels and axes are trying to find survivors in the country’s eastern province.Rescuers with shovels and axes are trying to find survivors in the country’s eastern province.

Read More Gabriela Rodriguez cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years A cleaner is taking legal action against a top City law firm for indirect race discrimination after being fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich from a discarded platter. Gabriela Rodriguez from Ecuador cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years.…

Read More Video platform under scrutiny over potential breach of Digital Services Act, in areas including age verification The EU has launched a formal investigation into whether TikTok has broken online content rules, including the safeguarding of children. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, said it had opened official proceedings against the Chinese-owned short…

Read MoreYulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexey Navalny, vowed on Monday to carry on her husband’s work to bring about “a free, peaceful, happy Russia” and called on his followers to rally alongside her follownig his death in a Russian prison camp.Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexey Navalny, vowed on Monday to carry on her…

Read More Ex-president links Russian opposition leader’s death to his own political grievances after criticism from Haley Donald Trump has offered a belated acknowledgement of the purportedly sudden death of Alexei Navalny, three days after the Russian opposition leader collapsed in one of Russia’s penal colonies. But Trump failed to join with – or acknowledge…

Read More Data from almost 100 million people compares the expected and observed incidents of side effects A big data study of 99 million people across eight countries showed greater than expected incidence of side effects from various Covid-19 vaccines, the Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) said on Monday. The study, originally published in the medical…

Read More It is the third – and largest – group of children that Qatar has helped return to their families in Ukraine. Their ages range from two to 16 It is the third – and largest – group of children that Qatar has helped return to their families in Ukraine. Their ages range from…

Read More Florence museum boss compares process to cleaning a bathroom as media are granted privileged access Michelangelo’s David is recognised as one of the most sublime works in the history of sculpture, but according to the director of Florence’s Accademia Gallery, dusting it is much like cleaning a bathroom. “You know when you clean…

Read More Scottish first minister says raising and extending windfall tax would be throwing workers ‘on scrapheap’ Humza Yousaf has accused Labour of behaving like Margaret Thatcher by throwing oil and gas workers on the “on the scrapheap”, as he announced the Scottish National party would not back proposals for extending the fossil fuel windfall…

Read More Nato’s newest member, which shares 830-mile border with Russia, plans to open hundreds of new shooting ranges Finland plans to open more than 300 new shooting ranges to encourage more citizens to take up the hobby in the interest of national defence. It is hoped that shooting in the Nordic country – which…

Read More Governor’s signature marks end of long fight over legislative lines and greatly reduces the Republican bias baked into current maps The Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, has signed into law a pair of new state legislative maps, undoing a Republican gerrymander that has shaped Wisconsin politics for more than a decade and giving Democrats…

Read MorePalestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour was moved to tears in his final remarks at the ICJ’s hearing.Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour was moved to tears in his final remarks at the ICJ’s hearing.

Read More The results are in from the US academics, and it does not bode well for the GOP nominee The results are in from the US academics, and it does not bode well for the GOP nominee

Read More Hundreds of tractors have blocked downtown Prague as part of demonstrations against EU agriculture policies Czech farmers protesting against EU agriculture policies, environmental requirements and high energy prices have been described as supporters of Russia by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. On Monday, hundreds of tractors blocked off sections of Prague and disrupted traffic…

Read More A person of interest has been named in the dissapearance of a young girl in Texas after she did not turn up at school A person of interest has been named in the dissapearance of a young girl in Texas after she did not turn up at school

Read MoreForeign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urges judges to order an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urges judges to order an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Read More Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala in 1868 Westminster Abbey has agreed “in principle” to returning a sacred tablet to the Ethiopian Orthodox church, igniting a debate around restitution claims made by the East African nation. The tabot – a blackened flat piece…

Read More The online RT Academy is now open for registration RT has launched a new English-language educational project for journalists, the RT Academy. The first in a series of free online courses will begin on April 1, and applications can now be submitted at the RT Academy website. The initial training course is open…

Read MoreRussian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered “sudden death syndrome” in prison.Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered “sudden death syndrome” in prison.

Read More BANGKOK, Feb 19 (IPS) – Dr Ismahane Elouafi has her work cut out. As the new executive managing director of CGIAR, a global network of agricultural research centers, her mandate, simply put, is to tackle the world’s most severe hunger crisis in modern history. Read the full story, “Smallholder Farmers Are Key to…

Read More KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 19 (IPS) – Imperialism continues to dominate the world. Globalisation is losing to some of its anti-theses, but imperialism still rules, increasingly by law, albeit in changing even contradictory ways. Read the full story, “Imperialism, Globalisation and Its Discontents*”, on globalissues.org → KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 19 (IPS) – Imperialism continues…

Read More Aparcel bomb was placed at a courthouse in Thessaloniki and addressed to the judge Aparcel bomb was placed at a courthouse in Thessaloniki and addressed to the judge

Read MoreOfficials say 85% of all Bolivia’s municipalities are now under alert due to heavy rains.Officials say 85% of all Bolivia’s municipalities are now under alert due to heavy rains.

Read MorePalestinians risked their lives trying to get aid in Gaza City as Israeli soldiers opened fire on the starving crowd.Palestinians risked their lives trying to get aid in Gaza City as Israeli soldiers opened fire on the starving crowd.

Read More Youtuber who has a history of infiltrating awards ceremonies got on stage while the Oppenheimer team were receiving their award A “social media prankster” invaded the stage during the best picture presentation at the Bafta film awards in London on Sunday. Bafta said in a statement: “A social media prankster was removed by…

Read More Former chief economist Andy Haldane says keeping rates high could ‘crush the economy’ Business live – latest updates The Bank of England risks making the UK’s recession worse unless it cuts interest rates soon to ease the pressure on households amid the cost of living crisis, its former chief economist has warned. Andy…

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Read More A huge “fireball” was filmed shooting across the night sky in Spain on Friday, 16 February. A huge “fireball” was filmed shooting across the night sky in Spain on Friday, 16 February.

Read More ‘Hamas has a choice – they can surrender, release the hostages’ or the fighting will continue, says Israeli war cabinet member ‘Hamas has a choice – they can surrender, release the hostages’ or the fighting will continue, says Israeli war cabinet member

Read More A bipartisan delegation had sought to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid with senior officials in Budapest Senior Hungarian officials have refused to meet four US senators who arrived in Budapest on Sunday, Washington’s envoy to the country has said. The American lawmakers are attempting to press Prime Minister Viktor Orban into speeding up approval…

Read MoreA Michigan man has admitted to the rape and murder of a fellow U.S. tourist near a picturesque castle in southern Germany.A Michigan man has admitted to the rape and murder of a fellow U.S. tourist near a picturesque castle in southern Germany.

Read MoreThe Yemeni group says its missiles damaged a British-registered cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.The Yemeni group says its missiles damaged a British-registered cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.