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Read More Posthumous award for police, firefighters and others comes after campaign by fathers of murdered PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone An award for public servants killed in the line of duty has been announced by the UK government. The Elizabeth Emblem will be awarded as recognition to the next of kin of “those…

Read More Soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate incidents in recent months involving ‘narco mines’ planted in western Mexico. Soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate incidents in recent months involving ‘narco mines’ planted in western Mexico.

Read More Ksenia Karelina faces life in prison over what husband says stems from charity donation – and he’s calling on the US to help It could be the making of a fairytale – a love story about a ballerina and a boxer. Instead, it turned into a nightmare. The amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, an…

Read More As 2024 campaign begins, US vice-president’s gender and race are strengths in fight to retain young voters and voters of color Standing on the arch of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Kamala Harris said she felt compelled to begin her remarks by addressing…

Read MoreFirst payment of $20m to be disbursed after Sweden gets assurances of the UNRWA’s checks on spending and personnel.First payment of $20m to be disbursed after Sweden gets assurances of the UNRWA’s checks on spending and personnel.

Read MoreSome have been jailed for refusing to serve in the armed forces while others face threats and harassment.Some have been jailed for refusing to serve in the armed forces while others face threats and harassment.

Read MoreReport by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity.Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity.

Read More A glimpse at the world of women bullfighters in Mexico City, as the spectacle makes its return two years after a judge banned it — generating excitement from fans and criticism over animal cruelty. (Image credit: Fernando Llano) A glimpse at the world of women bullfighters in Mexico City, as the spectacle makes…

Read More Officials started special operation with new ‘credible information’ received by police Officials started special operation with new ‘credible information’ received by police

Read More Amendments will update references to makeup of a family and women’s ‘life within the home’ Ireland has begun counting votes after a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the makeup of a family and women’s “life within the home”. The votes, which took place on International Women’s Day, are the…

Read More Pro-Palestine campaigners spray and cut a portrait of a British politician involved in creating the state of Israel A pro-Palestine group has spray-painted and slashed a painting of Lord Arthur James Balfour, an early 20th Century British foreign secretary who supported the establishment of a Jewish homeland in what is now Israel. A…

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Read More Dangerous batteries and conversion kits still being sold online, new safety data reveals Eleven people were killed in fires caused by e-bikes in the UK last year as ministers face calls for urgent action over the sale of dangerous products. E-bike fires can be particularly deadly because they can rapidly ignite in a…

Read More US president told supporters Hungary’s premier was looking for dictatorship Joe Biden has criticised his election rival Donald Trump for meeting Viktor Orbán, saying the Hungarian premier was “looking for dictatorship”. Orbán travelled to Florida on Friday to meet his “good friend” former US president Trump. He has frequently expressed hope for the…

Read MoreAn absurd spectacle as the US drops aid into Gaza while also arming Israel.An absurd spectacle as the US drops aid into Gaza while also arming Israel.

Read More The state of Israeli society, five months after the Oct. 7 attack, is crucial to understanding where the Israel-Hamas conflict might lead. Here are five ways Israel has been transformed. The state of Israeli society, five months after the Oct. 7 attack, is crucial to understanding where the Israel-Hamas conflict might lead. Here…

Read More Matt Rosendale says his failed Senate run fueled ‘false and defamatory rumors’ about his family A Republican congressman from Montana has announced that he is quitting politics after he says his failed recent bid for the US senate led to “a death threat” against him as well as “false and defamatory rumors” about…

Read More Whistleblower Ian Foxley alleges MoD had role in him losing his job while acquitted businessman John Mason seeks payment of legal costs ‘Deniable fiddle’: the MoD, Saudi Arabia and a scandal half a century in the making The government is facing legal action on two fronts after a court case that heard allegations…

Read More In India, cinema speaks many languages. “To have not seen the films of Satyajit Ray,” Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese director, once said, “is to have lived in the world without ever having seen the moon and the sun.” Yet I know Ray’s moons and suns simply because we spoke the same language.…

Read MoreFighting has forcibly displaced more than 8 million people, with millions more in need of food and humanitarian aid.Fighting has forcibly displaced more than 8 million people, with millions more in need of food and humanitarian aid.

Read MoreIran’s monarchists have moved closer to Israel, which they see as a key ally in their fight to reinstate the Pahlavis.Iran’s monarchists have moved closer to Israel, which they see as a key ally in their fight to reinstate the Pahlavis.

Read MoreGemini’s attempt to correct the marginalisation of ethnic minorities has backfired.Gemini’s attempt to correct the marginalisation of ethnic minorities has backfired.

Read More Pentagon says planning for military port to deliver aid is in early stages and could involve more than 1,000 troops to build Thousands of protesters are expected to gather again in central London to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the fifth major pro-Palestine demonstration in the capital so far this year.…

Read MoreUS military says it was responding to a large-scale attack by the Iran-aligned group that posed an ‘imminent threat’.US military says it was responding to a large-scale attack by the Iran-aligned group that posed an ‘imminent threat’.

Read More Proponents of ‘bathing waters’ designation say it would force action on sewage but others worry about impact of more visitors The waters of the River Cam are an unsettling lurid green on a dull day. The river that flows through Cambridge and has been enjoyed by swimmers including Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, Virginia…

Read More Guy Chambers says future albums may need disclaimers about how they were made amid rise of AI’s use for writing songs The songwriter behind hits for Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue has described the acceleration in use of artificial intelligence in the music industry as “terrifying” because of its potential to replace songwriters.…

Read More Some of the Tories’ ‘anti-woke warriors’ seem unaware that protection of speech in parliament does not extend to social media On 28 October, Michelle Donelan, the secretary of state for science, published a letter expressing her “disgust and outrage” that two academics who had been appointed to an advisory group had been “sharing…

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Read More Longer days—and an hour less of sleep—are ahead for most of North America as the clocks “spring forward” this Sunday, March 10, marking the beginning of daylight saving time.  The practice has spurned plenty of debate over the years, as many feel it adds unnecessary disruption to our circadian rhythms. Most recently, the…

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Read MoreThree more children die of malnutrition in Gaza as US President Biden says ceasefire by Ramadan ‘looking tough’.Three more children die of malnutrition in Gaza as US President Biden says ceasefire by Ramadan ‘looking tough’.

Read More Exclusive: Paper by UCL professor says ‘wobbly’ space-time could instead explain expansion of universe and galactic rotation Dark matter is supposed to account for 85% of the mass in the universe, according to conventional scientific wisdom. But proponents of a radical new theory of gravity, in which space-time is “wobbly”, say their approach…

Read MoreBritain’s Andy Murray falls to a straight-set defeat against Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the third round at Indian Wells.Britain’s Andy Murray falls to a straight-set defeat against Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the third round at Indian Wells.

Read MoreVote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress.Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress.

Read More Fifth major pro-Palestine rally of the year comes after government adviser warns against portraying protesters as extremist Thousands of protesters are expected to gather again in central London to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the fifth major pro-Palestine demonstration in the capital so far this year. Saturday’s protest comes a day…