Category: News
Britain’s system for controlling arms exports is broken, former diplomat claims
Britain’s system for controlling arms exports is broken, subject to political manipulation and has seen conduct that crossed the threshold into complicity with war crimes, [more…]
Changes to law would give police ‘licence to kill’, UK rights groups warn
Police want changes to the law giving them “a licence to kill”, leading rights groups have warned as the government prepares to give officers new [more…]
GB Energy faces ‘challenging’ task to find CEO for Aberdeen HQ, sources say
Britain’s state-owned energy company faces a “challenging” task to find a chief executive for its Aberdeen HQ when it begins recruiting this month, senior industry [more…]
Ecuador goes to the polls amid rise in drug-related gang violence
Ecuadorians are voting in a presidential election that has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when they chose a young, conservative [more…]
NHS staff barred from workplace for considering Palestine demonstration
Two NHS professionals were investigated and barred from their workplace for expressing interest in organising a peaceful protest in support of Palestine during their lunch [more…]
‘Time running out’ for UK to apologise over forced adoptions
Time is running out for the UK government to issue a formal apology to women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption [more…]
Why Trump blinked before imposing his ‘beautiful’ tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Donald Trump was in his element in the Oval Office this week. Surrounded by cameras, flanked by billionaire allies and confronted by a barrage of [more…]
Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality
Mexico breathed a sigh of relief this week when Donald Trump delayed his threatened tariffs by a month, apparently swerving away from an economic crisis [more…]
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 [more…]
Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict
A summit of regional leaders has called for an immediate unconditional ceasefire within five days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Rwandan president, [more…]
