Iran’s government on Friday condemned French President Emmanuel Macron for remarks in which he expressed solidarity with protesters angry over the death of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been rocked by a month of protests since Amini died after being arrested b…
The Tories are destroying our NHS
At 10.55 am on the 7 October, I went to my local GP’s surgery for blood tests. Mentioning I felt twinges in my chest and a slight pain in my left arm, about 6 members of staff descended into the room in quick succession. Nurses, students, an assistant …
Syria: HTS captures Afrin from Turkish-backed rebels
A hardline Islamist militia controlling much of Syria’s northwest has overrun areas in and around the city of Afrin after fierce fighting with rival Syrian rebel factions backed by Turkey. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over the Afrin Military Hospit…
Jeremy Hunt replaces Kwarteng as Britain’s chancellor
Jeremy Hunt has been appointed Britain’s chancellor, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s office said on Friday, following Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking from the post after less than six weeks in the job. A former foreign secretary, Hunt has twice been unsuccessful i…
UN chief: 20 leading economies must help developing nations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a letter to finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 leading economies on Thursday urging they change course and steer a global economic recovery that includes developing countries hit hard by…
US: North Carolina shooting leaves up to six dead – report
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, responded to a shooting late on Thursday that left up to six people dead, including a police officer, an ABC News affiliate reported, citing law enforcement sources. Raleigh Police tweeted it was on the scene of an ac…
1.4 million under-fives malnourished in South Sudan: charity
About 1.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition in South Sudan, caught in the grip of widespread flooding and intercommunal conflict, the British charity Save the Children said on Friday. It said the world’s youngest co…
US Capitol riot probe votes to subpoena Trump to testify
Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted on Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify on his alleged role in the violence, in a major escalation of the sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up. During wha…
Turkey parliament adopts law jailing for ‘disinformation’
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading “disinformation”, despite deep concerns over free speech. Lawmakers from Erd…