Human rights group says Israel ‘brazenly, continuously and with total impunity … unleashed hell’ on strip’s 2.3m population A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human rights […]
Year: 2024
Minority coalition of PM Michel Barnier falls after three months, the shortest of any administration of France’s Fifth Republic France has been plunged into political crisis after a no-confidence vote brought down the government, ending the beleaguered minority coalition of the rightwing prime minister Michel Barnier after only three months. […]
Police look for suspect who shot and killed Brian Thompson, 50, outside Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan Healthcare boss’s fatal shooting: what we know so far The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, was shot dead on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press […]
People Power party says it will vote against impeachment bill brought by opposition amid outrage over Yoon’s attempt to declare martial law South Korea’s ruling party says it will rally behind the beleaguered president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to block a move by the opposition to impeach him over his botched […]
US says current climate rules are satisfactory, prompting condemnation from activists and vulnerable countries Climate justice campaigners have condemned the US after the world’s largest historic greenhouse gas emitter argued against countries being legally obliged to combat the climate crisis. The US intervention came on Wednesday as part of the […]
Yoon completes dramatic U-turn by lifting martial law hours after announcing it, after unanimous vote from MPs against the measure and widespread outcry The White House has said it is “closely” monitoring the situation in South Korea. “The administration is in contact with the ROK government and is monitoring the […]
Police confirm serial killer nurse is being interviewed about cases at a second centre, Liverpool Women’s hospital Cheshire police have interviewed Lucy Letby in prison under caution over the alleged murders of more babies she cared for. Letby, a former neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester hospital was convicted […]
Audience member who was at BBC live show claims MasterChef presenter was ‘disrespectful’ to interpreter Gregg Wallace asked a British Sign Language interpreter to sign “big boobs” and “sexy bum” in front of a live audience at the BBC Good Food show, an attender has told the Guardian. A MasterChef […]
The competition’s youngest contestant scoops the award for animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community Jasleen Kaur has won the 2024 Turner prize for her work animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community. Kaur, 38, the youngest artist on this year’s shortlist, […]
EPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of school Incomplete records and patchy data mean there could be up to 300,000 children missing out on education in England, according to a thinktank that wants a national register to track those […]