Nika Shahkarami, 16, disappeared on her way to anti-hijab protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini The mother of an Iranian teenager who died after joining protests over Mahsa Amini’s death has accused the authorities of murdering her daughter and pressuring her into saying that her death was a suicide, […]
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Senior figures see decision as a slight on the US and a sign that the oil producers club is aligning with Russia The Biden administration and its supporters have reacted angrily to the Opec+ decision to cut oil production, seeing it as a rebuff to the US president’s efforts to […]
American GM takes early lead at US Chess Championship Niemann makes first remarks since report of serial cheating Carlsen v Niemann controversy is ‘tragedy’ for both sides The embattled American grandmaster Hans Niemann struck a defiant pose on Wednesday in his first public appearance since an investigation found that he […]
Ukrainian army making ‘fast and powerful progress’ in south, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy Russia-Ukraine war: latest news The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has appeared to concede the severity of the Kremlin’s recent military reversals in Ukraine, insisting Russia would “stabilise” the situation in four Ukrainian regions it illegally claimed as its […]
Major disruption to NHS over winter feared if ballot of 300,000 staff over 5% pay increase results in industrial action Hundreds of thousands of nurses across the UK are to be balloted about going on strike in a move that risks disrupting the NHS this winter. For the first time […]
PM pledges to get country ‘through the tempest’ but Tories leave Birmingham downbeat and divided Liz Truss has attempted to unite her party around a common enemy of the “anti-growth coalition” of unions, remainers and green campaigners after a turbulent Tory conference that left her party downbeat and divided, and […]
Tesla chief executive had been set for court showdown after attempting to scrap deal Elon Musk has offered to complete his proposed $44bn (£38bn) acquisition of Twitter in a dramatic U-turn on his decision to walk away from the deal. Lawyers for Musk confirmed in a court filing on Tuesday […]
As country mourns teenager killed in demonstrations, video shows how female-led protests have spread to the classroom High school girls have become the latest Iranians to join anti-government protests in large numbers, as the country mourned a teenager killed in the first days of protests. Nika Shahkarami, who lived in […]
Research suggests immune response may be cause of delirium and brain fog in Covid patients Severe Covid infections can cause immune reactions that damage nerve cells in the brain, causing memory problems and confusion, and potentially raising the risk of long-term health issues, research suggests. Scientists at King’s College London […]
Research comes as government signals fresh round of public spending cuts More than 330,000 excess deaths in Great Britain in recent years can be attributed to spending cuts to public services and benefits introduced by a UK government pursuing austerity policies, according to an academic study. The authors of the […]