Why is the Bab al-Mandab Strait so important?
Thousands of refugees have fled Yemen in recent days after Iran-backed Houthis seized territory along the country’s Red Sea coastline, including near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Yemen has been devastated by a civil war that began in 2014, when the…
UN climate change body accused of conflict of interest, Saudi influence
An investigation conducted by the Guardian is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest among experts helping produce the next major assessment from the UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Out of the 223 lead authors in the…
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone
Warning: This article contains distressing details The juror forewoman has claimed in a media interview that Desronvil had expressed reasonable doubt about Clancy’s guilt, which would require him to find her not guilty. He denies this. Clancy has…
Lady Diana: Spencer’s memoir on Diana reignites royal controversy
Prince Charles married with Lady Diana in 1981. The couple divorced in 1996 and a decade later Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Camilla. Spencer has long clashed with the royals over their treatment of his older sister. Keywords for…
Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies
British journalist Mark Doyle, best known for his reporting on conflicts in Africa in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 67 after a short illness. After living in Africa, he joined the BBC in 1986. Doyle became East Africa correspondent in 1993 and made…
How is the EU responding to record fuel prices?
Transport fuel prices in the European Union have struck record highs in recent days, driven by oil futures surging because of the Middle East war and Ukranian strikes on Russian refineries.The scale of the price increases have differed significantly from…
Nigeria prison deaths: Inside the cell where 33 inmates lost their lives
Usman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable to speak. The day before he had been trapped inside the stifling room, measuring roughly 6m (19.7ft) by 3m (9.8ft), with more than 50…
Macron urges world to ‘stand firm’ against ‘abuse of power by empires’ in final UN speech
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent «law of the jungle». Read moreUN live: ‘No peace without justice,’ Macron tells General Assembly Macron, giving…
Burnham 'gets it' says Trump, as the two leaders meet for first time
Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the «terrible» Chagos deal. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Viral NATO video falsely framed as ‘war propaganda’ against Russia – Truth or Fake
A viral NATO video is being falsely framed online as “war propaganda”, with users accusing the Alliance of sharing a “promotional video” designed to prepare the public for imminent war with Russia. But the footage is not new: NATO published it in July…