MI6 chief says ‘no evidence’ Putin wants Ukraine peace deal as he blasts ‘lies’
In his outgoing speech, Sir Richard Moore said Vladimir Putin is ‘stringing us along’ amid failing efforts to broker a truce – calling the Russian leader out for his ‘lies…
Putin says successor to be conflict-scarred veteran of botched Ukraine invasion
The Russian despot hinted at his would-be successor in a major speech declaring the baton should be passed to people who ‘fear nothing in serving their country’ 17:05, 19 Sep…
Hollywood stars back boycott as Israel’s minister targets film academy
Javier Bardem arrives for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images…
Trump says talk with China’s Xi yielded progress, including on TikTok
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption…
146 Land and Environmental Defenders Killed or Disappeared in 2024
Julia Francisco Martínez stands at the graveside of her husband Juan, a Honduran Indigenous defender who was found murdered in 2015. Credit: Giles Clarke / Global Witness by Umar Manzoor…
Frontline of a Planetary Emergency: Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action
Sunita Narain (4th left), Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, along with an invited guests and a team from Down To Earth, displays a copy of the…
Outsourcing Cruelty: Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine
Credit: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters via Gallo Images by Inés M. Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, September 19, 2025 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 19 (IPS) – Thousands of Afghans who…
Hero rescuer’s desperate bid to save family ‘locked inside’ burning Tesla
Rescuer Roman Jedrzejewski said he ‘wanted to save people’ but was unable after the car became increasingly hot from the fire, preventing him from opening its doors 16:35, 19 Sep…
‘I was trafficked for Dubai ‘Porta Potty’ parties – men offered thousands to do humiliating things’
BBC docuseries Death in Dubai explores the grim reality of ‘Porta-Potty’ parties, where young women are reportedly lured with luxury gifts, only to be subjected to abusive acts 15:58, 19…