Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future
Observed each year on 12 August, the Day draws attention to the rights, contributions and challenges of young people everywhere. This year’s theme – Local youth action for the SDGs…
Four years on, here’s what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like
Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning that the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan is…
Israel’s chilling warning to Iranian leader as Tehran publishes IDF ‘hit list’
Israeli officials have responded to a ‘hit list’ of assassination targets including many members of the country’s top brass who helped orchestrate the ‘Red Wedding’ attack 20:35, 11 Aug 2025…
Man gored to death after taunting huge bull at packed Caribbean festival
Yovanis Márquez, 35, was taking part in a bullfighting festival – known as ‘corraleja’ – in the north of Coloimbia when he tried to summersault over the horned beast 19:46,…
Trump Promised to Fix Inflation. He’s Doing This Instead.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Immigrants are a central force within American society. Many…
Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker
World / August 11, 2025 The Indian prime minister discovers that the world’s biggest bully sees fawning as weakness. Ad Policy President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister…
Donald Trump snubs Zelensky from Putin meeting in brutal ‘nothing happened’ slam
Donald Trump is set for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin on Friday, but appears to have sidelined Volodymyr Zelensky from this week’s discussions 17:45, 11 Aug 2025Updated 17:46, 11…
Conservative writer Max Boot discusses the changing world order
Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Like it or not, the world is changing. President Trump’s reelection is…
Property mogul with links to Putin regime dies ‘suddenly’ in mystery circumstances
Multi-millionaire property mogul Mikhail Kenin – who created Russia’s largest property development firm – was apparently healthy when he died aged just 56 17:20, 11 Aug 2025Updated 17:21, 11 Aug…
Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
Olga Cherevko from aid coordination office, OCHA, said conditions at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis were “shocking” when she visited there on Sunday, with hallways crammed with patients. Many were…