DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma
Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged city would hold somehow. Then, one morning in late January,…
Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
“I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On the way home, I looked up and saw a rocket heading towards me. I tried to run, but it was…
Ukraine ‘suicide drones’ attack Putin’s key energy plant in crippling blow
Ukraine’s kamikaze drone teams launch devastating attack deep within the heart of the Kremlin’s gas exports which are funding Putin’s brutal war-machine with billions of pounds a-year 16:23, 25 Aug…
Gisele Pelicot’s daughter reveals reason they no longer speak after rape trial
Gisele Pelicot’s daughter said she would now only exchange short pleasantries with Gisele if she saw her in the supermarket – saying she feels like ‘the forgotten victim’ of the…
Is Edinburgh’s Fringe still fringe, or has it — gasp — gone mainstream?
Street performers entertain passersby on the Royal Mile as crowds of entertainers and festival-goers gather for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 1,…
Juries Desperately Need More Moms. Here’s How to Make That Happen.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Abraham Lincoln once said that “the greatest service of…
Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This
Politics / August 25, 2025 Trump’s former national security adviser is a very hateable figure. But he still needs defending from the president’s lawlessness. Ad Policy John Bolton, former national…
Pop Goes the Weasel
In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump. We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the…
Horny orca is manually ‘stimulated’ by zookeepers so he won’t have sex with mum
Horny orca Keijo, 11, is being manually stimulated after he reached adolescence with trainers hoping the move will avoid him feeling urges toward his own mother 13:58, 25 Aug 2025Updated…
Flights grounded at major airport after ‘severe medical emergency’ on tarmac
A ‘severe medical incident’ involving an airport staff member triggered widespread disruption at Auckland Airport in New Zealand, with passengers on affected flights forced to remain onboard 13:55, 25 Aug…