State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AP…
UK demands Israel stop ‘unimaginable’ Gaza famine as children starve to death
The UK, Australia and other European states demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza, describing the humanitarian suffering as “unimaginable” as another five Palestinians die of starvation 18:10, 12 Aug…
Man crushed to death by heavy wife after she ‘stumbled and fell on top of him’
A 59-year-old Portuguese man has died after his partner stumbled as she got out of bed and fell on top of him. Neighbours rushed to help after hearing her screams…
We Asked Pete Hegseth if Women Should Have the Right to Vote. The Answer Was Unsettling.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raised an alarming question last…
Russian forces break through Ukraine frontline days before Putin-Trump summit
Around 100,000 Russian troops are believed to have travelled at least 10km north of the Ukrainian frontline – days before upcoming peace talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin 17:25,…
Panicking horse crashes head-first into car during nightmare funeral procession
Shocking footage of an Irish funeral procession shows the moment a horse and cart broke free. Out of control, the horse ran through a red light and went head first…
What Israelis actually think about starvation in Gaza
How do Israelis feel about the increasingly horrifying crimes its government is committing in Gaza? This is one of the key questions going forward. Israel is a (teetering) democracy with…
Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Policing
new video loaded: Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Policing By Campbell Robertson, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Nikolay Nikolov•August 12, 2025 President Trump said that he was temporarily taking control of the Washington,…
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or are doing so at minimal levels – said Dr. Rik…
Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
In its annual report released on Tuesday, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said it had made “important progress” documenting crimes and identifying those responsible, including commanders of security…