Sat 11 October 2023: Protests at shipping ports and a unique court case are bringing attention to Australian weapons exports to Israel amid the war on Gaza, a trade that critics describe as secretive and unaccountable. “Few people know that Australia has one of the most secretive, unaccountable weapons export systems in the world,” Australian Greens […]
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Sat 11 October 2023: The UK government has tabled plans to add India to an expanded list of safe states, which would speed up the process of returning Indians who travel from the country illegally and rule out their chance of seeking asylum in […]
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Fri 10 October 2023: Negotiations on Ukrainian membership in the European Union should not move forward, with the war-torn country “in no way ready” to join the bloc, Hungary’s premier said. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s remarks came on Friday, two days after Brussels recommended the opening of membership talks. The comments suggest that Budapest could block any […]
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Fri 10 October 2023: The political future of British Home Secretary Suella Braverman hangs in the balance as she faces anger within her own Conservative Party after making unauthorised comments about the country’s pro-Palestine demonstrations, which she called “hate marches” and for criticising the police. In an opinion piece published in The Times on Thursday, Braverman said […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: Russia is trying to get back parts of defence systems it had exported in an attempt to restock for its invasion of Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported. In an article published on Wednesday, the US-based newspaper reported – citing three people with knowledge of the encounter – that Russian officials […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: Hollywood actors have reached a tentative agreement with major studios to end a months-long strike that has halted the production of hundreds of films and television shows. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) said on Wednesday that its strike would end at midnight (08:00 GMT on Thursday) after negotiators reached a preliminary deal on […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the European Commission’s annual report assessing its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, saying it was unjust and biased. The report, published on Wednesday by the EU’s executive arm, accused Ankara of “serious backsliding” on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday that over 1.6 million children are expected to suffer from malnutrition in 2024 and children in South Sudan will be the worst affected. Citing data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the WFP said that “more than 1.6 million children under five […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: Around 3.2 million adults have missed some type of major bill payment in the last two years, according to new research. The Mortgage Lender has found six percent of the adult population in the UK have missed either a mortgage payment, debt repayment, rent or energy bill, The Express reported. This comes amid the cost of […]
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G7 foreign ministers meet in Tokyo. Wed 08 October 2023: G7 leaders have met in Tokyo for meetings which have been dominated by the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign minsters, including the US’ Antony Blinken, have just issued a joint statement condemning Hamas – and, as expected – have supported Israel’s right to self-defence and called for […]
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