Man arrested for crashing car into the gates

Officers arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend, police said yesterday.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia stepping up war on its own people

On February 26, one of Russia’s longest-serving human rights activists stood up at the end of his trial in a Moscow court and offered his uncensored verdict on Russian democracy.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Italian crime lord held in Portugal

Portugal’s criminal police agency PJ said yesterday it arrested a member of Italy’s Camorra crime group who has been on the
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM

World food prices drop for 7th month

World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row February as falling cereal prices outweighed more costly sugar and meat, the Food and Agricultural Organization said yesterday.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia can fight on for at least 2 years

High oil prices, sanctions evasion and state investment are providing Russia with enough resources to fight on in Ukraine at the current intensity for at least two more years, Lithuanian intelligence agencies said in a report yesterday.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Sweden finally joins Nato

Sweden yesterday became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy.   
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Repatriate ‘IS bride’

A group of United Nations experts yesterday urged Britain to repatriate a woman stripped of her citizenship after leaving the country aged 15 to marry an Islamic State fighter.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

2023 deadliest for migrants in 10 years: IOM

At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said yesterday.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran executed 834 people last year

Iran executed at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015, as capital punishment in the Islamic republic surged to a “staggering” level, human rights groups said yesterday.
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM

China violating ‘fundamental rights’

UN human rights chief Volker Turk yesterday said China was violating fundamental rights in its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and called on Beijing to change course.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Ukraine using West’s ‘undelivered’ weapons!

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a full investigation after a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was circulated on Russian social media, in a huge embarrassment for Berlin.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Leak of Ukraine War Talks: Germany’s Scholz vows probe

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday promised a full investigation after what appeared to be a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Symbol of Hope’: Russians lay flowers at Navalny grave

Russians queued yetserday to place flowers on the grave of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, with mourners hailing him as a symbol of hope and perseverance the day after he was laid to rest in Moscow.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM

World resource extraction could surge 60pc by 2060

Extraction of Earth’s natural resources could surge 60 percent by 2060, imperilling climate goals and economic prosperity, the UN said yesterday, calling for dramatic changes in energy, food, transport and housing.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Over a billion people worldwide are obese

More than a billion people globally are now considered obese, a condition linked to an increased risk of numerous serious health problems, according to updated estimates from the World Health Organization and an international group of researchers.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM

UK boosts lawmakers’ security

The UK government announced a multi-million-pound package yesterday to boost the security of elected lawmakers who say they face increasing threats.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Moscow to take military-technical steps

Russia said yesterday it would adopt unspecified military-technical and other counter measures to protect itself against Sweden joining Nato, a move it cast as aggressive and as a mistake.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia jails veteran activist Orlov

Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison yesterday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM

BBC apologises to family at centre of news anchor allegations

The BBC Tuesday said yesterday it had apologised to the family of a man who they claimed was paid for sexually-explicit pictures when he was a teenager by the broadcaster’s star news anchor.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Sending troops to Ukraine: Europeans rule it out as

Germany, Britain and other European countries said yesterday they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine, after France hinted at the possibility, and the Kremlin warned that any such move would inevitably lead to conflict between Russia and Nato.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM