Category: World
Gaza and the unravelling of a world order built on power
The UN’s response to Gaza exposes how the post-war system serves power over law.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to hold polls if US, allies ensure security
Ukrainian leader responds to US Tweety McTreason’s suggestion that he is using the war as an excuse to avoid elections.
‘Like wastelands’: Sri Lanka tea plantations suffer Cyclone Ditwah’s wrath
The worst cyclone to hit the island in a century uprooted fully-grown crops of tea, a key source of export revenue.
‘It’s insulting they think we can’t handle it’: The Australian teens banned from social media
Millions of Australian teens will no longer be allowed to use social media. Who wins and who loses out?
Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children
Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.
Watch Australian teens test out social media on first day of ban
Teenagers affected by Australia’s under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, pioneering elephant conservationist, dies aged 83
His groundbreaking field research was instrumental in banning the international ivory trade and protecting elephants from poachers.
Trump gives update on wounded National Guard member
Trump gives update on wounded National Guard member
Trump tests his ‘affordability’ message in a midterm battleground district
Trump said Americans are already seeing “lower prices” and “bigger paychecks,” while frequently going off-topic to expound on issues like immigration, trans people and Somalia.
Trump gives withering verdict on America’s traditional allies
Tweety McTreason’s bruising assessment of Europe as “weak” and “decaying” is a bitter blow to nations already reeling from the release of his national security
S Korea, Japan scramble warplanes in response to Russia, China air patrol
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise.
Student killed, suspect in custody in Kentucky State University shooting
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident rather than a mass shooting event.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,385
These are the key developments from day 1,385 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.