There could be billions more people on Earth than previously thought Research warns needs of rural residents could be under-represented in decision-making The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Reeves should bend fiscal rules and borrow to fund defence, says Labour grandee The current military threat in Europe demands Britain and its allies do whatever is needed to restore security, said Lord Hain. Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
Brexit much less damaging to British exports than claimed, says Hunt The former chancellor said he believed ‘many claims about the impact of Brexit upon the UK’s economy were exaggerated’. The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Canada in talks with the EU to reduce US defense reliance: AP source A senior Canadian government official says Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join a EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Haitians Warn The Capital Is About To Fall As Gangs Continue Their Advance Haitians are warning that the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is about to fall completely as as armed gangs continue making advancements Latin Times · Mar 19, 2025
British charity worker injured in strike on UN facility in Gaza The 51-year-old was among the five people injured in an explosion at a UN Office for Project Services (Unops) facility in Deir al-Balah. Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
Israeli forces resume Gaza ground assault, seize part of Netzarim Corridor Israeli army says forces retake part of key land corridor to expand a ‘security zone and create a partial buffer’. Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025
AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday. Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025
The United Nations asked Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead if it'd give a talk on psychological manipulation: ‘Could we brainwash an entire community to fight for a fascist state? … Would we be okay with that? Turns out, yeah’ Players’ eagerness in the fight for Super Earth begs the question: are we the baddies? PC Gamer · Mar 19, 2025
Israel launches ‘limited ground operation’ to retake Netzarim corridor in Gaza UN calls for investigation after staff member among 20 people reportedly killed in renewed airstrikes The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Israel launches ground operation to reoccupy corridor which splits Gaza in half The Israeli military had previously withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor, which it established, following a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
Milestone reached in Scottish 'decolonisation' campaign at the UN RADICAL independence campaigners have handed papers to the United Nations in the first step of their bid to begin the “decolonisation” of… The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025
Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right? The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Elizabeth Sclater obituary Other lives: Pioneer in equality and diversity policy and practice The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Mapped: Which Ukrainian nuclear power plants could Trump take as part of the ceasefire deal? The estimated damages caused by Russia’s aerial attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure after three years of war are more than £11 billion
The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025 United Nations worker killed in Gaza as Israel launches ground operation A United Nations (UN) worker has been killed in Gaza after the organisation said one of its compounds had been targeted ...
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report A fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza which has killed more than 400 Palestinians has destroyed any hope that the ceasefire negotiated in January would hold. A statement from the child rights group Defence for Children Palestine claimed that 174 children had been killed in the bombing, claiming: “Today…
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change? The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it – less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up to the Paris agreement, which obliges countries to submit new proposals for eliminating emissions every…
International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025 Italy Says Six Dead, 40 Missing After Migrant Shipwreck Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa.
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions have provided freshwater for people living downstream for centuries – almost 2 billion people rely on glaciers today.…
Euronews · Mar 19, 2025 Six bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean The Italian coast guard said on Wednesday that it was still searching for 40 missing people.
International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025 Record Numbers Forced To Flee Climate Disasters: UN Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent troops to South Sudan on the request of the government, and…
Radio France Internationale · Mar 19, 2025 Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC The face-to-face meeting between Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame took place on Tuesday in Qatar, mediated by the emir, in an attempt to find a solution to the security crisis in eastern DRC.