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UN committee urges Labour to bin two-child cap and boost benefit spending

A TOP United Nations committee has urged the UK Government to bin austerity welfare policies like the two-child cap.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2025

Rwanda slams UK 'betrayal' as sanctions pile up from Canada, Germany over DRC conflict

A week after the announcement of British sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement alongside the M23 in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigali is complaining about what it sees as the UK's "betrayal". Meanwhile, Canada and Germany have also announced sanctions for the same…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 5, 2025

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the silicon chips that power our digital devices.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

The dangerous folly of Australia’s come-what-may sycophancy towards Trump is on full display

A cloak of major party bipartisanship ensures no mainstream political challenge to the sanctified US-Australia relationship

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025

Building a ‘second republic’: students who led Bangladesh revolution launch political party

Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

America or Europe? Why Trump’s Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road for New Zealand

The aftermath of one of the most undiplomatic – and notorious – White House meetings in recent history reveals a changed world.

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2025

Europe is running out of hope Trump is still open to persuasion over Ukraine

Where the US president sees a convivial leader an ocean away, Europeans see a tyrant on its borders breaking all agreements

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Arab leaders endorse counter-proposal to Trump’s Gaza plan

Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt’s post-war plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its two million Palestinians to remain in the territory ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2025

Disaster looms amid nuclear threats on Gaza and Ukraine, international MPs warn

THREATS of nuclear weapons being used in Ukraine and Gaza show the world is closer to disaster than any time since the Cold War, an international…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2025