Category: World News

Why have more than 30 European flights been hit by bomb threats this week?

With flights disrupted, how concerned should you be about your travel plans?Europe live – latest updatesMore than 30 planes have been subjected to security alerts or diversions this week, with at least 24 more bomb threats on...

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Will the UK finally pay slavery reparations? – The Latest

Andy Burnham has asked countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape a formal apology through a ‘structured dialogue’. During the prime minister’s visit to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua...

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UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm summit

Nations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global needThe UK government has slashed overseas aid to Commonwealth countries, the Guardian...

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From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John Harris

Around the world, virtues such as compassion and kindness are gathering dust, like old hymn books in a long-deserted churchTowards the end of the summer, the Tory-Reform defector Robert Jenrick authored an op-ed piece for the...

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A global youthquake is happening. Promises we made young people have been broken – and they know it | Gordon Brown

Anger and protest have put liberal democracy on trial. It’s vital to understand the rage that now unites a generationWe have not yet reached a 1968 moment, when students at the Sorbonne lit a fuse that detonated a crisis that...

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These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready for what comes next | Nesrine Malik

Despite the US president’s ratings being at rock bottom, undoing his legacy will be difficult, not least because the Democrats are in disarrayThe stats and polling all suggest one thing: the Republicans are set for a hammering...

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Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds

Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in electionThe UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how...

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UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agendaBritish officials initially insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the...

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