Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.
UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes
UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of atrocities. Members of the…
US wants to “silence Palestinian voices” with sanctions
Human rights worker Basel Sourani says the US is using sanctions to shield Israel from facing justice.
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups to ‘silence them’
“They want to silence anyone who stands up to Israeli crimes.”
Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister The vote is a major blow to the Shinawatra clan, a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades. Bhumjaithai Party…
Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines
EXPLAINER Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing…
Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide
Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide Keir Starmer’s government is guilty of aiding Israel’s war crimes with military support and political cover, experts at an unofficial inquiry…
Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘targets’ for Russian forces: Putin
Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘targets’ for Russian forces: Putin Moscow hits out at plan by Kyiv’s allies to send forces as a security guarantee following any peace deal.…
US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report
US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report President Donald Trump recently said ‘defence is too defensive’ as the US wants ‘to be offensive too’. The Department…
Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN
Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN Wildfires release a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can wreck air quality even a continent away, posing risks for infrastructure, ecosystems and…