Is Trump really considering relaxing laws on cannabis?
Is Trump really considering relaxing laws on cannabis? The arguments for and against ‘reclassifying’ of cannabis in the US are varied, but the president’s enthusiasm comes and goes. Signs posted…
Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza
Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza Mark Smith resigned last August over the UK’s failure to stop selling arms to Israel, amid the genocide…
FAST to retain power after Samoan election victory confirmed
FAST to retain power after Samoan election victory confirmed While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt. Electoral officials monitoring…
Downton Abbey star interrupts TV interview with plea for Gaza
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville interrupted a red-carpet interview with a plea to stop Israel’s incursion in Gaza.
Israel destroys one of Gaza City’s biggest buildings
Israeli forces attacked and destroyed the 12-storey Mushtaha tower in Gaza City on Friday.
Aftershocks add to injuries from powerful quake in Afghanistan
Aftershocks add to injuries from powerful quake in Afghanistan The aftershocks add to difficulties facing rescue crews after more than 2,200 people were killed in magnitude 6.0 earthquake over the…
Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr Nick Maynard on treating Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targeting
Afghans unsure which “crisis to respond to” after earthquake
“In the past 12 hours we have experienced four aftershocks above 4.8 magnitude.”
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…