Hamas: Meet Our Demands Or Your Hostages Will Die

HAMAS yesterday warned Israel no hostages will leave Gaza alive unless hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are freed.

India's Supreme Court Upholds Decision To Strip Jammu And Kashmir Of Special Status

India's supreme court has ruled that the government acted lawfully when it revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and brought it directly under control of the centre.

Alexei Navalny: Jailed Putin Critic 'Not Been Seen For Days'

Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, has not been heard from for nearly a week and his lawyers have been unable to contact him, his supporters said yesterday.

Bitter Harvest How Putin's Cronies 'Loot' Bumper Ukrainian Grain Crop

Russia's farmers are achieving record grain harvests, according to official figures. But the numbers published by Vladimir Putin's government appear to conceal the contribution to this bumper crop made by another set of farmers: those in occupied Ukraine.

A Case Of The Existentials For Dr Death At The Covid Inquiry

At any other time, an appearance before the Covid inquiry might have been a bit of a nightmare for Rishi Sunak. But compared with facing down all factions of an increasingly feral Conservative party over what his own home secretary calls the "batshit" Rwanda policy, a day out in Paddington answering questions from the ultra-smooth Hugo Keith was like a spa treatment.

Scientists Were Not Consulted Over 'Eat Out To Help Out', Sunak Admits

Rishi Sunak forcefully defended his record as chancellor during Covid yesterday, saying he did not need to consult scientists about the "eat out to help out" scheme, and that descriptions of the Treasury as being "pro death" were deeply unfair.

Climate Draft Condemned As 'Weak' And 'Insufficient'

A draft deal to cut global fossil fuel production is "grossly insufficient" and "incoherent" and will not stop the world facing dangerous climate breakdown, according to delegates at the UN's Cop28 summit.

Evasive Action Can Trump Really Have It Both Ways On Abortion?

A few months ago, the former president Donald Trump accused the Republican party of speaking "very inarticulately" on abortion.

Bangladesh Child Marriage Rise Linked To Climate Crisis

Bangladesh has seen a staggering 39 per cent surge in child marriages in disaster-prone and vulnerable coastal regions due to the climate crisis, according to a recent assessment.

Can Sunak Still Save His Rwanda Migration Plan?

In what may prove to be an ill-advised strategy, the prime minister used an emergency press conference to press the case for his emergency legislation to rescue the Rwanda refugee deportation plan – and perhaps also end his personal political emergency.

Vegan Diet Improves Heart Health In Just Eight Weeks

EATING a plant-based diet can boost the health of the heart in only eight weeks, research suggests.

World Is On Frontline Of Disaster, Says UN Climate Chief

Leaders urged to stop dawdling’ and take action, as crucial summit on tackling climate crisis opens in Dubai

Captured And Freed How The Hostage Release Deal Was Done

Anetwork that established a link between President Biden and Hamas was at the heart of talks that led to freeing of captives

'F*** You' Attitude May Be The Death Of Musk's Empire

When Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live he addressed the elephant in the studio - namely, his personality.

Covid Response Undermined By 'Culture Of Fear'

Hancock slams 'malign' Cummings

Hamas Frees Eight Hostages After Truce Deal Extended

Eight Israeli hostages were released from inside Gaza yesterday after a last-minute extension to the truce deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel also freed 30 Palestinian detainees, eight women and 22 children, who were not named.

Taliban Explores Options To Acquire 'Nuclear Weapons'

Do not ignore the threat, says former Afghan security chief

Why It Is An Injustice To Name Royals In Race Row

OMID Scobie, the author of Endgame, seems determined to turn the title of his book into a reality for the Royal Family.

Revealed: 1,500 Afghans Airlifted From Pakistan

Refugees who helped British army scrambled to safety in UK

The Winners And Losers So Far In The Covid-19 Inquiry

The Covid inquiry is supposed to be about delineating what happened during the pandemic, learning lessons, and making findings that can be treated as recommendations.

Charles Warns Cop28: 'The Earth Does Not Belong To Us, We Belong To The Earth'

As world leaders meet for the COP28 climate conference, The Independent reports that the world has only a handful of years left to rein in emissions before we exhaust the planet’s ability to cope.

LGBTQ+ Marriage Recognised In Nepal In First For South Asia

A couple in Nepal said they wanted to "scream to the world that we are husband and wife at last" after becoming the first LGBTQ+ people in south Asia to have their marriage legally recognised.

India Hits Back At US Allegations Of Plot To Kill Sikh Separatist

The Indian government has responded to allegations by the US Department of Justice that an Indian agent attempted to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, stating that such a crime would be "contrary to government policy".

Deal Agreed At Cop28 To Help Poor Countries Cope With Climate Crisis

Agreement on loss and damage fund reached on first day of summit

Could Strikes Disrupt My Rail Journey In Germany?

The country has fast modern stock, but the system is prone to stoppages at short notice

Indian Workers Saved After 17 Days In Collapsed Tunnel

A rescued worker is greeted by Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of the state of Uttarakhand, yesterday

Wife Of Intelligence Chief Was Poisoned, Says Ukraine

Kyrylo Budanov and his wife Marianna attend a memorial ceremony for a Ukrainian interior minister in January

Putin Is The Pits

A RUSSIAN TV reporter who objected to the war in Ukraine has been thrown into a "punishment pit" by Mad Vlad's forces.

Gove's Dramatic Messages Reveal No 10 Covid Errors

Michael Gove sent texts to Dominic Cummings weeks before the first lockdown saying that the situation was ‘worse than you think’ (PA)

Gove: Country Was Not Well Prepared To Deal With Pandemic

CORONAVIRUS may have been "man-made" - and Britain was unprepared for it, Michael Gove admitted to the Covid Inquiry yesterday.