The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.

Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that Earth can still have a safe and sustainable future.

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

Warning: this article includes offensive language and imagery Last weekend, Rupert Lowe MP, leader of Restore Britain, called on “the establishment” to stop referring to...

See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.

The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.

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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has vowed to ensure that the gay-themed Nigerian web series Living in Colors is removed from YouTube.

Stonewall is part of a vibrant, growing and global movement advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. Over the last 35+ years, we have helped create transformative…

Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body is proposing legal reforms that would criminalize gay sex and advocacy for LGBT rights in the country where homosexuality

Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings

Labour and the Greens have expressed disappointment after it was revealed that South Tyneside Council paid £17,557 for Harton by-election after a Reform UK councillor's resignation.

More than eight in 10 Essex readers who took part in our poll said Nigel Farage should step down as MP again after investigations into Reform UK’s…

Activists in Bangladesh launched a petition calling for an end to anti-LGBT discrimination following several students were expelled over alleged homosexuality.

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Fast Fashion, Slow Poison, we highlight that every week up to 500,000 items of clothing waste from Kantamanto Market end up in open spaces and informal dumpsites. Africa is not Europe's textile dumpsi...

Deepfakes are targeting British elections meanwhile Washington is pressing Britain over the rules meant to hold American tech giants to account.

As Ukraine continues down its path of Western integration and its hoped-for accession into the European Union, its government has proposed a major expansion

The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.

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Final results from the Swiss government showed over 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan championed by a right-wing populist party.

As Turkiye (Turkey) expanded its attacks on the LGBT community, human rights activists countered last week with protests in Istanbul and Izmir, and now an

The Reform-run council in Barnsley has been accused of showing 'weak and feeble leadership' after blocking the motion on DBS checks.

The two councillors are suspended for different reasons, the party says.