US is in weaker position than before war as Tehran has shown capacity to inflict pain on Trump administration * Middle East crisis – live updates The announcement of a two-week ceasefire has allowed Donald Trump to hail the reopening of the Hormuz strait as a victorious dawn of a new golden age, but it is Iran that now enters peace talks with the stronger hand. The Tehran regime goes to the negotiations planned for Friday in Pakistan bloodied but still intact. It still holds a stockpile of highly enriched uranium (the original crux of the conflict with the US, Israel and allies), and it now claims at least part-control of the strait, having demonstrated its power to close the narrow waterway and hold the world to ransom. Continue reading...

To tackle the US’s woefully low seafood consumption, drastic measures are being taken. Enter tuna that looks like chicken nuggets and salmon masquerading as beef jerky, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Community activists are installing sirens across Highland Park in hopes of providing warnings on mobile devices to residents about possible ICE raids.

“Faceless, I gaze. / Legless, I dance.”

A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack in Birmingham city centre.

It’s not Black Friday yet, but the prices of the iPhone 16 Pro have come down. Here are the latest deals.

Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of division

Drone warfare is increasing in Ethiopia and across Africa. These foreign-supplied weapons risk prolonging wars and can help drive governments further away from the West…

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A visit to the Nuba mountains provides a glimpse into the future of the country

Experts’ group employs new technologies and techniques to help relatives of those missing in the migration crisis Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy snowsuit washed up on a beach in southern Norway, having spent…

Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official s...

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After the fall of the Assad regime, the country now faces challenges from Turkey, Israel and the enmity of the west * Robin Yassin-Kassab is co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War and English editor of the Isis Prisons Museum…

Sales of Christmas cards are down as soaring price of stamps means many people opt for digital festive greetings The soaring price of stamps has cast doubt on the future of Christmas cards, but despite the money and time involved it seems gen Z want to…

The people of Western Tigray, which is occupied by brutal invading forces, have faced a textbook example of ethnic cleansing through systematic killings, rape, and a complete destruction of society.

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

MEKELLE, December 9, 2024 (Tigray Mass Media Agency) – Commission of Inquiry on Tigrai Genocide (CITG) issues a press release on the occasion of the

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Whether he goes by Ahmed al-Sharaa or his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, is a key indicator in the direction Syria’s future may take On Sunday morning, a bearded 42-year-old man wearing a plain green military uniform walked into the Umayyad…

‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter If you want to witness the last vestiges of human intellect swirling down the drain, hold your nose…

The challenges ahead are truly daunting for a country torn apart by 13 years of civil war and split between rival factions For once, use of the word “historic” is justified in describing the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime after more than 50 years…

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Unexploded ordnance in Tigray continues to pose a serious threat to children, who are often the most affected.

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