Forensic investigators are reportedly already at work in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, where grisly evidence has been found that could point to war crimes committed by Russian troops during their occupation of the area. Journalists brought in by Ukrainian troops who have retaken various towns around the capital have beenContinue Reading
When Ukraine learned on April 2 that the whole Kyiv region had been liberated from Russian troops, there was barely any jubilation. This was mostly because of the gruesome evidence of war crimes left by the Russian occupying force in what were once affluent suburbs of Kyiv. The horrors discoveredContinue Reading
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Only last week there was a more optimistic tone in reports coming out of Ukraine. Five weeks after Vladimir Putin had sent his troops across the border expecting a relatively swift military victory, it appeared that Ukraine’s stout defence was beginning to turn the tide and that Russian troops wereContinue Reading
sladkozaponi / Shutterstock The UK government’s most recent poverty statistics show that poverty rates declined during the first year of the pandemic. But this should offer little comfort to those concerned about the cost of living crisis. The publication of these figures continues a longstanding trend of official poverty statisticsContinue Reading
People Before Profit TDs have been criticised for refusing to clap after Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the Dáil. Following Mr Zelenskiy’s speech, those in the Dáil got to their feet and applauded the Ukrainian leader, however four People Before Profit TDs refused to clap. A spokesperson for the partyContinue Reading
Ukrainian troops entering the city of Bucha, 25km north-west of the capital Kyiv, have reportedly found evidence of what appear to be horrific war crimes committed during the month-long occupation by Russian forces. Having forced the Russian troops out of the area, any jubilation at the victory was cut shortContinue Reading
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VGstockstudio / Shutterstock After more than 50 years, the law governing divorce –- the process of legally dissolving a marriage -– is changing in England and Wales. While everyone hopes they won’t have to use divorce law, each year over 100,000 couples do. Yet for half a century the lawContinue Reading
Hungary’s ultra-conservative prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has preserved his two-thirds super majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Orbán faced a coalition of six major opposition parties, who made the historic decision to run together under the United for Hungary coalition. Participating parties spanned the political spectrum, including the green LMPContinue Reading
