After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system. New lawsContinue Reading
Emotional resonance, not cold statistics, will bring home the scale of the climate crisis—and the need for action.Continue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Republic continues to violently suppress ongoing pro-democracy protests, which broke out in September in response to the killing of a young woman who had been arrested for not wearing a proper head covering. According to the NGO Iran Human Rights at least 458 protesters have been killed, includingContinue Reading
If you expected things to come to a grinding halt for a few months as winter takes hold in Ukraine and Russia, it looks as if you may need to think again. Military analysts are confidently predicting that Ukraine will intensify its counteroffensive in the south to drive through RussianContinue Reading
ESB Professional / Shutterstock As countries across Europe and around the world grapple with high living costs and impending recession, voters are concerned about the economy and how their elected representatives will fix it. For many, it’s tempting to call on politicians to cede some of their power to economicContinue Reading
A member of Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Irish Defence Forces, was killed while carrying out UN peacekeeping duties in Lebanon on Wednesday night. Private Seán Rooney (23), from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was involved in a “serious incident” at approximately 9:15pm Irish time, when two-vehicle convoy carrying members of the 121stContinue Reading
When the 118th United States Congress convenes on January 3 2023, the first order of business for the House of Representatives is to elect a new speaker. The current frontrunner for this powerful position is California Republican Kevin McCarthy. But McCarthy’s path to the speakership is not guaranteed, and couldContinue Reading
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China’s reaction in response to the Russian aggression has been fiercely debated in the western media. The majority of the discussions have focused on one particular term: “no-limits friendship” – a phrase believed to have been taken from a Sino-Russian joint statement issued aContinue Reading
The founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX was arrested the day before his scheduled hearing in the US Congress.Continue Reading
Under new government rules, voters across Great Britain will be required to show photographic identification before being given their ballot paper at many elections. (Northern Ireland already requires voters to provide photographic ID.) But not everyone thinks this is a good idea. Two cross-party parliamentary committees – one on humanContinue Reading
