The Best Electric Mopeds You Can Ride in 2022
Keen to avoid the petrol pump, road tax and congestion charges? Try one of these electric mopeds.Continue Reading
2022-04-08
French election: who are the candidates running against Emmanuel Macron?
On April 10, 48 million French will be asked to vote in the first round of France’s 2022 presidential election. Of the 12 candidates, only two will qualify for the second-round runoff taking place on April 24. These are the candidates in the running. Emmanuel Macron Incumbent President Emmanuel MacronContinue Reading
2022-04-08
An ‘Explosion’ of Anti-Ukraine Disinformation Is Hitting Moldova
Divisive anti-refugee videos are spreading from TikTok to Facebook as the threat of Russia grows.Continue Reading
2022-04-08
Ukraine war: lessons for mediators from the experience of humanitarian organisations
Despite the discovery of what appears to be grisly evidence of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers against the people of Bucha in the north-west of Ukraine, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, still insists that negotiation is the only way to end the conflict. Zelensky has already pledged that hisContinue Reading
2022-04-08
Ukraine: how forensics teams will investigate evidence of atrocities at Bucha
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
2022-04-08
Ukraine war: evidence of atrocities in Kyiv’s suburbs strengthens case for a harder line against Russia
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
2022-04-07
This Is How Twitter’s Edit Button Can Actually Work
The ability to edit tweets is coming—but it’s full of risks. This is how to do it right.Continue Reading
2022-04-07
Ukraine Recap: horror of Bucha prompts call for greater action from the west
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
2022-04-07
Cost of living crisis: it’s not enough to know how many people are below the poverty line – we need to measure poverty depth
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
2022-04-07
TDs criticised for refusing to clap after Zelenskiy’s Dáil speech
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
2022-04-06