Evacuees from Kabul on their way to Poland via Uzbekistan. Marcin Obara / EPA-EFE The testimony of a whistleblower about the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan describes an ill-equipped, chaotic evacuation. Raphael Marshall, a former Foreign Office diplomat, suggested that out of an estimated 75,000-150,000 people who applied for evacuation underContinue Reading
The service provided by Takecarebnb showed benefits for refugees and their hosts. Author provided The large-scale evacuations from Afghanistan mean Afghan refugees are expected to settle in Europe, the UK and the US in the coming years. Many European countries have struggled with welcoming and integrating refugees, and are inContinue Reading
The Soviet anthem hailed the socialist union that it celebrated as “indestructible”. Yet 30 years ago this week, the then Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, together with the leaders of Ukraine and Belarus, signed the agreement that created the Commonwealth of Independent States. It was the end for the Union ofContinue Reading
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to two years in prison over breaches of the country’s COVID restrictions in the first of a number of trials, which – if she is found guilty of all the charges – could bring her a cumulative sentence of moreContinue Reading
Storm Barra is only “halfway through” and the strongest winds could be yet to come, the Minister for Housing has warned. Some 56,000 homes are without power and may not be reconnected for a number of days, Government officials have said, after the country was battered by winds of upContinue Reading
Today [Tuesday 7 December] Luke Pollard, the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, will use a speech in Parliament to call time on South West communities being hollowed out by second homes and Airbnb conversions. Devon and Cornwall have seen a huge surge in homes being bought as second properties and holidayContinue Reading
HARSHER Covid restrictions aren’t required despite the rapid spread of the Omicron variant across Britain, Dominic Raab declared today. The deputy PM said there’s still no need to introduce tougher measures like working from home and vaccine passports for mass events. Reuters Dominic Raab said there’s still no need forContinue Reading
The genocide verdict brought recently by a German court against an Iraqi member of Islamic State for crimes including the murder of a five-year-old Yazidi girl is a landmark decision which will clear the way for similar prosecutions. That this verdict was even possible was thanks to a detailed (andContinue Reading
Just in the month of November 2021, migrant boats have capsized in the central Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, the Aegean and the English Channel. The official death toll at the external borders of the EU stands at over 1,600 so far this year, though acknowledged to be a massive underestimate.Continue Reading
Shutterstock It is often difficult to make sense of violence, particularly in the wake of a terrorist attack. So it’s perhaps understandable that we reach for labels such as “far-right extremist” or “Islamist” when a person commits an incomprehensible crime. But an important trend is being missed in discussions aboutContinue Reading
