A gang-fueled social and political crisis in Haiti has swollen the ranks of those suffering severe hunger in recent months, with an estimated 5.4 million Haitians having run out of food and gone a day or more without eating.
Beefed-up anti-protest laws take aim at climate activists and allow nonviolent protesters to be jailed.
Floundering opposition parties struggle to balance foreign policy and domestic concerns as they seek to topple Russia-friendly government.ย
Fears of an international hunger emergency after the Ukraine invasion proved unfounded
When a Russian prisoner swap hit headlines recently, a jailed musicianโs fatal hunger strike went unnoticed.
When a Russian prisoner swap hit headlines recently, a jailed musicianโs fatal hunger strike went unnoticed.
Bahruz Samadov was detained just months before the South Caucasus country hosts critical U.N. climate talks.
From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.
From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.
Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now heโs smoking weed in Ron DeSantisโ hometown.
Ukraine promises humanitarian corridors and access for international aid to Kursk; two medics die in Russian attack in Kharkiv region. What we know on day 904See all our Ukraine war coverageA wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russiaโs Voronezh, …
An investigation by Belarusian journalists has identified a Cypriot company as being at the center of a contract markup scheme.
The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday (7 August) condemned a far-right Israeli minister for suggesting it would be “justified and moral” to starve two million Gazans to free scores of captives held in the Palestinian territory.
A Russian pianist and anti-war activist has died in prison after going on hunger strike, his mother said, in what the European Union called a shocking case of political repression.
Dissidents released by western efforts backtrack โ โUkraine must winโ; Kyiv targeted with missiles and drones. What we know on day 895 Ukrainians have reacted angrily to calls by freed Russian political prisoners to ease sanctions that affect ordinary …
The death toll in Gaza has risen to close to 40,000.
The candidates, and most top Democrats, were absent from the airwaves Sunday as three finalists prepared to meet in person with the vice president.
The socialist government in Caracas is facing its toughest electoral test in decades in a contest that will have ripple effects across the Americas.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (24 July) urged world leaders to work together and find solutions to hunger as he launched an initiative to tackle “the most degrading of human deprivations.”
Irish republican party completes hat trick of first-place elections finishes.
Calls for President Biden to step aside after a poor debate give new life to old resentments.
The conversation between Lloyd Austin and Andrei Belousov was the first such call in over a year. What we know on day 854The US and Russian defence chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday, in a rare conversation between the two powers and with tensions ri…
ECHR dismisses appeals Mikheil Saakashvili filed against his convictions, finding the trials were conducted fairly.
The Orka farmers’ movement in Poland has ended its 10-day hunger strike and protest against the European Green Deal after meeting with President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday.
I was brought up to think sick people must do dietary penance. Then I tasted the delicious tikka masalas of a London hospitalI was born into a family with little love for food, and therefore scarcely Italian: I grew up with salads and overcooked pasta …
Activists demand university divests from Alphabet and Amazon over Gaza
Ukraine is trafficking in orphans and organs; a secretive global elite is causing multiple crises; and Madeleine Albright wanted to wipe out Russia โ those are just some of the greatest hits of Vladimir Putinโs longtime security adviser.
As Polish farmers continue to occupy the countryโs parliament building, an organisation no one has ever heard of has launched a hunger strike, leading some to wonder if it has anything to do with farmers and the government to suggest it is likely linke…
Brussels warns that failure to do so would undermine relations between Israel and the bloc.
Aid groups say the situation in Rafah is unsustainable with fuel levels running dangerously low.
โThe will to continue the war will produce another great humanitarian crisis, bigger than it is already.โ
This Italian restaurant in the EU Quarter serves delicious and abundant pasta dishes at a fair price.
UN’s Simon Stiell uses event in London to warn politicians against downgrading climate policy.
An internal probe from Israel revealed significant errors and protocol violations that led to multiple strikes on the aid convoy.
โI donโt know why they released wartime shots like that. I guess it makes them look tough. But to me, it doesnโt make them look tough,โ Trump said.
โI donโt know why they released wartime shots like that. I guess it makes them look tough. But to me, it doesnโt make them look tough,โ Trump said.
Polish prime minister condemned the lack of “a simple, human apology” from the Israelis.
World Central Kitchen says its convoy was hit โdespite coordinating movements with the IDF.โ
Rep. Tim Walberg said he really wasnโt advocating using nuclear weapons.
The presidents showered each other with affection and papered over the cracks on the war in Ukraine and a contentious trade pact.
More than a million people face “catastrophic” conditions by mid-July if Israeli forces attack Rafah, according to the IPC early warning system.
Alexander De Croo also urges Israel to abandon plans for an offensive into the city of Rafah.
Power revealed the details of her conversation with Netanyahu at POLITICOโs Health Care Summit today in Washington.
Israel was using starvation to wage war in Gaza, with the lack of aid being a “manmade” disaster, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell told the UN Security Council on Wednesday (13 March), in one of his strongest remarks since 7 October.
Israel was using starvation to wage war in Gaza, Josep Borrell told the UN Security Council, in one of his strongest allegations since 7 October. “This isn’t a natural disaster. It’s not an earthquake or a flood โ it’s man-made.”
Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening five months into war.
Brussels is “extremely concerned” about developments on the Caribbean island.
Numerous world leaders and humanitarian charities have criticized Israel for not letting enough food aid into Gaza.
Specific time of departure can’t be disclosed for security reasons, Cyprus president says.
US military says constructing dock for humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip may take two months and 1,000 troops.
Scientists and vets are urging the president to afford the worldโs most traded species better protectionsFranceโs hunger for frogsโ legs is โdestructive to natureโ and endangering amphibians in Asia and south-east Europe, a group of scientists and vets…
Israel welcomed the opening of the maritime corridor but cautioned it would require security checks.
WTO members had little to show for five days of talks in Abu Dhabi, other than the extension of a digital trade tariff moratorium that has been in place since 1998.
A ship was preparing to leave Cyprus in the coming days and head for Gaza with humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory facing widespread hunger and shorta…
“I don’t understand what’s going on,” lamented Andriy Kostin.
Estonian PM dispels rumors that she starts the day with a hearty bowl of Russians.
In October 2023, a Serbian national working with Russia’s security agency met with Members of the European Parliament.
The EUโs influence over Netanyahu is limited but it could pressure an electorally vulnerable Joe Biden to stop the warEurope is flanked by two grotesque wars involving mass slaughter (Gaza is, after all, just 578km away from Cyprus), waged by far-right…
The official response to the deaths of opposition figures is a sure guide to the state of repression and freedom in RussiaThe funeral of a Russian dissident always reflects the political moment. In freer times, the body may lie in state as thousands of…
The European Commission is still discussing on whether to release EU funds to a UN aid agency in Gaza despite a looming famine.
Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinctionAt Brussels airport, customs staff are digging into suitcases and cooler boxes full of …
Generations of Resilience is the work of 22 Ukrainian photographers on display at PhotoBrussels festival 2024. The curation of imagery from the 70s to the present day shows the nature of the journey from independence to invasion and the struggle for th…
Arrest at presidentโs residence of Mariusz Kamiลski and Maciej Wฤ sik, of Law and Justice party, had sparked bitter political rowPolandโs president, Andrzej Duda, said he had pardoned two jailed politicians from the opposition populist Law and Justice (…
The move is a significant setback for Duda, who is embroiled in a fight over rule of law with new PM Donald Tusk.
President Andrzej Duda and PM Donald Tusk are at daggers drawn over efforts to restore the rule of law in Poland.
The Post Office scandal flew under the radar for years โ until a TV dramatization rocketed it up Britain’s political agenda.
It’s a U-turn for the president, who insisted that a pardon issued in 2015 was enough to keep the two politicians out of prison.
A former interior minister and his aide have launched hunger strikes from prison after being detained on abuse of power charges Tuesday for masterminding a fake graft case to discredit another politician in 2007.ย
Andrzej Dudaโs remarks escalate battle for rule of law with new government and come as politicians convicted of abuse of power begin hunger strikePolandโs president has said he will not rest until two politicians from the opposition nationalist Law and…
The two are being held in prison and threatening to go on a hunger strike, while their supporters hold a rally outside.
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAdam Bodnar, Polandโs justice minister, has outlined the legalities around the Mariusz Kamiลski case on social media.Polish president Andrzej Duda said today that he would not rest until…
Unceasing violence looms over Palestinian territories amid escalating tensions with neighboring countries and growing international calls for Israel to respect international law.
If Western democratic governments find it too difficult to live up to the values they espouse and call for repeat elections, then maybe it would be better if they just said nothing at all.
Election observers have condemned fraud and manipulation in the December 17 vote.
Key opposition leaders protest what they call widespread electoral fraud in Sundayโs elections.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday (11 December) , fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in public order and a mass exodus of Palestinians into Egypt.
Ban comes as jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi begins new hunger strike before award ceremonyIran has banned Mahsa Aminiโs family from travelling to France to receive the EUโs top human rights prize on her behalf, as the family of the imprisoned N…
Exclusive: Matts Floderus says he is deeply worried about son Johan, who has been in detention for 600 daysThe father of a 33-year-old Swedish citizen and EU diplomat held in captivity in Iran for the past 18 months has revealed the โlevels of hellโ hi…
Russia to increase size of armed forces by 170,000; Zelenskiy admits counteroffensive did not achieve โdesired resultsโSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Associated Press that โwinter as a whole is a new…
After recovering from being shot by police in 1983, Toumi Djaรฏdja led a protest historians say must be written into the nationโs narrativeWhen Toumi Djaรฏdja, a 20-year-old youth worker, was shot by police as he helped a teenager who had been bitten by …
A snapped electrical cable leads to an eight-hour railway nightmare, complete with overflowing toilets, hunger pangs and rage at Eurostar.
Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.ย
Unless the EU and US are tougher on Belgrade, Serbian nationalist attacks could destabilise the regionThe killing last weekend of a Kosovo police officer by a group of 30 or more heavily armed Serbian nationalist militants marks the most significant se…
No money for food? Go to McDonald’s, Karl Nehammer says.
Foreign truck drivers who transport goods around Europe have staged a hunger strike in Germany as part of a weeks-long work stoppage, describing it as their “last hope” to draw attention to the exploitation they say they suffer.
Recent recruits describe a transcontinental draft effort.
Human rights lawyers are working with Ukraineโs public prosecutor to prepare dossier to submit to the international criminal courtHuman rights lawyers working with Ukraineโs public prosecutor are preparing a war crimes dossier to submit to the internat…
The gathering in Delhi has exposed the lack of focus and usual faultlines, despite its โconsensusโ declaration on UkraineWhat is the point of the G20, the group of 19 countries plus the EU, whose annual summit is being held in Delhi? Itโs a question th…
Venice film festival: Agnieszka Hollandโs brutal and timely drama shines a dark spotlight on the horrors faced by refugees in the exclusion zone between Poland and BelarusAt 74, Polish film-maker Agnieszka Holland has lost none of her passion โ or comp…
The European Commission says it is advocating for prominent jailed Bahraini-Danish human rights defender, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. But Human Rights Watch says the EU’s diplomatic pressure has failed to secure his release.
