Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah

Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world’s top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz –...

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Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn

Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza...

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Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergencyThe famine in Gaza has ended as a result of increased humanitarian aid deliveries...

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Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effectThe Israeli military killed six Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that...

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Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy

Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy

Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeksWho are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?Families and...

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Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science prodigy turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraintTech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent,...

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