Yannick Agnel won two Olympic golds in swimming for France at the 2012 Summer Games in London. Published On 15 Jan 202615 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share French double Olympic swimming gold medallist Yannick Agnel will face trial on charges of rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl … Read more
At Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival, two artists called out Israel’s genocide in Gaza and accused the British government of complicity. On-stage remarks by one of them – Bob Vylan – plunged the country’s public broadcaster, the BBC, which livestreamed the performance, into yet another Gaza-shaped row. Contributors:Des Freedman – Author, The Media ManifestoPeter Oborne … Read more
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza. United States President Donald Trump can force Israel to end the war on Gaza if he shows the same gumption as he did with Iran, argues Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible … Read more
Image source, Facebook/Farooq Abdulrazak Image caption, Juan Cifuentes (left) and Farooq Abdulrazak were expected to return to the UK on Sunday evening 18 July 2024, 14:51 BST Updated 10 minutes ago A travel agency co-owned by missing Britons Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak has confirmed that Mr Abdulrazak has died. The business partners, from north … Read more
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban carried out a double public execution Thursday at a stadium in the country’s southeast, where relatives of the victims of stabbing deaths fired guns at two convicted men while thousands of people watched. The Taliban’s Supreme Court ruled that the two men were responsible for the stabbing deaths … Read more
A battle is playing out in the realm of public opinion on Israel’s war on Gaza. While demonstrations have taken place across the globe in solidarity with Palestinians, there have been campaigns to silence critics of Israel’s actions. Commentators, academics and even common citizens have reported increasing threats and retaliation for expressing their views or … Read more