“The more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Jørgensen said, confirming an earlier report by POLITICO that Brussels wanted Europeans to travel less. He urged member countries to follow the advice of the International Energy Agency, which he said included “work from home where possible, … Read more
Young people out of work, training and education edges closer to one million BBC UK parents fear young will be worse off for first time in a century, ex-minister warns The Guardian Government policies have fuelled youth unemployment, Bank of England says Financial Times Nearly a Million Young Britons Are Not in Jobs or Education Bloomberg My daughter is … Read more
The US president has presented a proposal to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump has proposed a 21-point peace plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza. The plan, shared with Arab and Muslim leaders in New York on Tuesday, reportedly sees Hamas barred from any future role in governing Gaza, … Read more
The UN and aid agencies have criticised the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after chaotic and deadly delivery. Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel for nearly three months. Aid agencies have been stopped from delivering the most basic of supplies, leaving 2.3 million people starving. Now, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is delivering food packages, but … Read more
There are growing warnings that food supplies in Gaza will soon run out. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the day. The United Nations World Food Programme has warned it only has food stocks to last a few days. With limited supplies and no fuel, all bakeries have already closed across the … Read more
Omar Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, a grassroots Palestinian movement inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle. One of the most prominent Palestinian human rights defenders, Omar has been recognized internationally for his campaigning. In 2017, he received the Gandhi Peace Prize for his work. In the first interview … Read more
The move has divided opinion internationally on how to protect children online. Under-16s have been banned from using social media under strict new legislation in Australia. The government says it is to protect children, but Big Tech companies and some human rights groups say it will not work. What are the arguments and the views … Read more
The US president has signed an executive order to curb the flow of asylum seekers at the southern border. It is a plan aimed at limiting the number of asylum seekers allowed to cross the southern United States border. Joe Biden said, after signing the executive order this week, that he did what he could … Read more
Women to Stop All Work, Go on Strike in Iceland | Vantage with Palki Sharma Firstpost Women in Iceland, including the prime minister, to strike over gender inequality CNN Gravitas: Iceland’s PM a hypocrite? Dark side of Iceland’s Gender Equality success WION Women in Iceland to ‘Take the Day Off’ in Protest of Gender Inequality The New York Times … Read more