Exclusive: Indian special forces ‘kidnapped’ Dubai’s Princess Latifa from yacht and returned her to her father in secret prisoner swap for wanted British arms dealer Dubai handed Christian Michel over to India only weeks after Latifa was seized A UN report says it was in exchange for Indian forces’ help in kidnapping Latifa Latifa resurfaced … Read more
Dominic Raab will tell UN to get tough on Myanmar: Foreign Secretary is to urge the country’s army leadership to step aside following military coup after branding latest shootings in which two people died as ‘beyond the pale’ Dominic Raab will call on the United Nations to confront the Myanmar coup Foreign Secretary to urge … Read more
‘Humans waging suicidal war on nature’: UN says our lifestlyes are accelerating the erosion of life on earth Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the triple threat from high pollution, climate change and loss of biodiversity Guterres also offered suggestions of ways out of the crisis in the report called Making Peace With Nature by … Read more
North Korea continued its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions and funded them with £220m ($300m) stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report. Kim Jong-un‘s regime ‘produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure’ while continuing to seek material and technology … Read more
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley lands new eco role that could see him pushing the Prime Minister on green taxes Stanley Johnson will attend the Glasgow UN COP26 climate change conference PM’s father said he will ‘constructively’ call for policies including carbon taxes New role is as international ambassador of Conservative Environment Network By Colin Fernandez … Read more
Britons could be the first drivers allowed to take their hands off the wheel on motorways to watch films, send texts or check emails as Grant Shapps pushes plan for driverless cars New lanekeeping technology introduced was introduced to Britain on Friday Introduction is stage three of five needed to see self-driving cars on the road Grant … Read more
Greta Thunberg has said she ‘doesn’t care’ about the jet-setting exploits of celebrities who preach about the environment in an interview ahead of her 18th birthday. The teenage activist became the face of the youth climate movement after launching a solo ‘school strike’ outside the Swedish parliament aged just 15. Since then, Miss Thunberg – who will … Read more
The United Nations humanitarian aid agency Unicef has launched an emergency response in the UK for the first time in its 70-year history. Unicef will help feed children left in difficulty as a result of the coronavirus crisis by providing food boxes to struggling families. The UN agency launched the domestic emergency response in reaction to … Read more
Violence erupted at San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza on Saturday as Trump supporters protesting Twitter censorship clashed with activists from Black Lives Matter and Antifa. The free speech rally was organized by right-wing group Team Save America after Twitter blocked circulation of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s emails and locked the Trump campaign account … Read more
Global coronavirus cases rise by more than 400,000 in one day for the first time, as UN secretary general says the world is ‘failing the test’ in pandemic Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time on Friday U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that a divided world has failed … Read more