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Poland election results: Who won, who lost, what’s next

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 16:11
Poland elected right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki, who won a narrow victory against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 15:30
An Atlas of Civil Society report warns that democracy and human rights are under attack globally.

Ukraine bombs Russian bases: Here are some of Kyiv’s most audacious attacks

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 15:24
Ukrainian strikes on four Russian airbases mark an escalation in cross-border incursions before peace talks in Turkiye.

Gaza mother pleads for help to save emaciated 5-year-old

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:47
Video shows 5-year-old Osama al-Ruqab is wasting away from Israel's forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

UK unveils major military boost in face of rising Russian threat

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:43
Investment to pour into nuclear warheads, submarines and munitions to confront 'most immediate threat since Cold War'.

Freedom Flotilla on its way to Gaza as critics call for ship to sink

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:42
Critics, including US officials, are calling for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s new mission to fail.

“Obligation”: Reactions as Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:17
Populists cheer Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki's narrow victory, while centrists hope for cooperation.

The genocide of the Palestinian people “starts with words”

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:41
Rula Jebreal on how some US media narratives are complicit in the normalisation of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

Video: Right-wing Polish opposition candidate narrowly wins election

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:40
Right-wing opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election.

Tourists flee as Italy’s Mount Etna erupts

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:31
Dozens of tourists were just metres from the crater of Italy’s Mount Etna when the volcano erupted.

Ukraine hits Russian airbases with smuggled drones in major operation

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:27
Ukraine says it struck 41 war planes deep inside Russian territory in a major operation using smuggled drones.

How will Ukraine’s attack on Russian bombers affect the war?

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:16
An unprecedented assault on the eve of negotiations aimed at ending the conflict weakens Russia's image, observers say.

In Gaza, aid kills

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:13
The US-Israel-backed ‘humanitarian’ hubs in Gaza are yet another deadly PR stunt that brings more death than salvation.

Poland’s foreign policy “will be hampered” by new president

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 13:11
“Nationalism in Poland very often goes hand in hand with some anti-Ukrainian sentiments.”

Iraq probes fish die-off in marshes

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 12:45
Drought, climate change, poison, and low river flow among the possible reasons for the mass deaths.

Iran demands sanctions relief guarantee in nuclear talks with US

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 12:10
Washington has not been clear on 'how and through what mechanism' sanctions would be lifted, says Tehran.

Attack at Colorado rally for Israeli captives leaves six wounded

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 12:00
Video has captured the moment a man in the US state of Colorado attacked a pro-Israel rally with a makeshift flamethrowe

Video: Israel demolishes the only kidney dialysis centre in Gaza

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:36
Eyewitnesses have filmed Israeli military excavators in northern Gaza demolishing the Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Centre.

People in Burundi struggle amid Lake Tanganyika’s endless flooding

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:18
Climate change drives severe flooding, displacing families, spreading disease, and leaving urgent aid gaps.

Russia and Ukraine swap fire as they head to Istanbul peace talks

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:08
Kyiv and Moscow will present documents outlining their ideas for a peace settlement during talks in Turkiye.

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