Authorities search for migrants missing after shipwreck in Italy
Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people. Caroline Baum reports.
Day: August 15, 2025
Ukraine is fighting for the same values as allies did in second world war, says Keir Starmer – as it happened
Addressing reception marking 80th anniversary of VJ Day, prime minister says he spoke to Zelenskyy about allies’ values as Trump prepares to meet PutinAsylum seekers locked in detention centres as part of Labour’s “one in, one out” deal have said they …
Israeli minister announces settlement plan to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’
Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday announced plans to revive a contentious settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups fear will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state. The so-called E1 scheme lin…
Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement
The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.
Spain’s Málaga suspends new tourist flat licences for three years
The southern city of Málaga has become the latest in Spain to try and regulate short-term tourist rental accommodation, suspending new licences for three years.
Countdown to high-stakes Alaska summit : Trump vows not to be intimidated by Putin
US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield…
How fanatical Japanese soldier kept fighting for 30 YEARS after VJ Day – by following haunting last order to the letter
FOR Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War did not end in 1945.
The fanatical Japanese soldier did not believe his country had surrendered to to Allies – and carried on the fight…
First VP: Iran’s Strategy Non-Intervention of Foreign Forces in Region
Iran’s First Vice President says that the Islamic Republic’s strategy in the Caucasus is the non-intervention of foreign countries and forces, especially in the region’s geopolitics, since regional issues require no foreign presence, and all countries…
Trump, Putin To Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit On Russia-Ukraine War
US President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security.
Gaza is no anomaly: Hunger and hoarding are the West’s oldest weapons
Across continents and centuries, Western domination has always been achieved by feeding the few and starving the many.