Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow
The town was supposed to be a “safe area,” protected by U.N. peacekeepers, but Serb forces massacred 8,000 Muslim men and boys there.
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EU awaits letter from Donald Trump outlining new tariffs – as it happened
Donald Trump said overnight that group of US trading partners, including the bloc, would get a letter ‘today or tomorrow’Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, condemned as a “desecration of historical truth” new plaques near a Polish monument to the…
EU to assess legality of UK-France migrant return deal before expressing support
UK is confident deal will be approved but EU says it wants to know more about ‘substance and form’ of agreementEurope live – latest updatesThe EU has said it will assess Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron’s migrant return deal to see whether it is compat…
‘No escape from despair’: How The Independent reported the Srebrenica massacre
Today marks 30 years since Bosnian Serb forces systematically murdered more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims
Fears Heathrow’s move to raise airport fees by ‘excessive’ 17% will push up fares
Airport is seeking increase to expand passenger capacity and fund new lounges, shops and restaurantsBusiness live – latest updatesHeathrow is seeking to raise the landing fees it charges airlines by 17% as part of a plan to invest £10bn into Europe’s b…
Russia intercepts 155 Ukrainian drones, two killed in overnight attack
Russian air defence systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones overnight, the defence ministry said on Friday, with local officials reporting that two people were killed by the attacks. In Ukraine, Russian attacks targeted the west of the country, damag…
Russia intercepts 155 Ukrainian drones, two killed in overnight attack
Russian air defence systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones overnight, the defence ministry said on Friday, with local officials reporting that two people were killed by the attacks. In Ukraine, Russian attacks targeted the west of the country, damag…
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
An independent investigator is being sanctioned by United States over her work scrutinising human rights abuses in Palestinian territory
Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, ‘never again’ is an old and empty slogan
As we mark the anniversary of the second genocide of the 1990s, we should recognise that we will never be able to say ‘we did not know’ what is happening in Gaza today, our world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes
Russia, US hold ‘frank’ Ukraine talks as Washington slams Moscow’s lack of ‘flexibility’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held “frank” discussions on Ukraine during Thursday’s meeting, both sides said. The US criticised Moscow’s lack of flexibility.