Waiting for news this week of whether a ceasefire deal between Hamas and the Israeli government must have been agonising for the people of Gaza and for the families of hostages taken in the attack of ...

The UK government’s goal to increase public-controlled artificial intelligence computing power twentyfold by 2030 would significantly raise electricity demand. Can renewable energy supply meet it – ...

Responding to the news that the prominent rights activist Hossam Bahgat has been summoned to appear before Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) on 19 January, for questioning over unknown ...

The UK’s public transport system has been in a state of flux since the arrival of COVID. Lockdowns, social distancing and working from home all made customer demand for buses and trains dramatically ...

Responding to the first execution carried out by the Taiwanese authorities since April 2020, E-Ling Chiu, the Director of Amnesty International Taiwan, said: “This execution is a shocking and cruel ...

Having a salon wash and blow dry is a luxury for many but, for a rare few, a trip to the hairdresser’s has caused a stroke.

What is driving our most ambitious politicians in this noisy era? And can they teach us anything about how not to behave ourselves?

Today the United States endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a political commitment to protect education during war. By signing, the US joins 120 countries working together to protect students, ...

This week, Human Rights Watch joined 170 other human rights and environmental organizations and trade unions calling on the European Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen to actively ...

Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.

But given the importance and influence the US holds, it’s puzzling that the popularity of the American ...

The government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, which took office on September 23, 2024, has promised to address longstanding human rights issues that have plunged Sri Lanka into repeated crises ...