Independent expert urges UK leaders to uphold Supreme Court ruling on women’s rights
A UN independent human rights expert has urged political leaders in the United Kingdom to support implementation of a Supreme Court ruling on the legal…
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World Cup football’s other goal: Helping young people talk about mental health
When Dr. Sahira Al Nahari founded Shifā Art, a Saudi Arabia-based organization using art to create conversations around mental health, she noticed that men attending…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid challenges persist, renewed push for clean energy, Sudan cholera update
Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face significant challenges in reaching communities located near the so-called “Yellow Line” in northern Rafah, the UN aid…
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
Pluralistic: Gerontocracy’s failure mode (14 Jul 2026)
Today’s links Gerontocracy’s failure mode: Where are the designated survivors? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: MSFT v MP3; UK industry v…
U.S. Man Extradited for Smuggling Drugs Through Subterranean Border Railway
Mexico extradited a United States citizen accused of orchestrating a sophisticated, cross-border drug smuggling operation through a subterranean railway tunnel, the Department of Justice announced.Federal…
How deadly have the heatwaves in England and Wales been?
Experts suggest more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the heatwaves.
Anime Piracy Giant Animeflv Mysteriously Stopped Serving Video
AnimeFLV, the largest Spanish-language anime piracy site on the internet, has stopped serving video to its tens of millions of monthly visitors. The site, which…
What we miss when we say “the Kurds”
Kurdish identity is often treated as one thing. In reality, like many other national and ethnic identities, it is shaped by borders, languages, religions, regions,…