Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to stay silent at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak on stage on her lawyer’s advice amid tech firm’s sanctionFacebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to si...
U.N. Adds Israeli and Russian Forces to Sexual Violence List
Israel has denied the accusations and condemned the report, which listed dozens of countries and nonstate groups as “credibly suspected” of patterns o...
Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained
The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel's prison service says the allegations are false...
Senior ISIS commander killed by U.S. and Nigerian forces, Trump says
Trump said the strike killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as "second in command of ISIS globally." Nigeria's president said the raid took pl...
Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’Donald Trump has said ...
Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatistsMali’s armed force...
Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in inkJapan’s bigge...
Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close
Demonstrators, angered by Russia’s inclusion at arts festival, shouted ‘Curated by Putin, dead bodies included’The Russian pavilion at the Venice Bien...
Gaza flotilla Britons say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse
Alice Chapman and Zak Khan say they were beaten, kicked and spat on after detention near Crete last weekTwo British activists have said they were admi...
