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David Cameron has backed Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons.Speaking in the Ukrainian capital, the foreign secretary said it was Ukraine's decision on how to use the supplied equipment and Kyiv "absolutely has the right" to strike back. Britain has supplied billions of pounds worth of equipment, and on a visit to Kyiv, Lord Cameron said: "In terms of what the Ukrainians do, in our view, it […]

President Joe Biden has spoken out for the first time following violence and arrests during demonstrations at multiple US universities, saying: "There is a right to protest but not a right to cause chaos."Tensions at universities across America have been building for days as demonstrators have refused to remove encampments and administrators have called in law enforcement to break them up. There have been clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and counter-protesters, […]

A women's rights activist and fitness influencer from Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over her choice of clothes, human rights groups have claimed. Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced in January but details of her case only recently emerged in Saudi Arabia's formal reply to a United Nations human rights request after the country claimed she was jailed for "terrorist offences". In the letter, the conservative nation […]

Iran is willing to "expend every Arab life" in its efforts to end Western influence in the Middle East and destroy Israel, a former US national security adviser has said.HR McMaster, who held the position between 2017 and 2018 during the Trump presidency, told Sky News that there is still a risk of escalation between Iran and Israel after the two nations carried out attacks on each other in April. […]

Another night of violence has unfolded in Georgia as police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters opposing a so-called "Russian law".The "foreign agents" bill would require organisations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence. Georgian critics say the bill is inspired by laws used to suppress dissent in Russia.It's been opposed by many civilians, who are opposed […]

An Israel Defence Forces checkpoint waves our car down, and our passports and IDs are checked by soldiers - we're then told to pull up behind other cars before a signal is given to follow.The convoy moves off down a road I've travelled so many times that I can't remember how many.We're taken to the Erez Crossing point, a transit hub between Israel and Gaza.It's a place where every day […]

Running around a 'wall of death' could keep people healthy on the moon, according to new research.Scientists at the University of Milan tied people to bungee cords to replicate lunar gravity and asked them to run around a rented 'wall of death', which they had loaned from an amusement park. The test subjects needed to run fast enough to prevent themselves skidding down the wall which is usually impossible on […]

Police in Georgia's capital have used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against crowds outside the country's parliament protesting against a bill the opposition says aims to crack down on press freedoms.The legislation being debated by parliamentarians will require media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Image: Police used water cannon to disperse protesters. […]

Police have entered Columbia University to break up a demonstration after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied one of its buildings.It comes after New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the protest "must end now" and claimed the demonstration had been infiltrated by "professional outside agitators". The protest began when students barricaded the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York on Tuesday and unfurled a Palestinian flag […]