Iran: 'Death penalty as a tool of oppression'

Almost 1,000 people were executed in Iran in 2024. While lawyers and activists protest against the wave of executions, rights activists demand international consequences.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Treasury yields drop to fresh lows of 2025 as growth concerns build

Yields on 2- and 10-year U.S. government debt were on pace for a fifth straight session of declines Tuesday afternoon as traders considered the risks of slowing global growth and …

Source: MarketWatch

MH370: Search resumes to find missing plane 11 years on

A major tech firm has started a new hunt for a Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished more than 10 years ago, officials say. The disappearance of flight MH370 remains one …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trump dominates Liberal leadership debate in Canada

The debate is the first of two in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader.

Source: BBC

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard resigns

Departure comes as government seeks to tighten control over health service

Source: Financial Times

Investor sentiment vs consumer sentiment

And the flatlining stock market

Source: Financial Times

'People will starve' because of US aid cut to Sudan

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

Source: BBC

How Europe is paying for its solar boom?

The EU has doubled its solar capacity in the last three years. How have subsidies made this possible, what support is still available, and what still needs to happen?

Source: Deutsche Welle

More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture

Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained

• ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and …

Source: The Guardian

Wes Streeting to axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after ousting of chief executive

NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of roles

Wes Streeting will axe thousands of jobs at NHS England …

Source: The Guardian

Man caught with $10,000 worth of cocaine in wig, say Colombian police

A man was arrested at a Colombian airport for trying to fly to Amsterdam with $10,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a wig

Source: Al Jazeera

Starmer slashes aid to fund major increase in defence spending

Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cuts

Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will “fight for peace in Europe” with …

Source: The Guardian