International

THE US hasn’t put a ring on it, yet – but it has established formal diplomatic and consular relations with Venezuela. A statement accompanying the news said that the two countries will work together to promote stability, support economic recovery ...

IT’S A colossal victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which has won a landslide victory in the first General Election since the 2024 uprising sent Sheikh Hasina to exile in India and her Awami League party into the political ...

IT MAY take months. It may even take years. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case about how Myanmar is treating the Rohingya people – but the process could be a very slow road to justice. The ...

ELN: US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. This is so wrong on so many levels that it is hard to know where to begin. We are not fools There is no justification for breaking ...

A GROUP OF group of students and staff from London Enterprise Academy made a nine-day journey to Bangladesh from 13th to 23rd February this year. This was more than just a trip: it was an experience that would stay with ...

NEWS OF the ceasefire agreement – reached in the last days of the Biden Administration in the USA and under the watchful eye of Donald Trump – saw celebrations in Gaza and around the world. Now we fight on – ...

MUSLIM CHARITY Islamic Relief has produced a report to share memories of the many fundraising events which supporters have undertaken across the world over the last year. It’s also making plans for 2025. It’s an impressive list. There’s been a ...

THERE ARE many good reasons to join the Stop the War Coalition. The last year has seen more and more wars springing up – wars between countries and wars on people. Let’s work together to stop them. To underline how ...

THE Stop the War Coalition has looked back on 2024 with dismay – and determination to do better next year. What has been so dismal, then? First, there have been demonstrations around the world in protest at the wars and murders ...

SAFETY FOR residents and visitors; respect for our heritage; police resources; and road safety were the key concerns of councillors who rejected, for the second time, a planning application to build a new Chinese embassy at Tower Hill. The issue ...