A royal arrest and a new cabinet secretary welcome the prime minister back from recess week but with a crucial by-election and significant white paper on special educational needs, can the government get things back on track? Sam and Anne examine the details of SEND white paper in England, looking at the challenges facing the […]
Continue ReadingA packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital has driven off a mountain road in Nepal, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded. There were dozens of people on board the bus, which was heading from the resort city of Pokhara to Kathmandu when it drove off the Prithvi […]
Continue ReadingMexico’s most wanted man and the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel has been killed, Mexico’s defence ministry has confirmed. The security operation and killing has been heralded as a victory in both Mexico and the United States. However, it was met with violence across Mexico as the CJNG retaliated by […]
Continue ReadingA CJNG tag on a house wall in the town of El Limoncito: The Jalisco cartel controls the drug trade, especially in smaller and medium-sized cities. Image: keystone The Mexican drug lord “El Mencho” is dead. He was the leader of what has become the most powerful criminal organization in the country, the Jalisco Cartel. […]
Continue Reading02/23/2026, 07:5602/23/2026, 07:56 On their latest EP “Days of Ash”, the Irish rock band U2 dedicated a song to a young Iranian woman who died during the women’s movement in 2022. The title “Song of the Future” is reminiscent of 16-year-old Sarina Esmailsadeh. The Irish rock band consists of four members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/23/2026 – 7:43 GMT+1•Updated 8:06 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Our Shona Murray and Sasha Vakulina fill us in on the Foreign Affairs Council taking place in Brussels, amid Hungary’s blockade of the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine. An interview with Maria Malmer Stenergard and Kęstutis Budrys, the foreign ministers of Sweden […]
Continue ReadingThe border with Ukraine is 250km away. But sometimes the front line feels much closer. This part of Russia, Lipetsk region, like many others, has been targeted by Ukrainian drones. Around Yelets the authorities have installed emergency shelters. I spot one at a bus stop, another in a park.
Continue ReadingA Russian drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed one man and wounded another early Monday, regional officials said, as Moscow intensified strikes across the country ahead of the anniversary of its full-scale invasion. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine.
Continue ReadingEU foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels with one clear goal: to agree on a 20th sanctions package against Russia. But Hungary is threatening to block it — linking its support to a growing energy standoff with Ukraine over disrupted oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline. Host Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by POLITICO’s chief foreign […]
Continue ReadingThe death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.
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