April 1 2024 Watch: Swastikas ‘need to be taken in context’, Met officer tells Jewish woman Vigilantes lynch woman suspected of role in kidnap and killing of young girl ‘I’m doing my best’: King greets well-wishers on surprise walkabout April 2 2024 JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over SNP’s new hate crime lawContinue reading “What attracted attention in the first half of April 2024”
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The second part of March 2024 in the spotlight
March 16 2024 Johnny Mercer faces the threat of prison for refusing to reveal the identities of whistleblowers to the Afghanistan inquiry. The veterans minister, Johnny Mercer, is facing the threat of prison because he is refusing to hand over to an inquiry the identities of whistleblowers. Mr Mercer is declining to cooperate with officialContinue reading “The second part of March 2024 in the spotlight”
What will Putin do next as president of Russia?
The Times, March 17, 2024 Event The dictator has secured a new six-year term in the Russian election. How will it affect the war in Ukraine, China and relations with the US? Armed with the world’s biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons and surrounded by sycophantic officials who portray him as the living embodiment of RussianContinue reading “What will Putin do next as president of Russia?”
In the news the Fourth week of December 2023
Monday December 18 2023 Israel risks breaking law with its ‘killing rage’, says Ben Wallace The shift in tone from Western officials towards Israel has been notable over the last weeks. Writing for the Telegraph, Mr Wallace warned that Israel risks losing legal authority for its war in Gaza by going on a crude andContinue reading “In the news the Fourth week of December 2023”
Child pneumonia, malaria, super mosquito and war in Sudan
The war which first erupted in Sudan in mid-April between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may have since slipped from the world’s attention, but out of sight it shows no sign of ending.
Composted Reads for the 3rd week of November 2023
Composted Reads The good news ‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them Can goats and sheep stop wildfires? This shepherdess is rallying the flock ‘Inestimable importance’: 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers reveals new secrets The bad news More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds researchContinue reading “Composted Reads for the 3rd week of November 2023”
Wildfires all over the northern hemisphere in 2023
Climate change has spurred on hotter, drier conditions around the world that have lengthened fire seasons in many regions, including California, Europe and Siberia. Changes to the climate have put more energy into the atmosphere, which means severe lightning storms are happening much further north.
July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record
The strange weather conditions of past summer show that the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever before.
Record heat, violent wildfires – a punishing reminder of Europe’s climate challenge
The further far-right drift across Europe is alarming for many reasons including the de-prioritisation or weaponising of climate action.
Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia
Given that some conflicts in West Asia are still smoldering, the potential for them to be rekindled with renewed vigor remains. One of the most effective mechanisms to stabilize the situation in the region would be to create a comprehensive regional collective security framework. A promising format is the Conference on Security and Development. OpportunitiesContinue reading “Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia”
Some View on the World 