• Dutch welcome UN resolution on Gaza, call for an end to violence

    Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has welcomed the UN Security Council vote in favour of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. Rutte said the vote is “important” and that “what is now needed is to stop the violence, free the hostages, immediately send in vastly more humanitarian aid to Gaza and find a lasting solution.” Foreign minister Hanke Bruins Slot said on social media she

  • Group of parents call for end to gun violence in Springfield following shot fired inside Sci-tech

    A group of concerned parents and community activists came together Friday to voice concerns over the response this week to the shooting at Springfield’s Sci-tech high school.

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    Henrico community calls on county leaders to address disparity between East End, West End Schools

    As Henrico School and county leaders work to bring more money to schools, East End Henrico community members are calling on leaders to address what they say is a deep rooted disparity between the East End and the West End.

  • End the agony Rishi, call an election

    If threats to depose him as Prime Minister from within gather momentum, the one ace he has up his sleeve is his ability to visit the King and pull the plug on this entire parliamentary session. I sincerely hope that’s what happens. If he doesn’t go to the country, then for those of us who spend our lives thinking about politics and have been on a state of high election alert since Christmas, it’s going to feel like a sneeze that didn’t go off. But more importantly, if it will provide proof if...

  • UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

    The resolution was passed by the council after the United States abstained from voting.

  • Egypt and UN Call for Ceasefire and Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

    To address the escalating crisis in Gaza, Egypt, and the United Nations have called for an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of the people of Palestine. The discussions, led by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, emphasized the need for urgent action to alleviate the dire situation in Gaza. During their meeting on Sunday 24 March, President Al-Sisi and Secretary-General Guterres were joined by...

  • Police called after vehicle ends up on roof in Cambridgeshire ditch

    A photo released by police shows the vehicle on its roof

  • Karzai calls for reopening schools and universities for girls in Afghanistan

    On the eve of the new academic year in Afghanistan, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again called for reopening schools and universities for girls.  Karzai stated in a post on the X network on Sunday, March 17, “On the eve of the new school year, once again, I ask the Taliban government to open […]

  • Local View / Call 'reproductive health' what it is: ending a life

    From the column: "If Minnesota’s proposed Equal Rights Amendment is intended to establish equality for 'all' human lives then including the termination of the lives of unborn children (is) directly inconsistent with that intent."

  • Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes

    Campaigners say activities leading to severe environmental harm usually also violate human rightsThe international criminal court (ICC) has been urged to start investigating and prosecuting individuals who harm the environment.Academics, lawyers and campaigners from around the world have sent expert opinions to the court outlining what they call its current regime of “impunity” for serious environmental crimes. Continue reading

  • UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

    The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position. It also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. It is the first time the council has called for a ceasefire since the war began in […]

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    Newshour, Gaza: UN passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire

    Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report on the Jewish settlers who wish to return to Gaza, almost twenty years after the last settlement there was withdrawn. Also on the programme: we hear the latest on the long running woes at plane-making giant Boeing as its...