Push for black and Asian soldiers’ input in world wars to be taught in UK schools

Exclusive: Awareness of contribution of black and Asian soldiers could help tackle racism, say leading minority ethnic voices. Politicians and community leaders are calling for the history of ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Head of UK armed forces gains new powers in push to improve readiness for war

Government launches biggest structural shake-up of Ministry of Defence in 50 years

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Designers push for Black hairstyle emojis

There are almost 4,000 emojis to help people express themselves online, but a group of young design students in London says not one features Black or mixed-race hairstyles. As CBS News' Tina Kraus ...

Central Asians edge into a brave new world on Russia’s doorstep

The region’s five states are increasingly standing up for themselves on matters of language, history and identity

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Six Russian soldiers granted French visas after fleeing war in Ukraine

Organisations assisting Russian deserters hope France’s decision will lead to more soldiers fleeing. Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary visas as they apply ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn

Previously "overlooked" evidence shows some Afghan soldiers are eligible for resettlement to the UK, armed forces minister says.

Harris makes push among divided Republicans, Black male voters

Vice President Harris is focusing on swing states with plans to visit three on Monday as she looks to win over disenchanted Republican voters and earn the vote of young Black men with the help of ...

Young designers push for new emojis with Black, mixed-race hairstyles

A community-based group of young designers in London has big plans to expand the world of emojis, to reflect their own styles, and to quash "texturism."

Harris champions a vital mission: More Black male teachers in our schools

In 2012, I began my teaching career as a Black male educator at Greenwood High School through the Teach for America program. At the time, more than 6 percent of the country’s teachers were Black ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Artists call for greater focus on black British music in schools

The government's reviewing the national curriculum and artists hope for a change to music lessons.

Video appears to show North Korean soldiers gearing up for Ukraine war at a Russian military training base

World - Yahoo News - October 19

IDF soldiers should refuse orders that may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC

A former senior security official tells Fergal Keane that Israel might be committing war crimes in northern Gaza.

Iran’s response to Israeli attack awaited as Tehran says it is ‘entitled’ to defend itself – live

Iranian army tells local media four soldiers killed ‘countering projectiles’ in Israel’s overnight attack. We’ve launched video footage of the blasts and light flashes in Tehran early today and ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

What does North Korea get out of sending its soldiers to fight Russia’s war?

Kim Jong Un is sending North Korean troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine. What might he be getting to help Vladimir Putin?

Twice homeless millionaire tops UK black power list

The now multimillionaire began his career in a call centre after failing to become a professional footballer.

IMF warns world to avoid global trade war

Economic fears have been rising over Donald Trump's mega-tariff plan and rising US debts.

Why the World Fears a War Between Israel and Iran

An all-out war could entangle countries around the world and threaten the global economy.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Doctors in the line of fire in world’s forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities

Business - Financial Times - 12 hours ago

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan. An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Russian ambassador accuses UK of waging proxy war in Ukraine

Andrei Kelin says by providing weapons Britain is ‘killing Russian soldiers and civilians’. Moscow’s ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia, while predicting the ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

London conference hears UK and Israeli criticism of conduct of Gaza war

Speakers at event call for commitment to a two-state solution and urge Labour government to do more. Middle East crisis – live updates Criticism of the Israeli government and calls for ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world

Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tight

World - Financial Times - October 17

Alexandra Burke discovers every day is a school day on Drag Race UK

UK-France school trips at risk of being axed as Brexit checks come in

French government officials and teachers express ‘concern’ over the impact of incoming border checks on student travel

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

France and Germany attack UK plan to levy VAT on international school fees

Proposal to impose value added tax in the Budget risks damaging diplomatic ties, ambassadors say

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

BBC World Service retreat ‘helping Russia and China push propaganda’

BBC director-general Tim Davie to warn world facing ‘all-out assault on truth’ as state-funded media operators broadcast unchallenged. The BBC director-general will warn that the retreat of its ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine

Russia has returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers in what appears to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022

World - ABC News - October 18

Middle East crisis live: Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany

Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli military did its utmost to avoid harming Unifil personnel while striking Hezbollah fighters. More now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

U.S. making another push to end war in Gaza, U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the Middle East again this week to continue to push for a cease-fire in Gaza. That visit will come after U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein's trip to ...

Hawaii pushes Mountain West over minimum threshold for FBS conference status as school becomes full member

Hawaii has been a football-only member of the conference since 2012

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

Johnson: U.S. is in 'most dangerous situation since World War II'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview Sunday that the U.S. is in “the most dangerous situation since World War II,” citing the economy, global tensions and the southern border. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

Jamie Dimon worries ‘World War III has already begun’

Adversaries of the United States “are clearly talking about dismantling the system,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO notes.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Trump claims Harris ‘guaranteed’ to get US into World War III

Former President Trump claimed that Vice President Harris is “guaranteed” to get the United States into World War III if she is elected president, continuing intense rhetoric common throughout the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

‘The world will remember this war not through reportage but through art’: the creatives on Ukraine’s frontline

Poets, artists, playwrights and musicians are fighting and dying in Ukraine, and their work is capturing the horror and emotion of the conflict. Yaryna Chornohuz is a poised, thoughtful young woman ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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