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From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya’s journalists are under attack – but they must also regain public trust

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya’s journalists are under attack – but they must also regain public trust: Journalists take cover during March 2023 protests in Kenya. Boniface Muthoni/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians and members of the public. George …

Labour’s attack ads on Rishi Sunak: gutter politics or smart election campaigning?

Labour’s attack ads on Rishi Sunak: gutter politics or smart election campaigning?: Labour's attack ad. Twitter/Labour I feel this is a sign that Labour is serious about winning, rather than a sign that they have lost their moral compass. This was the assessment of Steve Parker, former head of strategy at M&C Saatchi, the advertising …

New wrist-worn device can quickly tell if you’re having a heart attack – it could save many lives

New wrist-worn device can quickly tell if you’re having a heart attack – it could save many lives: pixelheadphoto digitalskillet/Shutterstock Scientists have developed a wrist-worn device that could revolutionise treating heart attacks by speeding up diagnosis – without the need to draw blood (the current method). Over 700,000 people visit A&E in England and Wales …

Omagh police shooting: why attack comes at a difficult time in Northern Ireland

Omagh police shooting: why attack comes at a difficult time in Northern Ireland: The shooting of a police officer in Omagh on Thursday evening is another horrific reminder that Northern Ireland remains a deeply and dangerously divided society. Though it has not been confirmed that the assailants were paramilitaries, the Police Service of Northern Ireland …

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government: The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – is the kind of event that could shape the country’s history. While Brazil has gone through military coups and social …

January 6 US Capitol attack: deep state conspiracies haven’t gone away

January 6 US Capitol attack: deep state conspiracies haven’t gone away: Two years after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol building, the conspiracy theories about a malign group controlling the country have not gone away. This continues to corrode US democracy, fuelling stark polarisation that is deepening distrust and political violence. Many in …

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage: how an attack could have been carried out and why Europe was defenceless

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage: how an attack could have been carried out and why Europe was defenceless: Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea” (underwater) infrastructure in Europe. It’s now widely thought – not least by Nato …

Salman Rushdie attack: the legacy of the decades-old fatwa on the author, explained

Salman Rushdie attack: the legacy of the decades-old fatwa on the author, explained: In 1989, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the Islamic revolution in Iran ten years earlier, issued a fatwa – a religious edict – calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie. More than three decades later, at a literary event …

Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations

Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations: The author Salman Rushdie has been stabbed at a talk in New York in the US. A. Astes/Alamy On August 12, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at a literary festival in New York state. …

The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence: Congolese in Goma protest against the country's UN peacekeeping mission on 26 July 2022. Michel Lunanga/AFP via Getty Images Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate …

US Capitol attack: how the public reaction to the January 6 hearings reflects deep divisions in the US

US Capitol attack: how the public reaction to the January 6 hearings reflects deep divisions in the US: After nearly a year of investigating the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021, the Democrat-led House Select committee is holding a series of public hearings to present its findings to the US public. These …

Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured …