Rishi Sunak confronted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit overnight, telling him to ‘get out of Ukraine and end this barbaric war’. In the first face-to-face clash between a British Prime Minister and a senior Kremlin figure since the war began, Mr Sunak said the ‘Putin regime’ had turned Russia into a pariah. He said it is unacceptable for any country... 

The world’s population will hit eight billion tomorrow, the United Nations has estimated. The UN said we should marvel at the improvements in healthcare that makes such a feat possible. And next year India’s population will outstrip that of China, as India will match and start to overtake the Chinese population figure of 1.4billion, the UN said in its World Population Prospects report. It... 

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has alluded to the possibility of branding Russia as a terrorist state amid the Kremlin’s continued illegal war in Ukraine. During a session with the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Labour MP Liam Byrne inquired whether the UK Foreign Office would designate Russia as a terrorist state. Mr. Cleverly, refusing to rule out the prospect, acknowledged that there... 

So far over 40,000 migrants have arrived in Britain by boat this year, with nearly 1,000 arriving on Saturday alone. UK government figures reveal that over 40,000 migrants have crossed the channel to the UK so far in 2022 marking an increase of over 10,000 compared to last year’s total of 28,561. On Saturday, another 972 people made the crossing in 22 boats. Despite the significant pressure it is... 

The United Nations General Assembly has taken a decisive step in holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine and violations of international law. Despite Russian despot Vladimir Putin’s attempts to evade repercussions, the assembly approved a resolution demanding accountability, including reparations to be paid by the dictatorship. In contrast to the UN Security Council, where Putin... 

Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted late on Sunday that the ‘obligatory’ command by Hibatullah Akhundzada came after the secretive leader met with a group of judges. Akhundzada, who... 

An Iranian protester was sentenced to death today for setting fire to a government building, the first known use of capital punishment for participation in an anti-regime ‘riot’. The death sentence is the latest attempt by the Iranian government to suppress the protests which have swept the country since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September after she was... 

Russia finds itself hurtling towards a potential internal conflict and a surge in nationalist uprisings, with forecasts of up to 30 to 40 new states emerging, according to a Bashkir independence leader. The repercussions of Vladimir Putin’s controversial decision to invade Ukraine have exacerbated separatist sentiments, particularly within Russia’s national republics, whose populations... 

The head of a community organization in Brandenburg said in an open letter published on Wednesday that Germany is inherently anti-Semitic and that all Jews who are serious about their faith should leave. He also announced that he is relocating to Israel. Semen Gorelik stated in his message, which was made public by Die Achse des Guten (The Axis of Good), a pro-Israel news outlet, that “the country... 

A female bomber may have set off a huge explosion in a popular shopping street in Istanbul today that killed at least six people and injured more than 80 others, Turkish officials have claimed. Shocking videos posted online showed the moment a fireball erupted on the street amid a loud blast as pedestrians turned and fled in horror. Other harrowing clips showed bodies and an empty pushchair lying... 

An adult man is suspected of having been gang-raped by several men at a playground in the Scanian coastal town of Åhus. There are more perpetrators than one, says Mikael Persson, on-call preliminary investigation leader. The police are appealing for witness information in the hunt for the perpetrators, but Åhus residents in general need not worry. It appears from the police’s incident report... 

In 2014, a patent was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that outlines the future – which is now the present – of chemical and biological warfare. Entitled “Toxic mosquito aerial release system,” the patent, which was issued as US8967029B1, outlines a system of spraying for biological, chemical, or other materials using “unmanned aerial vehicle[s] operable by... 

Ukrainian soldiers uncovered a torture chamber after they liberated Mykolaiv and Kherson from Russian troops on Friday. It is the latest evidence to suggest Putin’s thugs are responsible for war crimes during Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. A makeshift Russian prison used to torture and interrogate Ukrainian dissidents was filmed on fire in Kherson last night after the area was liberated... 

A Climate Gender Equity Fund has been established, according to US President Joe Biden, to support female “climate leaders.” At the COP 27 meeting hosted by the UN, he presented the new effort on Friday. The fund will “leverage private sector contributions to provide women climate leaders with technical skills, networks, and capital to develop and scale climate solutions,”... 

Russia’s military may never recover from the damage it has suffered in Ukraine, the Pentagon has said. Colin Kahl, the under secretary for defence, revealed half of Vladimir Putin’s tanks have been destroyed and most of his precision missiles used up since he ordered the invasion a little over eight months ago. Sanctions mean it will be ‘very difficult’ for Moscow to rebuild...