LSE professor Gubad Ibadoglu has been detained by the Azerbaijani authorities for close to 18 months The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according to human rights groups. This is the third year
Russia and Ukraine have carried out their largest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. Russia’s defence ministry said it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including some approaching Moscow, which forced flights to be diverted from
An ally of President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine rather than enabling the country to gain back territory occupied by Russia. Bryan Lanza, a strategist who worked on Trump’s recent presidential campaign, told the
In a deeply divided America, many already feel exhausted by the election. But there is genuine energy and excitement too, from supporters on both sides. In this split-screen video, we take you to Michigan to get a feel for what it’s like
People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis – but now they fear it will get much more difficult because of Israel’s ban on the biggest UN agency which operates there. “Unrwa means everything to us: it is
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has given a measured response to Israeli strikes on the country, saying the attack should not be “exaggerated or downplayed” while refraining from pledging immediate retaliation. Meanwhile President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would “give an appropriate response”
A drone has been “launched towards” the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the coastal town of Caesarea, his office has said. “The prime minister and his wife were not at the location, and there were no injuries in
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented MPs with a long-awaited “victory plan” that aims to strengthen his country’s position enough to end the war with Russia. Zelensky told parliament in Kyiv the plan could finish the war – which began with Russia’s
The UN’s humanitarian office has called for an investigation into an Israeli air strike that killed 23 people in northern Lebanon on Monday. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence said the strike, on the Christian-majority village of Aitou, raised “real concerns” with respect to international
An Israeli attack on a school used to shelter displaced Palestinians has killed at least 22 people, including 15 children, in central Gaza, officials say. Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence Agency said the site in Nuseirat camp was struck by a volley of