Wealthy countries are exporting millions of tons of plastic waste to Southeast Asia where recycling systems are becoming overwhelmed, leading to widespread pollution problems, according to joint investigation by GAIA
Wealthy countries are exporting millions of tons of plastic waste to Southeast Asia where the recycling systems are becoming overwhelmed, leading to widespread pollution problems, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Spain’s ruling Socialist party has won Sunday’s general election with around 29% of the vote – and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to begin coalition talks to try to form a government. Meanwhile, for the first time since the regime of fascist dictator Francisco Franco ended in the mid-1970s, a far-right party will hold seats in the Spanish parliament. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Far-right party will hold seats in the Spanish parliament for the first time since the regime of fascist dictator Francisco Franco ended in the mid-1970s
Report by human rights watchdog combines firsthand accounts with open source, satellite data; coalition forces dispute scale
U.S., British and French air and artillery strikes against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa killed more than 1,600 civilians, according to an investigation by Amnesty International. Researchers combined first-hand accounts with open source and satellite data to identify individual airstrikes and victims. As Henry Ridgwell reports, coalition forces acknowledge that some civilians were killed during the 2017 operation – but dispute the scale of the casualties.
Pyongyang accused of hacking exchanges to bypass sanctions
North Korea is using cryptocurrency markets to evade global sanctions - and the virtual money is likely being used to fund its weapons of mass destruction programs, according to a new report from the London-based Royal United Services Institute. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a television actor, has won a landslide victory in the Ukrainian presidential election Sunday. Exit polls show he received around three times as many votes as incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who conceded defeat Sunday evening. As Henry Ridgwell reports, Zelenskiy’s supporters say the country needs an outsider to tackle endemic corruption, but critics say Russia could seek to take advantage of his inexperience.
Exit polls show Zelenskiy beat incumbent Poroshenko, 73% to 25%
New report by the London-based Overseas Development Institute highlights the long-term impact of disasters on children’s lives
Children in disaster-prone regions are twice as likely to be living in chronic poverty, according to new research. A report by the London-based Overseas Development Institute looks at the impact of natural disasters across different stages of a child’s life in India and Kenya, and warns that climate change is making such incidents more frequent and more intense. Henry Ridgwell reports.
The 47-year-old Australian national had been living in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, but was ejected Thursday because he has broken asylum conventions
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has no knowledge of the website WikiLeaks, after the whistleblowing site's founder Julian Assange was arrested in Britain. The 47-year-old had been living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012 but was ejected Thursday and taken into custody. Assange has long claimed that he could face prosecution in the U.S. over the publishing of confidential government information. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the arrest sets up a complex legal battle.
Pro- and anti-Brexit supporters have vowed to step up their campaigns after European Union leaders have given Britain a six-month extension to Brexit, averting the immediate danger of Britain crashing out of the bloc with no deal. However, it could mean Britain having to take part in EU elections scheduled in May, and there are still few signs that lawmakers will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, further prolonging the political chaos. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
New October 31, 2019, deadline could mean Britain will take part in EU elections in May; and there are a few signs lawmakers will approve May's Brexit plan
Thousands of civilians on the front lines are trapped by the conflict, and struggling to vote
The war with Russia is a key issue in the Ukrainian presidential election — but on the ground, civilians say their problems are not being addressed. In the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, Ukrainian soldiers, rebel fighters and civilians are dying every day as the conflict grinds on. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and are struggling to rebuild their lives. Henry Ridgwell reports from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, close to the front lines.
Campaigners say all presidential candidates have questions to answer
Tackling corruption is invariably among the issues Ukrainians cite as a top priority for the next president. Incumbent Petro Poroshenko and newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy face a final round runoff April 21. There are growing fears that government resolve is stalling after Ukraine's Constitutional Court in February struck down a law against officials enriching themselves. The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine recently demanded the government get a grip on the problem. Henry Ridgwell reports from Kyiv.
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