Tag Archives: Peace

The new chief of MI6, Blaise Metreweli has said Britain’s overseas spy agency is dealing with an “interlocking web of security challenges”, during her first public speech. Ms Metreweli, who took over as head of the Secret Intelligence Service in the autumn, is the first woman to head MI6, taking …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As the head of MI6 prepares to make her first public speech, is the UK facing a “new age of uncertainty?” Sam and Anne discuss the priorities for Blaise Metreweli – identifying where the perceived threats are coming from …

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country. Some of those being released include prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski. BBC Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners …

The Venezuelan opposition leader made her first public appearance in 11 months moments before the interview. BBC News

President of the United States Donald Trump has been awarded the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize ahead of the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Source link

Watch the moment US president receives the first ever Fifa Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw. BBC News

[ Regulatory T cells (Treg cells), a specialized type of immune cell, are usually seen as “peacekeepers” that prevent excessive immune attacks. Surprisingly, a new study published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy shows that Treg cells utilize inflammatory signals to start repair processes following cancer therapy. Source link

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the offices of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak. One of the two agencies, anti-corruption bureau Nabu, confirmed that its investigative searches had been authorised and said further details would follow. A corruption scandal has engulfed several figures close to Zelensky, though …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 After all the drama can MPs, the markets, business and voters stomach Rachel Reeves’s budget? Sam and Anne look behind the headlines and dive deeper into items which were not noticed as much in the chancellor’s budget, questioning whether …

Getty Images Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield played on both Stone Roses albums and later joined Primal Scream Gary “Mani” Mounfield, bassist with seminal Manchester band the Stone Roses, has died at the age of 63. Mounfield was a founding member of the legendary group, and later joined Primal Scream. He played …

The United Nations’ Security Council has passed a US resolution which endorses President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Source link

Detectives investigating reports of a homophobic attack on two men in Londonderry last weekend have now said that no assault took place. It had been reported that two men were assaulted in the vicinity of the Peace Bridge. But the police have now concluded their investigation and have ruled out …

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson explains why it can be a more peaceful way to live. BBC News

Two men have been injured in a suspected homophobic attack in Londonderry city centre. They had made their way on to the Peace Bridge shortly before midnight on Saturday when they were assaulted. One of the men sustained a head injury and the other facial and hand injuries. Police are …

Fifa has introduced the ‘Peace Prize’, an award recognising an individual’s actions for peace and unity. The prize, set to be awarded annually, will be given to the person who has “taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace” and “united people across the world”. The first winner will receive the …

Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest agreement actually amount to? BBC News

US President Donald Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a ‘peace deal’ BBC News

Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday night, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit had “suffered several illnesses” while in hospital since 2019, including a blood infection …

Two men have been charged in connection with an arson attack on Peacehaven Mosque, according to Sussex Police. No one was injured in the fire on 4 October, though the front of the building in Phyllis Avenue and a car parked outside were damaged. Ricky Ryder, 38, of Richington Way …

BBC Harley Pearce is the son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce The son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce has died in a tractor crash. Harley Pearce, 21, from Marlborough in Wiltshire, died in the crash in Gloucestershire last week, police said. Harley’s family have issued a tribute to him saying: …