Putin says no fly zone would be akin to declaring war as Russia ceasefire...

President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia would consider any third-party declaration of a no-fly zone over Ukraine as participation in the war there,as...

Austrian Chancellor tells Putin sanctions will remain as long as Ukrainians are dying

Austria’s Chancellor have told President that sanctions will remain as long as Ukrainians are dying. Karl Nehammer told Vladimir Putin that sanctions would increase. He added...

New analysis reveals scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib

Conflict has forced nearly a million people, more than half of them children, to flee from 45 percent of Idlib governorate in North-West Syria,...

Ukraine Latest-127 civilians rescued from Mariupol but reports say Russia is again attacking the...

127 people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol and nearby areas to a government-controlled city, in an operation carried out...

UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told...

Civilian evacuation of Mariupol halted for second time as ceasefire breaks

Asecond attempt to evacuate civilians from a southern city under siege for a week has failed due to continued Russian shelling. Evacuations from the port...

Cocoa industry relies on forced labour and exploits women workers, research shows

Workers in the cocoa industry’s global supply chains experience forced labour and widespread exploitation, according to new research. Experts at the Sheffield Political Economy Research...

Remembering 9/11 – Manchester professor launches new work to mark 20th anniversary

A professor from The University of Manchester is launching a new music composition on Saturday to mark the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, the day...

UN report says world on the brink of catastrophic climate change

While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit...

Greater Manchester charity secures over £4.3 million in UN funding for helping people liberated...

UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) have announced they will be awarding Human Appeal, a humanitarian aid charity based in Greater Manchester, over...