International

Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake?The future of the American west hangs in the balance this week, as seven states remained at a stalemate over who should bear the brunt of the enormous water cuts needed to pull the imperiled Colorado River back from the brink. Time is running short […]

Thousands of people arrested for supporting group since anti-terrorism proscription are in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appealThree senior judges have ruled that the ban on the direct action group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws was disproportionate and unlawful, handing the home secretary a humiliating defeat.Shabana Mahmood was urged to respect the court’s decision after the judges said that the ban, introduced by her predecessor Yvette Cooper, impinged […]

Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apoliticalThe author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlinale after the film festival’s chief jurist said film-makers must stay out of politics.The festival got off to a shaky start on Thursday after the competition jury, led by the German film-maker Wim Wenders, fielded questions about the conflict in Gaza. Asked if films can affect […]

DP World appoints new chairman and group CEO following departure of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem over ties to sex offender.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

German leader seeks to set tone of unity at Munich Security Council, as top US diplomat says 'new era in geopolitics'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Going into the men's singles skeleton final, Team GB's Matt Weston is in prime position to win the UK's first medal at this year's games.  Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as group chair and CEO follows pressure after publication of emailsThe boss of the P&O Ferries owner, DP World, has left the company after revelations over his ties with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein forced the ports and logistics company to take action.Dubai-based DP World, which is ultimately owned by the emirate’s royal family, announced the immediate resignation of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem as the […]