3 h. ago Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including foreigners, after visit by US delegation

Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continuesBelarus has released 52 prisoners of various nationalities, after a visit by a US delegation to Minsk, in Alexander Lukashenko’s latest attempt to balance ties between Russia and the west.Thursday’s prisoner release was one of the biggest of Lukashenko’s authoritarian rule, and was part of his effort to mend relations with Washington and secure sanctions relief after years of isolation. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Brazil's Bolsonaro faces final votes by Supreme Court's justices in his attempted coup trial

Brazil’s Supreme Court is to deliver the final two votes by its justices on former President Jair Bolsonaro alleged coup attempt — votes that could send the far-right politician to prison within weeks and deeply impact the nation’s politics

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5 h. ago Brit among dozens of prisoners released by Belarus and pardoned by dictator Lukashenko after US deal to lift sanctions

The list of prisoners released at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump contained 14 foreign nationals who had been convicted on crimes including espionage, extremism, and terrorism.

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6 h. ago Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national air airline

Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners, as the United States announced it was lifting sanctions on the isolated country’s national airline

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5 d. ago Lucy Connolly wants to work with Reform to overhaul prison system after being jailed for race hate tweet

Lucy Connolly was a ‘special guest’ at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham on Saturday

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5 d. ago Lucy Connolly says she wants to work with Reform on prisons overhaul after being jailed for race hate tweet

Lucy Connolly was a “special guest” at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham on Saturday

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5 d. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: More changes to Starmer’s top team expected as minister reacts to Farage’s 2027 election claim

Keir Starmer’s major cabinet reshuffle saw a dozen cabinet positions change, including the foreign minister and home secretary

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5 d. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: Harman claims ‘there is a way back’ for Rayner after resignation in tax scandal

Keir Starmer’s major cabinet reshuffle saw a dozen cabinet positions change, including the foreign minister and home secretary

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5 d. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: Harman says ‘there is a way back’ for Rayner after resignation in tax scandal

Keir Starmer’s major cabinet reshuffle saw a dozen cabinet positions change, including the foreign minister and home secretary

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7 d. ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Voices: Europe must demand Aung San Suu Kyi’s release, and back that demand with action

The political prisoner’s faltering health is the first news out of Myanmar about her in years – and the West must pay attention, writes Peter Popham

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9 d. ago UK sends aid to Afghanistan after earthquake kills more than 800 people

The £1 million in emergency funding will include mobile health teams, medical kits and shelters, the Foreign Office said

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2 w. ago Labour to scrap most short prison sentences to tackle overcrowding

The government will allow offenders to earn early release through good behaviour in prisons

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2 w. ago Lucy Connolly claims she was Starmer’s ‘political prisoner’ after release from jail for race hate post

Connolly said Donald Trump’s lawyers are ‘keen to speak’ after she was released from prison on Thursday

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2 w. ago Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights

Human rights activists say female political prisoners in Belarus are often singled out for abuse and humiliation, threatened with losing their children, and having medical problems ignored

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2 w. ago Maxwell does not believe that Epstein died by suicide, but has no idea who killed him, testimony reveals

Epstein’s convicted accomplice believes the idea his death was ordered out of fear of blackmail is ‘ludicrous’ when there was plenty of opportunity to kill him before he was jailed

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2 w. ago I was Keir Starmer's political prisoner, says Lucy Connolly after being freed as she reveals she's set to meet Trump officials and is planning to sue police

Lucy Connolly, 42, revealed she is planning legal action against the police as she told of her 377-day prison ordeal for the first time.

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3 w. ago DANIEL HANNAN: This injustice against ordinary people should worry us all. If zealots get their way, we cease to be a free society...

Lucy Connolly was a political prisoner. There is no other way to describe the viciousness with which she was charged, prosecuted, sentenced and even reportedly dealt with in prison.

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3 w. ago Russia says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine’s security

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses European diplomacy as ‘clumsy effort to sway Trump’Russia-Ukraine war – live updatesMoscow has said it must be part of any international talks on Ukraine’s security, as Russia continues to stall on Donald Trump’s push for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Moscow must be included in any talks on Ukraine’s security guarantees, dismissing European diplomacy as “aggressive escalation” and a “clumsy effort to sway Trump”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prisoners who break jail rules 'should be barred from early release'

The Scottish Tories made the call amid a rising number of incidents

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