Kurdish-led forces in Syria have struck a deal with Bashar al-Assads government to handover areas along the border to the Syrian army in a last ditch effort to halt a Turkish attack. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, one of the wests key allies in th…
The EU has told Boris Johnson he must move further and faster in last-ditch Brexit talks if he is to secure an exit deal and avoid having to ask for another extension next weekend. Officials said intensive talks over the weekend had been constructive but tha…
An elderly woman has died after falling from a rescue helicopter as Japan was hit by the strongest storm in six decades. The 77-year-old fell about 130 feet to the ground after she was accidentally dropped during an airlift on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK …
In June 2009, Anjem Choudary acolyte Jesse Morton was working with al-Qaeda supporters to spread the call to jihad across America. More than 3,500 miles away, in the British seaside town of Lowestoft, single father Ivan Humble was helping form the English De…
Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict incalculable human suffering. In a joint declaration, climate scientists, physici…
Thousands of domestic abusers are preying on their victims during meetings with their children ordered by the family courts, The Independent can reveal. Women are being subjected to coercive control, and physical and even sexual assault from their ex-partner…
Forty-four years have passed since his death in 1975 finally brought one of Europes longest modern-day dictatorships to an end, but as a general election looms, General Franco is once again a hot political topic in Spain. The reason is the long-awaited, immi…
Paula Radcliffe has seen her 16-year-old women’s marathon world record shattered by Brigid Kosgei as the Kenyan set a new mark of two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds in Chicago. Less than 24 hours after compatriot Eliud Kipchoge became the first athlete t…
Westminster is having one of its fits of indignation about anonymous sources. The present moral panic was triggered by a long message from Dominic Cummings, the prime ministers chief of staff, to James Forsyth, political editor of The Spectator. The messag…
Boris Johnson will “probably not” ask the EU to delay Brexit even if no deal is agreed this week, Jean-Claude Juncker has said. The European Commission president said he was not expecting the UK to “ask for extra time” but that he would not block a further e…
What if there is a Brexit deal? What if, despite the initial mood music to the contrary from the EU and the Johnson government, they came to an agreement? Perhaps not at the 17-18 October summit but at a later date? The story of whether a deal is possible eb…
Nearly 800 people affiliated with Isis escaped from a camp in northern Syria on Sunday, Kurdish officials said. An estimated 785 people are reported to have fled amid a Turkish offensive in the area, with many in the severely depleted Kurdish guard force for…