Tomorrow is International Women's Day, which has a long and storied militant history that includes lighting the spark for Russia's February Revolution in 1917. In the era of Trump the radicalism remains. This year in the US, there is a general strike ...

Women and children making the dangerous journey to Europe to flee poverty and conflicts in Africa are being beaten, raped and starved in “living hellholes” in Libya, the United Nations children's agency (Unicef) said on Tuesday. The Mediterranean Sea ...

Kim Jong-nam spent his last few years highly paranoid, hiding from the regime run by his dictator half-brother while struggling with a sense of powerlessness over the fate of his homeland, according to people who knew him. In an interview with the ...

To anyone who has worked – or still works – in the tech industry, the news that sexism is still a problem is not exactly a revelation. Even still, the account from a former Uber engineer of how the company had dealt with allegations of sexual ...

The US justice department has urged a federal court to reinstate president Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on people travelling from seven majority-Muslim countries, insisting that national security is at stake. After a lower court judge ...

It is surprisingly easy to move on from fake massacres. Being shallow creatures, most of us have now put the non-events of Bowling Green behind us. One possible exception is Chris Matthews, who by rights should still be waking up in an acute state of ...

In many countries, Uber is becoming the default transport option. It's convenient, it's (relatively) cheap and you can order a car without ever having to talk to another person. But Uber has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, yet again.

US president Donald Trump fulfilled another of his signature election promises by nominating judge Neil Gorsuch, a reliable conservative on a federal appeals court in Colorado, to the US supreme court. In a televised prime-time announcement that drew ...

British prime minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to challenge any “unacceptable” talk when she meets US president Donald Trump later this week, as she tries to secure Britain's “special relationship” with the new US administration. Mrs May made ...

Donald Trump has begun his presidency with a series of seismic policy interventions, starting the repeal of Barack Obama's healthcare policies. He has also initiated a new US missile defence system and ushered in a new period of American protectionism.

At 1-0 down with 15 minutes to go, José Mourinho had a decision to make. He had one substitution left with which to change the game. On the bench he had four outfield players to choose from. Two of them were defenders: Chris Smalling and Daley Blind.

A British lawyer who wants the Irish High Court to refer issues relating to Britain's exit from the EU to the Court of Justice of the European Union believes he has a high chance of success. Jolyon Maugham QC will issue a letter on Friday notifying the ...

A shaky detente between Donald Trump and the intelligence agencies he will soon control has broken down, as Mr Trump wrongly accused US intelligence of leaking an unverified, salacious document to damage his nascent presidency. At a press ...

On Tuesday morning the Fifa Council met in Zurich and voted unanimously to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 teams from 2026 onwards. While there is no doubt that the club game now dominates the football landscape in every way, the four-yearly ...

Chicago police are investigating a gang who filmed themselves torturing a man with specials needs on Facebook Live. Police superintendent Eddie Johnson said four black suspects — two males and two females — were arrested over the “sickening” footage, ...

Chicago police are investigating a gang who filmed themselves torturing a man with specials needs on Facebook Live. Police superintendent Eddie Johnson said four black suspects — two males and two females — were arrested over the “sickening” footage, ...

Mauricio Pochettino has been at Tottenham Hotspur for only two and a half seasons but, already, he has plenty of history with Chelsea – and it goes deeper than the now notorious 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge at the end of last season, when his team lost ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's contribution was the garnish rather than the main course but compared with the kind of nourishment he had proposed for some onlookers earlier in the week, it still went down rather well. His had been a supporting part in a ...

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has defended his harsh diplomatic response to the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Jewish settlement activity, as Israel's war of words with the outgoing Obama administration intensified.

Ronald Koeman ridiculed Arsène Wenger for claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg was responsible for Arsenal's defeat at Everton as the visitors missed the chance to overtake Chelsea at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal's 14-game unbeaten run was ...