Modern capitalism began in England in the 17th century and spread eventually throughout the world. Its particular evolution produced a global economy organized around centers and a periphery (colonized economically and often politically as well). ...
After much reluctance, the U.K. has decided to repatriate from northeastern Syria the first group of children left orphaned by the Syrian War. In an unprecedented move, the British government announced on Thursday that it ...
What was billed as a ‘Super Saturday’ has turned into a super disappointment for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson as his fellow legislators voted to extend the Brexit withdrawal deadline. In the first Saturday session ...
![Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud participates in the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Joint Ministerial Plenary Session, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2016. [State Department Photo/Public Domain]](https://citizentruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mbs-288x180.jpg "Saudi Arabia to Host Media Forum One Year After Khashoggi Murder 4")
“The murder of Jamal Khashoggi caused extensive damage to Saudi Arabia’s international image, marking a real low point for a country that has one of the world’s worst press freedom records.” Saudi Arabia will stage ...
“He’s tough and he’s smart. They’re saying, ‘Britain Trump.’ They call him ‘Britain Trump.’” Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May to become the new prime minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday, inheriting immediate challenges including ...
There are signs of a new tanker war in the Persian Gulf, with Britain joining a coalition that wants a war with Iran. The standoff between the U.S. and Iran is now developing into a ...
A potential conflict with Iran warms up but a peaceful settlement is still possible. “Iran on Friday demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing ...
“It is shameful that Kim Darroch has effectively been forced out for doing the job that diplomats are appointed to do.” The United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday after leaked diplomatic cables ...
The government of Gibraltar thanked British forces for seizing an oil tanker bound for Syria on Thursday. British Royal Marines and port officials of Gibraltar boarded an oil tanker believed to be bound for Syria ...
“The ‘ghost’ proposal would pose serious threats to cybersecurity and thereby also threaten fundamental human rights, including privacy and free expression” – Open Letter to GCHQ In an open letter to the U.K.’s Government Communications ...
After a week of tumult over U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposal, May announced her resignation. British Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced her resignation on Friday in an emotional statement, saying she had ...
Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ISIS bride, wants to come home. On February 19, news broke in the UK that Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ISIS bride, who, back in 2015 chose to flee the ...
Soldiers also engaged in cover-ups by disguising civilians as militants to make operations appear legitimate. The Middle East Eye report revealed how junior officers in the British army were taught to specifically shoot such civilians ...
“As with all mass surveillance tools, it is the general public who suffer more than criminals.” To the outrage of privacy advocates, London’s Metropolitan Police deployed facial recognition software Monday and Tuesday to scan faces ...
“Dear HBO—it’s a bit irresponsible to release a disaster movie when we’re still in the middle of the disaster. Regards, The U.K.” On Friday, HBO revealed the trailer for its upcoming film Brexit, sparking controversy ...
It’s no secret that the UK is a magnet for many overseas students. It offers a lot of opportunity to them, as well as a first class education that will be respected wherever they go. ...
The UK is considering using taxpayer money to fund a new Aramco project in Malaysia bringing a conflict of ethics into question. Should human rights violations, murdering journalists and bombing Yemen disqualify you from taxpayer ...
How the EU Redefined Imperialism During the days of Empire, the rich countries of Europe exploited the resources of the poorer nations of the world through conquest. These days, there is a new system; no ...
A fruit scare has engulfed Australia after at least 100 cases of needles in strawberries were reported. Food stores have been forced to remove all strawberry stocks from their shelves as the government tries to ...
The peace sign has been a universal symbol used in activism for decades, but would you believe it was birthed from an anti-nuclear weapons protest? The peace symbol is one of few universally recognizable signs, ...
A crowdfunded Trump Baby blimp floated in the London skies last week in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the U.K. The blimp was such a hit that more crowdfunding campaigns have sprung ...
Two Brits were walking in the street near their home and picked up a curious looking vial. Two weeks later, one of them was dead and the other fighting for his life. Dawn Sturgess, 44, ...
England’s Green party published a new report that showed that for the first time, England is about to burn more waste than it recycles. English authorities stated that energy from waste incineration tripled from 2010 t0 ...
To tackle the problem of distracted driving, the U.K. is testing out road signs that detect if motorists are using cell phones. If the signs detect someone is using a cell phone, they light up with ...
On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned from the cabinet of Prime Minister Theresa May. He was the third minister to quit his job within 24 hours. On Sunday, Minister of Brexit Affairs David ...
Scientists at the NanoPhotonics Centre and the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis have developed an intelligent toilet that can analyze urine to determine health information and the presence of any drugs or alcohol. As soon ...
As statistics for the first quarter of 2018 come in, some shocking findings around homelessness and in particular child homelessness in the U.K. have come to light. Street sleeping has been on the increase for ...
Activists have discovered that the Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department of the U.K., which is responsible for collecting taxes, has collected voice data on millions of people without due warning. The discovery was ...
After the 2010 reviews of allegations of historical sexual abuse, carried out by the Church of England, were called ‘incomplete’ and ‘botched’ a further independent report was commissioned and published last Friday. Campaigners criticized the ...
As the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower passes, did the UK government do enough to help survivors and prevent more fires? The 14th of June marked a year since the fire in Grenfell Tower, London, ...
McDonald’s is going a little greener; it has ditched plastic straws throughout its restaurants in the U.K. and Ireland. No longer will plastic straws be used in any of the 1,361 branches of McDonald’s across ...
Levels of child poverty in the U.K. are predicted to rise to new highs, with 5.2 million children expected to live in poverty by 2022 according to The Institute for Fiscal Studies (I.F.S.), a British thinktank. ...
The Royal Wedding came and went on May 19th with lots of glamour and over 10 million people tuning in to watch on local television, but underneath the glamour simmered the issue of homelessness in ...
The amount of people “sleeping rough” or homeless on U.K. streets has increased by 169% since 2010. As homelessness in the UK has grown so too has the number of people dying on the streets ...
In recent years, rape allegations are being taken more seriously, but are male victims and especially male prisoner rape victims being left behind? Through events such as the #NotOkay campaign that recently took over Twitter, ...
Trump Strikes Syria On this Friday, April the 13th, President Trump launched a direct attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack on Syrian civilians last week. This strike on ...
The UK is using illicit export permits to sell billions of dollars worth of weapons to Middle East countries with poor human rights records, according to exclusive data obtained by Middle East Eye (MEE). MEE compared ...
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