In occupied Ukraine, Russia is accused of indoctrinating children and detaining them in care homes
A report from occupied southern Ukraine says Russian authorities have been trying to re-educate Ukrainian children and move them through Russian-run care systems after the full-scale invasion. The account centres on Kherson, where a former foster child described being stopped at a checkpoint and later placed in institutions under Russian control. The report also says a rescue mission brought four children back home.The young woman, identified only as Anastasiia to protect her identity, said she was 15 when Russian forces took control of Kherson in 2022. She said she and a friend tried to leave because of shelling near her... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Oct 2026 20:02 LONDON
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Georgia Democrats seek to mobilise Black voters amid redistricting and election law fight
ATLANTA, Georgia - Democrats in Georgia are stepping up efforts to mobilise Black voters as President Donald Trump pushes to redraw congressional maps and as a state election law continues to draw criticism for its impact on African Americans. The issue is being framed by party figures and civil rights leaders as a direct challenge to the political influence of Black communities in a state that has become central to national elections. The focus has sharpened in Atlanta, where a Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church brought politics, faith and voting rights into the same public space.The church service took... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Oct 2026 17:02 LONDON
Russia hits Kyiv again as casualty toll rises after US peace push
At least two people were killed and 34 others wounded after Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight, according to the latest confirmed figures in the supplied material. The strikes came shortly after US envoy Steve Witkoff held hours-long talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the timing showed there had been no change in the Kremlin's position on the war.Zelenskyy said Russia hit a dozen Ukrainian regions overnight, with Kyiv among the hardest affected. He said residential houses, energy sites, a shopping mall and a monastery were damaged... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Oct 2026 16:59 LONDON
Sudan drone strikes kill civilians as war shifts deeper into residential areas
Drone attacks across Sudan have killed more than 160 people in recent days, according to reporting on the conflict, as the war increasingly moves into residential areas. In Khartoum's Imtidad Nasser neighbourhood, east of the capital, residents described hearing drones overhead before anti-aircraft fire and two large explosions. Three children from one family were killed in that strike, underscoring how the fighting is now reaching civilian districts far from front lines.The latest account says the attack in Imtidad Nasser was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. A resident quoted in the report said people initially ignored the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Oct 2026 15:29 LONDON
Advert for a company owned by the publisher of 360LiveNews.
Yemen's Taiz fighting intensifies as UN warns nearly 260,000 displaced
Fighting has intensified in Yemen's Taiz province, where government forces and Houthi fighters are engaged in heavy clashes across several districts. The latest violence is centred on areas including Jabal Han in western Taiz, as well as Dhubab and al-Masrakh, according to the supplied report. The escalation comes as the humanitarian situation worsens and displacement continues to rise.A government forces spokesperson said troops carried out 835 targeting operations against Houthi positions on Wednesday. He said the strikes killed or injured 285 members of the armed group and destroyed battle tanks and weapons stores. A military source also said air raids... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Oct 2026 10:29 LONDON
Italy tightens protest laws as unrest spreads to Milan, Bologna and Turin
Italy has approved a new package of security measures after youth-led protests over living costs and school conditions turned violent in Milan and spread to other northern cities. The cabinet backed the deployment of 500 troops to Milan until the end of the year, while also introducing a new offence of violent participation in public demonstrations. The measures take effect immediately, according to the supporting report.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said vandalism and theft were not protest, but criminality, as she unveiled the decree. The Defence Ministry said the troops will help maintain security at key sites, increase surveillance of sensitive... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 17:05 LONDON
Italy approves tougher protest rules and sends 500 troops to Milan after unrest
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the Council of Ministers has approved a decree introducing new public security measures after violence in Milan and other Italian cities over the weekend. She described scenes in which shops were ransacked, windows smashed and police officers attacked, and said the government would respond with additional legal and operational measures. Meloni said the decree adds to earlier measures, including biometric recognition and artificial intelligence tools intended to identify people hiding behind hoodies. She said the government wants to stop violence that she described as unacceptable and prevent it from becoming normalised. One central element... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 13:01 LONDON
Council approves partial mandate on EU agricultural market rules for post-2027 budget talks
This press release was updated on 20 October 2026 with the text of the partial negotiating position. The Council today approved its partial negotiating position on a set of updated rules for the common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO) within the framework of the negotiations on the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), the EU's long-term budget. The CMO sets out the single market framework for agricultural products across the EU, and the revised regulation would update the EU's rules for agricultural markets across a number of areas, including sectoral interventions, the EU school scheme, marketing standards and preparedness in time... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 01:30 LONDON
Advert for a company owned by the publisher of 360LiveNews.
Council adopts EU recommendation on housing exclusion and homelessness
EU countries have adopted a recommendation on addressing housing exclusion and homelessness, with the Council calling for a broader and more coordinated response across member states. The measure was adopted today and is aimed at ensuring that people in vulnerable situations have a place to call home. The Council said the recommendation combines emergency support with longer-term solutions. It sets out a comprehensive range of measures intended to prevent homelessness, support people without housing, and improve access to adequate and secure homes. The recommendation urges EU countries to use a person-centred, housing-led approach to social exclusion. That approach includes strengthening... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 01:30 LONDON
Yemen's critically ill are trapped as war closes the country's airports
A renewed phase of Yemen's war has left chronically ill patients unable to leave the country for urgent treatment abroad. In Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthis, people who depend on specialist care say repeated airport closures have cut off their main route to hospitals outside Yemen. One patient described in the supplied material has spent years trying to secure a seat on a once-weekly flight to Amman, but has still been unable to travel.The case centres on Rajaa Ghirsan, a 50-year-old seamstress from Sanaa who suffers from vocal cord paralysis and severe complications in her larynx. She can... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Oct 2026 13:30 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine, Sudan and Middle East violence dominate as markets turn risk off
Ukraine said Russian strikes killed four people across the country, including three in the Kyiv region and one in Zaporizhzhia, as attacks hit energy and transport infrastructure and added to pressure on the power grid. 🔗Kyiv also accused Washington of delaying Patriot missile deliveries already paid for by European allies, while Ukraine said it had carried out what it described as the world’s first drone airlift of a wounded soldier from the front line. 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, a Houthi missile strike on a security training camp in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province killed more than 53 recruits and wounded... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Oct 2026 08:45 LONDON
Sudan drone attacks spread to eastern infrastructure as death toll rises
A wave of drone attacks across Sudan has now been linked to more than 160 deaths in recent days, according to medics and rights groups. The latest reported strikes have hit not only civilian areas in the west and capital but also infrastructure in the east, widening concerns about the reach of the conflict. The attacks come as both the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces continue to trade blame for violence that has intensified since 2023.In the deadliest recent incident, residents and medical workers said a drone struck a transport hub near a market in Al-Dibab town... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 23:29 LONDON
Advert for a company owned by the publisher of 360LiveNews.
Kenyan court convicts starvation cult leader over 191 deaths
A court in Kenya has found starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie guilty of murder over the deaths of 191 people linked to the Shakahola case. The Mombasa Law Court said on Monday that the self-proclaimed pastor and dozens of associates were responsible for the deaths of 190 children and one adult. The verdict marks a major legal step in one of the country's most disturbing mass-death cases.Prosecutors said Mackenzie and his Good News International Church organised a Christian doomsday sect that instructed followers to starve themselves and their children to death. They said the group believed this would help them... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 17:35 LONDON
Rwandan dissident found beheaded near Kampala in Uganda
A former Rwandan army sergeant major and outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame has been found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda. Robert Kabera, 50, was discovered by local residents on the outskirts of Kampala over the weekend, according to Ugandan police. His head had not been recovered at the time of reporting, and the killing has prompted concern among exiled Rwandan dissidents.Ugandan police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said on Monday that Kabera's body was found outside the capital. According to his family, he had travelled to inspect a construction site about 45 km (30 miles) from Kampala before his death. Kabera had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 14:32 LONDON
Indonesia battles worst wildfire season in a decade as haze spreads across the region
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in a decade, with toxic haze choking millions of people across the region. The worst conditions are being reported in central Kalimantan, where air pollution levels have fallen to hazardous levels. Smoke from the fires has also drifted beyond Indonesia's borders, affecting Singapore and Malaysia.The latest reporting says the haze has been linked to hundreds of thousands of respiratory illnesses in Indonesia. The fires and smoke are being described as part of a wider seasonal emergency, with the scale of the pollution now affecting daily life far beyond the immediate burn areas. Central... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Oct 2026 05:59 LONDON
Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes on energy infrastructure as casualties rise
A renewed exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine has left at least two people dead and 17 injured, according to the latest official and local statements. The attacks hit energy, logistics and digital infrastructure in and around Saint Petersburg, while Russian strikes also damaged residential buildings and an educational institution in Zaporizhzhia. The developments come after the collapse of a short-lived "energy ceasefire" that had been announced but not agreed by both sides.In Saint Petersburg, the city's governor, Alexander Beglov, said fires broke out overnight at an oil terminal, an oil depot and industrial warehouses. He also said a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 15:59 LONDON
More from 360LiveNews Opinion
Sudan army and RSF trade claims after Nyala air and drone strikes
The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have traded claims after a series of strikes in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state. The army said it carried out air attacks on Friday that killed dozens of RSF fighters and hit positions and command centres in the city. The RSF, meanwhile, said a drone strike on a busy livestock market killed 30 civilians, including women and children.The army said the targets were RSF positions and command centres in Nyala, which is also the seat of the paramilitary group's self-declared administration. The RSF did not confirm or deny whether separate... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 11:29 LONDON
Christina Block trial in Hamburg deepens as former intelligence chief is arrested in related espionage fallout
Christina Block is on trial in Hamburg over allegations that she ordered the violent abduction of her children from Denmark. The case has drawn intense attention in Germany because it is linked to what investigators describe as the country's biggest espionage scandal in recent history. A separate arrest this month of former intelligence chief August Hanning has added to the fallout, although officials say his case is not part of the Hamburg trial itself.Block, 53, denies knowing about the planned abduction. Prosecutors allege that she and a family lawyer, Andreas Costard, organised the forcible removal of two of her children... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 00:32 LONDON
Gaza malnutrition and starvation reach catastrophic levels, health ministry says
Malnutrition and starvation in Gaza have reached what the Palestinian Ministry of Health described as catastrophic levels, with the warning issued on World Food Day. The ministry said the crisis is unfolding despite a United States-brokered ceasefire that was intended in part to improve the flow of food and medical supplies into the Strip. It said the situation remains severe as winter approaches and food insecurity continues to affect a large share of the population.According to the ministry, about 67% of Gaza's population is projected to face crisis-level food insecurity or worse through the end of 2026. It said at... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 17:30 LONDON
Russia explores mediation as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions continue
Russia is positioning itself as a possible mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan as cross-border tensions continue and both sides have exchanged fire over the past year. Russian officials held separate meetings in Rawalpindi and Kabul on October 14, adding to signs that Moscow is trying to insert itself into a dispute that earlier regional efforts have not resolved. The talks come after repeated strikes into Afghan territory and a series of ceasefire attempts led by other regional powers.In Rawalpindi, Russia's interior minister, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, met Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. At the same time, Sergey Naryshkin, the director... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 15:33 LONDON
Advert for a company owned by the publisher of 360LiveNews.
Syria arrests alleged commander linked to 2013 Bayda and Baniyas massacres
Syrian authorities say they have arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, a former militia commander accused of involvement in the 2013 killings in Bayda and Baniyas. State media said the General Intelligence Directorate detained him as he allegedly tried to flee the country. The report adds a new detail to a long-running case tied to some of the deadliest violence on Syria's coast during the war.According to the material provided, Kayali is accused of commanding armed groups that operated alongside forces loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited unnamed sources saying he... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 09:29 LONDON
Deadly floods hit Istanbul as death toll rises and 5 remain missing
At least three people have now died and five others remain missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in Istanbul, according to the latest confirmed reports. The flooding hit the city on Thursday 15 October, with Ayazağa on Istanbul's European side among the hardest-hit neighbourhoods. Emergency crews continued rescue and clean-up operations on Friday as residents assessed the damage.Officials described the rainfall as the heaviest in at least 80 years, underscoring the scale of the weather event. Aerial footage showed streets submerged in muddy water, with damaged cars, overturned vans and stranded trucks scattered across flooded roads. Authorities also said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 08:33 LONDON
Three children and teacher killed in Oregon primary school shooting
Three children and one teacher have been killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, police said. The suspect was a 16-year-old who was shot dead by a bystander after forcing his way into the school on Thursday afternoon. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were also taken to hospital in critical condition.Bend Police said emergency services were called at 12:59 local time after reports of an active shooter at the school. Officers said the first call came from a person reporting that an unknown suspect was firing into their car with a long gun.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 04:00 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
WAR CRIMES OR HUMANITY ON LIFE SUPPORT?
The Thin, Bloody Line Between Justice and Jungle Rule IS KILLING WITHOUT MERCY NOW LEGAL? By Anthony Sterling In September 2025, the United States military launched what became known as Operation Southern Spear, a lethal campaign targeting suspected drug smuggling vessels in international waters. The stated objective was to combat narco trafficking networks operating beyond territorial jurisdiction. The ethical shock came on 2 September 2025, when a double strike in the Caribbean left survivors clinging to wreckage for nearly an hour. Drone footage reportedly showed two individuals waving from debris after the first impact. Instead of rescue, three additional munitions... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 Feb 2026 17:39 LONDON
The role of community policing in nurturing acceptance
In a highly polarized world and a highly volatile situation, many wars are perturbing the lives of many, forcing governments to take real measures to protect their citizens. Away from the geopolitical analysis and speculation, I would like to highlight one of many important aspects related to war preparation, which is the protocol of living in community shelters, historically comparable to the use of air raid shelters during major conflicts. During the war in Lebanon in the mid-eighties, I published an article about this protocol, and it seems very relevant to these days. 1- This is not your house: A... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Feb 2026 07:35 LONDON
