Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

Senior Correspondent


David Miliband speaks at the Aspen Security Forum in July. Photo: Aspen Security Forum
Miliband: UK should be ambitious without hubris on international aid

The UK has a role to play in supporting war-torn countries that are also most affected by climate change, says David Miliband

September 11, 2024, 9:28 PM
Emily Thornberry at the Labour Party Annual Conference in 2022. Getty.
UK's foreign affairs committee to elect new leader

Labour veteran Emily Thornbury and former trade envoy Dan Carden are vying to lead the influential group of MPs

September 11, 2024, 6:00 AM
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan. Pro-Israel lawyers have accused him of 'not complying with professional obligations' in arrest warrant proceedings against Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP
ICC prosecutor warns against 'threat and harassment' as pro-Israel lawyers file complaint

Karim Khan's office hits back after he is reported to barristers' regulatory body over pursuit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

September 10, 2024, 4:31 PM
Taliban security personnel in Khash district, Badakhshan province, north-east Afghanistan. AFP
UN human rights expert to call for more pressure on Taliban

Taliban 'tightening grip on country', emboldened by lack of unity from the international community, says envoy

September 08, 2024, 6:00 AM
Childrens are seen playing in one of slum area with skyscrapers as background in Jakarta, highlight soaring global inequalities. Getty Images
Eighty years on from Second World War, can West eradicate poverty?

A new book on the economics of poverty by Iraq's former finance minister Ali Allawi questions the effectiveness of the World Bank and the IMF

September 06, 2024, 6:00 PM
Grenfell Tower in west London. PA Wire
Bereaved Grenfell families hope for prosecutions from inquiry findings

The final report on the fire in 2017 is being published, opening the way for a new phase in the aftermath of the disaster

September 04, 2024, 5:00 AM
The top candidate of the Alternative for Germany party, Saxony Jorg Urban, during the party's election night in Dresden, on September 1. AFP
German far-right party AfD wins first regional election

Alternative for Germany would be unable to form a state government as it lacks the required majority

September 01, 2024, 5:57 PM
Iran's Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, second left, and his teammates before their men’s sitting volleyball match against Ukraine on Friday at the Paris Paralympics. AFP
No bed available in Paris Paralympic village for world's second tallest man

Sitting volleyball star Morteza Mehrzadselakjani 'going to lie on the floor'

September 01, 2024, 1:17 PM
Police patrols at Notting Hill Carnival, in London. Reuters
Police launch murder probe after Dubai chef dies of attack injuries

Mussie Imnetu, 41, was found unconscious with a head injury near Notting Hill Carnival

August 31, 2024, 3:13 PM
An Oasis fan tries to buy concert tickets via Ticketmaster on their phone. PA Wire
Fans struggle to buy Oasis tickets as websites are overwhelmed

Millions of fans queued online early on Saturday to buy tickets for the reunion tour announced this week.

August 31, 2024, 1:49 PM
Spanish search and rescue team escorts a 'cayuco' boat with 174 migrants onboard disembarking at La Restinga port on the Canary Island of El Hierro on August 31. AFP
Spanish migration debate fuelled after PM trip to West Africa

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tells West Africa that Spain needs seasonal migrants but warns of security threats stemming from people smugglers

August 31, 2024, 11:40 AM
An emergency medical team deployed by the Medical Aid for Palestinians and the International Rescue Committee to Gaza get to work. Photo: MAP
UK doctors returning from Gaza discuss survivors' guilt

Veteran medics have become key witnesses to the mass civilian casualties and malnutrition in Gaza, but many feel like no-one is listening to them back home

August 29, 2024, 12:59 PM
Keir Starmer will tell an audience at Downing Street of the task in hand 'to root out 14 years of rot and reverse a decade of decline'. PA
Starmer to set out government’s task following far-right riots

Speech at No 10 comes as Labour faces pressure over its granting of Downing Street access to a party donor with no role in government

August 26, 2024, 11:05 PM
Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen addresses a press conference on Denmark's new strategy for Africa on Monday. AFP
Denmark closes embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso

Missions will open in Tunisia, Senegal and Rwanda as part of revised engagement strategy in Africa

August 26, 2024, 3:48 PM
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan filed a 49-page report last week urging judges to decide quickly on whether or not to issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. AFP
ICC has power to arrest Israelis for war crimes in Gaza

Karim Khan urged judges not to delay decision making on his request for warrants of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

August 26, 2024, 12:48 PM