(The Guardian)- At 9.48am on Thursday 21 July this year, Dean Evans sent his stepfather, Steve Howell, a text message. “Alright?” it read. “Just letting you know I’m OK.” It was the first time Howell had heard from the 22-year-old in nearly a month. But then, he was in Syria, on the...

(Middle East Eye)- The stench of battle hangs heavy in the air, armoured cars carrying heavy machine guns prowl the rubble-strewn streets where children used to play. At night, soldiers are close enough to be heard over the crack of gunfire and crump of mortar shells. One only has to look out of...

As civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo are battered by air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, what has happened to the world's responsibility to protect populations under threat? The Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Security Council were established after World War Two to...

Migrants carrying suitcases and bundles of possessions began leaving the Calais "Jungle" on Monday ahead of the demolition of the camp that has served as a launchpad for attempts to sneak into Britain. A group of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants, mostly men, queued in the early morning...