*UK deportations to Rwanda condemned by Human Rights Watch * Jan 6th Hearings *

* What Ukraine needs to keep up the fight * Beacon in the Galaxy: is it a good idea to look for life on other planets? *

* UK & Asylum seekers: deportation flights to Rwanda to start today * Northern Ireland Protocol: EU v. UK trade war? *

* The rapidly spreading threat to corals in the Carribean * Macron under pressure after left wing gains in France's parliamentary elections *

* The future of Russia's relations with the West * Jan 6th hearings: the importance of testimony by Former Attorney General, William Barr, and Ivanka Trump *

*Colombia: a country at a political crossroads* * US Congress holds public hearings on 2021 storming of Capitol*

*Colombia: a country at a political crossroads* *US Congress holds public hearings on 2021 storming of Capitol*

Why there are fears that a US Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to abortion could lead to a dismantling of LGBT rights. An Interview with Ryan Thoreson, LGBT rights researcher for Human Rights Watch

*India faces diplomatic row over official's comments on Islam* *How an abortion ban ruling in the US could unravel LGBT rights* *Why is Russian foreign minister Lavrov in Turkey?*

# Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote * WHO concerns over Covid in North Korea *