Inside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza
The aid group has refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on staff. Patients are stunned. “I need this place,” says one.
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Police deny claims Uganda opposition leader abducted by helicopter
President Yoweri Museveni has a commanding lead with most votes counted as his main rival Bobi Wine decries "fake results".
Damien Martyn declares ‘I’m back!’ after leaving hospital following meningitis
In a social media post, the former Australia batter revealed he had been given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’ and thanked medical staff and well-wishers Damien Martyn has declared he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit until he woke eight days later. Continue reading...
Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?
President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different.
Despite Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelan Exiles Realize They’re Not Going Home Soon
Spain is home to the biggest collection of Venezuelan emigrants outside the Americas. Many cheered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, but are now adapting to the fact that his allies remain in charge.
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight
The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithfulThere was no shortage of ammunition for reporters seeking to pepper Nadhim Zahawi with questions when the former Conservative chancellor was unveiled as Reform’s newest recruit on Monday.But one persistent line of questioning seemed to draw a flash of real anger from the defector: did he reject the views of a doctor who was permitted by Reform to use the main stage at its annual conference to claim that the Covid vaccines, which Zahawi had himself rolled out as vaccines minister during the pandemic, were responsible for King Charles and the Princess of Wales’ cancers? Continue reading...
Republican dissent as key figures warn Trump against Greenland pursuit
Congressional Republicans criticize ‘absurd’ idea as polls show most Americans oppose taking control of territoryDonald Trump’s renewed interest in taking control of Greenland has become a subject of pointed dissent among congressional Republicans, with several allies speaking out in recent days against the idea after the president reintensified his interest following the US raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.Congressional Republicans are typically loath to disagree openly with the president, who has repeatedly called for his party’s dissenters to be voted out of office. But amid polling that shows an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose taking control of the island and warnings from Denmark that an invasion would spell the end of Nato, some congressional Republicans have issued forceful warnings against pursuing the issue. Continue reading...
Is the Russian Military Adapting Effectively to the Drone Age?
Current and former commanders, analysts and military bloggers are having a surprisingly open debate about whether drones have made Russia’s longstanding approach to battle obsolete.