Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine
The move comes as EU foreign ministers remain deadlocked over a bloc-wide ban on illegal settlement trade.
Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour – The Drive
- Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour The Drive
- This Greek Bridge Is Collapsing Into Water But People Are Still Driving On It Jalopnik
- Drivers still use storm-damaged bridge three years after collapse eKathimerini.com
- A bridge in Greece collapsed three years ago, but drivers continue to use it KOHA.net
- Drivers in Greece continue using damaged bridge despite safety concerns The Greek Herald
E.U. tells Caribbean nations: Stop selling citizenship or we’ll require visas – The Washington Post
- E.U. tells Caribbean nations: Stop selling citizenship or we’ll require visas The Washington Post
- OP-ED: We’ve called the meeting, now here’s what we bring Dominica News Online
- OECS to Mount High-Level Mission to Brussels Amid EU’s Strong Stance on CBI Programmes Caribbean Today
- St. Lucia government says EU had long expressed concerns over CBI programme The St Kitts Nevis Observer
- Antigua and Barbuda to introduce resolution on CIP to safeguard EU access: PM Browne WIC News
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid – Al Jazeera
- Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid Al Jazeera
- Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Venezuela’s Official Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 5,119 Bloomberg.com
- Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say Reuters
- Global Empowerment Mission president back in South Florida after weeks helping 115,000 people in Venezuela CBS News
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid
IMF releases £346m in emergency funds as new details emerge about the disaster response.
Plumes of smoke rise over Kuwait after repeated Iranian attacks
Towering plumes of smoke rose over Kuwait after Iranian strikes hit multiple locations in Mangaf.
U.S. military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan – PBS
- U.S. military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan PBS
- Live updates: Iran war news; Trump says Iran hit ‘very hard,’ as third US service member killed CNN
- U.S. military recovers unidentified remains found in Jordan as another service member dies in Iraq NBC News
- Iran War Live Updates: Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as War Expands The New York Times
- US soldier killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone Al Jazeera
German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy
Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.
German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy
Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.
Germany’s CDU party chair resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is strongly opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany
A senior German politician and ally of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party after he and his husband used a surrogate mother to become parents, a practice he has criticised in the past and his party is vehemently opposed to.
Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy Jens Spahn refused to relax when he was health minister in 2020, so he and his husband, Daniel Funke, used a surrogate mother in the US.
Continue reading...Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening
Pete Hegseth announced that soldiers aged 30 and older in the US military will be screened for low testosterone
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members aged 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness.
But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.
Continue reading...Burnham is ‘people pleaser’ with ‘airy fairy’ plans, says Kemi Badenoch – BBC
- Burnham is 'people pleaser' with 'airy fairy' plans, says Kemi Badenoch BBC
- Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies policy blitz for first day as PM The Independent
- Kemi Badenoch: Andy Burnham doesn’t need to call an election — yet The Times
- Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown The Guardian
- Enough chasing percentages - Burnham should only fund foreign aid that makes Britain safer and stronger lbc.co.uk
Many carers hit with demands to repay more than £20,000 despite reforms
Data shows 32,559 earnings-related overpayments in 2025-26 after DWP’s measures to end carer’s allowance scandal
Scores of unpaid carers were hit with demands to repay sums of more than £20,000 and hundreds more put at risk of prosecution last year as a result of official failures in what appear to be continuing problems with carer’s allowance.
New figures showed carers were asked to repay £33m in 2025-26 as a result of 32,559 earnings-related overpayments, despite the introduction of measures over a year ago designed specifically to prevent carers falling foul of the system.
Continue reading...Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington
The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country
Rain could alleviate conditions in mid-Atlantic and north-east, with World Cup final expected to go ahead on Sunday
Warnings of dangerous conditions are expected to remain in place on Saturday across swathes of the US, amid uncertainty about where the heavy wildfire smoke swirling from the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of Minnesota will head next.
Some parts of the US mid-Atlantic and north-east regions will continue to endure poor air quality until Saturday afternoon, where there is a high chance of thunderstorms, which could bring some reprieve from the poor air but come with other risks like flash flooding and high winds. Meanwhile, parts of the midwest and Great Lakes regions will continue to see dangerous air quality.
Continue reading...One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building – Newser
- One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building Newser
- Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing Dallas News
- At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings People.com
- Landslide kills eight in southwest China's Chongqing, 34 still missing Reuters
- Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway NBC News
One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building – Newser
- One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building Newser
- Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing Dallas News
- At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings People.com
- Landslide kills eight in southwest China's Chongqing, 34 still missing Reuters
- Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway NBC News
One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building – Newser
- One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building Newser
- Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing Dallas News
- At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings People.com
- Landslide kills eight in southwest China's Chongqing, 34 still missing Reuters
- Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway NBC News
China warns UK over British Steel nationalisation, demands fair resolution
Jingye seeks compensation after UK's move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel, citing security risks.
Top German conservative quits after surrogacy sparks backlash within party
Jens Spahn steps down after party criticism over surrogacy, highlighting tensions in Germany's conservative coalition.