What Ukraine thinks about Russia-US deal
While the US and Russia praised the phone call, Kyiv fears it may be forced into a deal it does not like.
Armed men release video denouncing group searching for missing relatives at site of suspected cartel training camp – CBS News
- Armed men release video denouncing group searching for missing relatives at site of suspected cartel training camp CBS News
- ‘Extermination Camp’ Found in Mexico, Group Searching for the Missing Says The New York Times
- Ovens and bone fragments - BBC visits Mexican cartel 'extermination' site BBC.com
- Discovery of bones, shoes at cartel "extermination center" sparks protests Yahoo
- Inside a Mexican cartel ‘extermination’ camp: Ovens, shoes and teeth The Washington Post
Albanese to rush through new laws to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal threat
Labor will push the contentious bill through parliament next week despite concerns about the extinction of the Maugean skate
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Anthony Albanese plans to rush through contentious legislation next week to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from a legal challenge over the industry’s impact on an endangered fish species.
The future of the salmon industry on the state’s west coast has become a sharp political issue centred on whether it can coexist with the Maugean skate, a ray-like species found only in Macquarie Harbour’s brackish waters.
Continue reading...Debunked myths that vaccines cause autism are increasing stigma
As parents resist vaccines over vague potential harms, advocates call it a case of ‘morals more than science’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to devote research dollars to the debunked myth that vaccines cause autism – legitimizing stigma not only around vaccines, but around autism itself.
Matthew Shallenberger, father to an 11-year-old autistic son in Tennessee, says this myth is harmful because “it treats autism as some dreadful disease to avoid at all costs.”
Continue reading...Peer who led government NHS review failed to declare shares in health firms
Lord Darzi’s undeclared interests in four companies included $500,000 of shares in US-based healthcare venture
The independent peer Lord Darzi, a senior adviser to the government on the NHS, failed to officially declare shareholdings in healthcare companies worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Ara Darzi is an eminent surgeon and professor at Imperial College London whose report on the NHS for the government in September informed the decision announced last week by the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to abolish NHS England. Darzi also has an extensive portfolio of private interests in commercial medical companies.
Continue reading...Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer
PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty
The rising benefits bill is “devastating for public finances” and has “wreaked a terrible human cost”, Keir Starmer has said as he defended the government’s drastic changes to the welfare system.
Writing in the Times, the prime minister said “the facts are shocking”, noting one in eight young people were not in education, employment or training and 2.8 million working-age people were out of work because of long-term sickness.
Continue reading...Turkiye police detain Erdogan rival Imamoglu in corruption, terror probe
CHP calls Imamoglu's detention 'coup' as the mayor vows to challenge diploma invalidation, barring him from presidency.
Ex-researcher sentenced to death for spying, China says
The researcher sold classified material at a "very low price" to a foreign spy agency, authorities say.
USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam – The Associated Press
Boxing champion Imane Khelif targets second Olympic gold at LA 2028 Games
Algerian gold medallist says she has 'nothing to hide' and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.
Poll: As Trump and courts clash, voters weigh whether each branch of government has too much power – NBC News
- Poll: As Trump and courts clash, voters weigh whether each branch of government has too much power NBC News
- DeSantis proposes solution as Trump's agenda is stymied by judges Fox News
- A Trump Constitutional Crisis Would Be a Stock Market Crisis, Too Barron's
- The Judiciary’s Role The New York Times
- What happens if the Trump administration doesn't comply with a court order? Reuters
Trump’s handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter – NPR
- Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter NPR
- Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here’s why The Associated Press
- ‘Punching allies in the face’: Trump sparks US weapons conundrum for Europe POLITICO Europe
- Canada says it’s reconsidering multibillion dollar F-35 buy as Trump ratchets up trade war Breaking Defense
- Allies Cancel Orders of F-35s, the Fighter Jets That Will Cost $2 Trillion Reason
Aid worker among dozens of people killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza
Gaza residents face devastating strikes, food shortages, and electricity cuts amid continued Israeli military offensive.
‘I nearly died’: Taba, the tobacco drug Gambian women share in secret
Though not illegal, doctors and activists warn about the dangers of the intravaginal use of the popular drug.
Germany approves huge investments with Green Party backing – DW (English)
- Germany approves huge investments with Green Party backing DW (English)
- Germany votes for historic boost to defence spending BBC.com
- Germany Is Re-Arming For War With Russia. Here’s What Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Will Buy. Forbes
- German Bonds Fall Ahead of Historic Vote on Fiscal Bazooka Bloomberg
- Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why. The New York Times
DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in conflict with M23 rebels
The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.
DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in conflict with M23 rebels – BBC.com
- DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in conflict with M23 rebels BBC.com
- Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC Al Jazeera English
- M23 rebels pull out of peace talks with Congo after EU sanctions Reuters
- Congo and Rwanda Called for a Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict. What Now? The New York Times
- M23 Withdraws from DRC Peace Talks Democracy Now!
Djokovic-led tennis players’ union files lawsuit against professional tours
The PTPA accuses the ATP, WTA, ITF and the ITIA of exploiting tennis players and jeopardising their health and safety.
Sydney caravan incident sparks inquiry into ‘who knew what and when’ before rushed hate speech laws
Investigation will not examine whether laws should be repealed, despite crossbench members’ concerns they may have been ‘misled’
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The New South Wales parliament will hold an upper house inquiry into “who knew what and when” about the caravan that was found laden with explosives on the outskirts of Sydney ahead of controversial legislation passing parliament.
The motion for the inquiry – which was moved by independent MP Rod Roberts and supported by the opposition, the Greens, and two members of the crossbench – passed on Wednesday.
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Continue reading...Trump releases more than 2,000 new JFK assassination files: What we know
More than 60,000 new pages are now accessible. But historians are trying to answer whether they tell us anything new.