A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition
Nestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of “putting the health of African babies at risk for profit”.
The food firm was accused of “double standards” over the researchers’ findings, which come at a time when rates of childhood obesity are rising on the continent, prompting calls for Nestlé to remove all added sugar from baby-food products.
Continue reading...Calls for answers grow over Canada’s interrogation of Israel critic
Ministry of public safety says it is seeking more details about questioning of scholar Richard Falk at Toronto airport.
Tracking build-up of US military planes and warships near Venezuela
The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.
UN Security Council passes US resolution backing international Gaza force
Measure mandates transitional administration for Gaza and floats 'credible pathway' for Palestinian statehood.
Families of IRA victims in England told new Troubles bill could revive path to justice
Security minister Dan Jarvis says scrapping immunity scheme would give relatives a renewed chance for answers
The families of more than 70 people killed by the IRA and other paramilitaries in unsolved attacks on English soil can once again hope for justice under the new Northern Ireland Troubles bill, the UK government has claimed.
As MPs in the House of Commons prepared to debate the bill for the first time on Tuesday, the Home Office said there remained 77 unsolved killings, including 39 British armed forces personnel in English towns and cities, from the time of the Troubles. It said more than 1,000 people were injured in the attacks.
Continue reading...US judge says government ‘missteps’ may have tainted Comey case
The former FBI director is facing federal charges after Donald Trump called for his prosecution.
Tom Cruise on his first Oscar: Making films ‘is who I am’
The Mission: Impossible star received the honorary prize after being nominated four times for an Academy Award.
Britain overhauls asylum policy as anti-immigration views rise
British officials say they're enforcing tougher policies for asylum seekers in a sweeping overhaul of its policy.
A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government – The Economist
- A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government The Economist
- Zelenskyy pledges to clean up Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal The Guardian
- Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal BBC
- ‘Golden toilet’ scandal: Zelenskyy faces deepest crisis yet as allies accused in $100M wartime scheme Fox News
- Zelenskyy faces the biggest corruption scandal of his presidency Atlantic Council
Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown – NPR
- Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown NPR
- BBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over... anger very much remains' BBC
- Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote Reuters
- Former Bangladesh Leader Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Protest Crackdown The Wall Street Journal
- Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted prime minister abcnews.go.com
Cop30: UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened
As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes
Colombia will host a first international conference on the phase out of fossil fuels in April next year, according to advocates of more ambitious action to eliminate the main source of the gases that are heating the planet.
The South American country, which has demonstrated strong climate leadership in recent years, is among a group of 17 nations that have joined the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative which held a press conference on its plans at Cop30 on Monday.
Continue reading...Acting FEMA head David Richardson steps down after troubled tenure
Richardson is the second official President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian vehicles and homes in West Bank village – CNN
- Israeli settlers torch Palestinian vehicles and homes in West Bank village CNN
- Israeli settlers torch West Bank village as Israel begins a busy diplomatic week AP News
- First Thing: ‘They have total impunity’ – West Bank settler violence rises after Gaza ceasefire The Guardian
- Netanyahu vows crackdown on Israeli violence after attacks on Palestinian villages Reuters
- Netanyahu Vows Crackdown on Jewish Settler Violence in West Bank Bloomberg.com
Trump says he will approve sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
US president signals major arms deal before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the White House.
New video shows stunning Aurora Borealis over South Dakota
Officials at Nasa say the sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle, known as "solar maximum", which could lead to more severe geomagnetic storms.
Israeli settlers torch homes and vehicles in Palestinian West Bank villages
New attacks near Bethlehem and Hebron underscore intensifying Israeli violence in occupied Palestinian territory.
‘Disturbing pattern’: US judge rebukes ‘missteps’ in James Comey indictment
Judge William Fitzpatrick wrote there was 'a reasonable basis' to question whether 'government misconduct' occurred.
Demonstrators cheer guilty verdict for former Bangladeshi PM Hasina
Some of the protesters who helped to oust Sheikh Hasina from power say her death sentence is a first step to justice.