‘Burned and destroyed’: Locals and tourists describe Mexico unrest
Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord
A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice
Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter.
The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.
Continue reading...Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry
As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead
There is a moment in Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguished cry. It is as brutal as it is compelling.
Her eight-year-old daughter Heather had just died in hospital, two weeks after playing in the sea on the beach at Dawlish Warren in Devon, where she contracted E coli O157, a bug which comes from raw sewage. She became ill with diarrhoea and blood loss. Transferred to Bristol children’s hospital, her parents agreed to switch off her life-support machine after she suffered kidney failure and brain damage.
Continue reading...Are the US and Iran moving closer to war?
Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up.
Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute
Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.
Trump’s new tariff threats trigger economic uncertainty; trade deals stall
The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Trump.
Tourette syndrome campaigner shouts slur at BAFTA ceremony
At the BAFTA Film Awards, a guest with Tourette syndrome involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the BBC’s broadcast.
Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies – The Times of Israel
- Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies The Times of Israel
- Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel BBC
- Board of Peace: Gap between vision and reality The Jerusalem Post
- Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say The New York Times
- Hamas moves to reassert control in Gaza areas vacated under US-led deal | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
El Mencho: Mexico officials say 25 soldiers killed after cartel raid
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed.
Another US boat strike in Caribbean Sea kills three, Pentagon says
Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll of US military campaign against suspected drug boats to about 150.
40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia – Phys.org
- 40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia Phys.org
- Ancient art could hold clues to the origins of written language Scientific American
- The first record-keepers? Stone Age carvings ‘resemble writing’ The Times
- These Hunter-Gatherers Developed A System Of Written Signs Thousands Of Years Before Writing Was Invented IFLScience
- Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years Popular Science
BBC criticised for nixing ‘Free Palestine’ tribute from BAFTA coverage
Part of award-winning filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr's speech in which he says 'Free Palestine" was not aired.
EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine
European Union fails to approve further Russia sanctions and a $106bn loan to Ukraine after Hungary refuses to agree.
Lebanon’s tax hikes draw anger from economically frustrated public
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced hikes on petrol and sales taxes. Analysts say it is a regressive policy.
Israeli settlers vandalise, torch mosque in occupied West Bank
Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Religious Affairs says Israeli settlers defaced and set fire to a mosque.
Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan – Al Jazeera
- Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan Al Jazeera
- Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque in West Bank The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli settlers attack West Bank mosque, local officials and army say The Hindu
- West Bank mosque set on fire, graffitied with ‘revenge’ in apparent settler attack The Times of Israel
- Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan AP News
US skier Lindsey Vonn reveals leg was nearly amputated
Lindsey Vonn revealed that her leg was injured so severely in her Olympic crash that amputation was a possibility.