People with rare genetic conditions are ‘systematically ignored’ by NHS
Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, report finds
Millions of people living with rare genetic conditions across the UK are being “systematically ignored” by the NHS and facing inadequate care, according to a report.
Rare genetic conditions, such as Williams syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, affect more than 3.5 million people across the UK. One in 17 people are affected by a rare condition at some point during their lives.
Continue reading...Violence erupts in Mexico after killing of drug lord ‘El Mencho’
A wave of violence swept Mexico after security forces killed cartel kingpin 'El Mencho'.
Activists hang photo of Andrew leaving police custody in the Louvre
Everyone Hates Elon campaigners fix photo of ex-prince slouched in backseat of car after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Activists have hung a photo in the Louvre museum in Paris of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being driven from a police station after his arrest.
The British political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon fixed the photo, which shows the former prince slouched in the backseat of a Range Rover, on a wall of the Paris gallery on Sunday.
Continue reading...Indian protesters want Modi’s Israel visit to be called off
Activists in India are protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Israel.
Exclusive: Mounting concern in Brussels over Ukraine’s reform backslide – The Kyiv Independent
- Exclusive: Mounting concern in Brussels over Ukraine’s reform backslide The Kyiv Independent
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‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again
As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality
More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.
The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.
Continue reading...What we know about the killing of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’
Mexican special forces have killed the country’s most wanted man, nicknamed El Mencho.
Why are israel and india getting closer?
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Israel, where he’s set to meet Benjamin Netanyahu.
Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries – Al Jazeera
- Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries Al Jazeera
- Gulf Arab countries back Kuwait in dispute with Iraq over their maritime border AP News
- Riyadh leads Arab support for Kuwait amid Iraq maritime firing Arab News
- Iraq files new maritime boundaries map to UN; Kuwait objects The New Arab
- Egypt closely monitors maritime border developments between Kuwait, Iraq Egypt Today
Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries
Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE express support for Kuwait after Iraq submits new maritime coordinates to UN.
Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.
Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa – BBC
- Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa BBC
- Robert Mugabe's son Bellarmine arrested in South Africa after reported shooting in Johannesburg BBC
- Mugabe's son appears in South African court on attempted murder charge Reuters
- Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shooting The Guardian
- A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe is arrested in South Africa over a shooting AP News
‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war – Al Jazeera
- ‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera
- 'Given a gun and sent to die': Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine NPR
- Over 1,000 Kenyans enlisted to fight in Russia-Ukraine war, report says BBC
- From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war The Independent
- More than 1,000 Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine war, report says The Guardian
Activists hang Andrew arrest photo at Louvre Museum
Political activists hung a photo of the UK’s former Prince Andrew on the day of his arrest in the Louvre museum.
‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war
More than 1,000 Kenyans and people from 36 African nations are fighting for Russia, many of them recruited fraudulently.
US to stop collecting Trump tariffs ruled illegal by supreme court | First Thing
Dollar slumps and gold rises as authorities say they will halt levies linked to emergency powers but give no word on refunds. Plus, meet some of the people suing the president over civil liberties
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Donald Trump’s administration has said it will stop collecting tariffs the supreme court ruled were illegal as they were imposed using emergency powers, as investors attempted to digest the US president’s latest volley of replacement levies.
What’s happening with the stock markets after the news? Gold jumped 0.6% to $5,135 an ounce, its highest level since the end of January, as investors flocked to the safe haven asset, while bitcoin dropped as much as 4.8% to $64,300 before recovering some ground, at $65,734. Futures tracking the US S&P 500 stock market slipped 0.5% on Monday morning.
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Who was the intruder? Bradshaw did not immediately identify the intruder. However, the Associated Press reported that the man killed had been identified by investigators as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, citing a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation.
Continue reading...US military begins withdrawing from key base in northeastern Syria
Pullout comes after Syrian forces take control of northeast region from Kurdish-led SDF.
Israeli Soldiers Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point Blank Range in 2025 Massacre: Report – Drop Site News
- Israeli Soldiers Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point Blank Range in 2025 Massacre: Report Drop Site News
- Israeli forces fired over 900 bullets to kill Gaza medics in 2025: Report Al Jazeera
- Reconstructing the details of Israel’s obliteration of Palestinians Middle East Monitor
- ‘Minute by Minute’: Israel Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point-Blank Range, Probe Finds Palestine Chronicle
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ISIS teaching recruits how to use AI ‘responsibly’ – politico.eu
- ISIS teaching recruits how to use AI ‘responsibly’ politico.eu
- Threats in the machine Africa Defense Forum
- HOME - Inside the AI Battlefield: Olivier Cauberghs on How Extremists Exploit New Technologies European Commission
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