- Maldives bans smoking for younger generations BBC
- Maldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking NBC News
- Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban CBS News
- Maldives just made it illegal for some generations to smoke CNN
- The Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006 The Washington Post
Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 will be banned from using, buying or selling tobacco products in the archipelago.
Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict – AP News
- Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict AP News
- Bella Culley freed from Georgian prison BBC
- Georgia frees pregnant UK teenager who smuggled drugs from Thailand Reuters
- Pregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’ The Independent
- Pregnant British teen accused of drug-smuggling moved to baby unit in Georgian prison The Guardian
Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember – The Daily Beast
- Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember The Daily Beast
- The president wanted to keep reminding people of all the wars he’s supposedly ended, but he couldn’t recall the names of the countries. Yahoo News UK
- Trump Waves Around News Printouts Rather Than Talk About Ukraine War The New Republic
- CBS viewers blast Trump's printout of 'wars he ended' in 60 Minutes interview Irish Star
- ‘I’m the peace president—tariffs ended eight of nine wars’, says Trump [VIDEO] TVP World
Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right – politico.eu
- Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right politico.eu
- Czech Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš agrees coalition deal with far-right Financial Times
- Czech vote winner Babis signs coalition deal with eurosceptic partners Reuters
- Babiš to form new Czech government after right-wing coalition deal Euronews.com
- Analysis: How Babiš’s Orbán-lite coalition will keep EU close TVP World
Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
The US president also suggests Nicolás Maduro's days as the South American country's leader are numbered.
Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
The US president also suggests Nicolás Maduro's days as the South American country's leader are numbered.
Trump tells military to prepare for ‘action’ against Islamist militants in Nigeria
The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians - though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.
Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy – CBS News
- Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy CBS News
- Italian avalanche kills at least 5 climbers, including German father and daughter FOX Weather
- 5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps The New York Times
- Avalanche in Italy kills five including father and daughter BBC
- Germany news: Italy avalanche kills climbers, bodies found DW
Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods – BBC
- Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods BBC
- ‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods The Guardian
- Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods Financial Times
- One year after Valencia's deadly flooding, could it happen again? Euronews.com
- A year on, leader of Spain's Valencia region quits over deadly floods Reuters
Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods
A year after flash floods killed 229 people in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón acknowledged "mistakes" were made.
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power – even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
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Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.
The “solar sharer” offer will be available to homes with smart meters – which is the majority of homes – in New South Wales, south-east Queensland and South Australia from July next year, with other areas to potentially follow in 2027.
Continue reading...Pope Leo XIV honors deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope – Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV honors deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope Vatican News
- Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis' tomb Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates Catholic News Agency
- Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death” Crux
- Fragrance of home speaks to us of the dead: Pope Leo aleteia.org
Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Oil Refinery – The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Oil Refinery The Moscow Times
- Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces ABC News
- Russian Oil Tanker Set Ablaze Amid Black Sea Drone Attacks Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot, retaliation for power grid attacks South China Morning Post
- Satellite Images Reveal Pipeline Rupture and Tanker Fire at Russian Tuapse Oil Terminal UNITED24 Media
Day of the Dead celebrations around the world
El Dia de los Muertos is especially popular in Mexico but is also observed in other countries.
Unseen image of most senior IDF officer abducted to Gaza released after body’s return – Ynetnews
Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan – NPR
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 37 as a new typhoon threatens to worsen devastation – AP News
- Vietnam flood death toll rises to 37 as a new typhoon threatens to worsen devastation AP News
- Vietnam floods: streets of Hoi An submerged like canals of Venice – in pictures The Guardian
- Record rains drive flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient city Al Jazeera
- Vietnam faces threat of powerful new typhoon as flood death toll rises The Independent
- Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing Reuters
Cuba: Health Under Sanction
Free, universal, but failing - Cuba's once world-class healthcare system is being strangled by US sanctions.
Justin Baldoni case against Blake Lively dismissed after deadline lapse
The actor and director's $400m lawsuit against his former co-star is formally ended by a US judge.