Why is the US military building up its presence in the Caribbean?
The Trump administration recently targeted a Venezuelan boat it said was carrying drugs.
Florida moves to scrap vaccine mandates
The US state of Florida will move to end all state vaccine mandates, including school requirements.
Afghans displaced by quake live on streets, in farm fields as winter looms
The death toll from an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan is rising and concerns over a homelessness crisis growing.
Nadine Dorries defects to Reform, saying Conservative party ‘is dead’
Former cabinet minister’s move on eve of Reform conference is further boost for party that took almost £1m in donations from ex-Tory donors
Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform on the eve of its conference, saying the Conservative party “is dead”.
The former Tory cabinet minister, a close ally of Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, served as culture secretary until 2022 before resigning a year later when blocked from getting a peerage.
Continue reading...‘The hit was very hard’: Eyewitness in second carriage shares video of crash moment
The incident in Lisbon's funicular has left 16 dead and multiple injured.
Ukraine knocks out Russian refineries as Russia kills dozens in Kyiv – Al Jazeera
- Ukraine knocks out Russian refineries as Russia kills dozens in Kyiv Al Jazeera
- Putin’s petrostate faces a kamikaze petrol crisis economist.com
- Ukrainian Drones Strike Rosneft Refinery in Ryazan Region The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian drone strikes strangle Putin’s fuel supplies politico.eu
- General Staff confirms strike on Ryazan oil refinery and several other Russian targets Ukrinform
Macron hopeful of US support to Kyiv’s security as 26 nations pledge troops
Twenty-six allies promise troops for Ukraine after fighting stops, as Russia shows no signs of being ready to end war.
‘It’s a war’: Marco Rubio labels Ecuadorian cartels ‘foreign terrorists’
The US diplomat suggested continued action against Latin American gangs while in Ecuador, days after a strike on a boat.
Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll rises above 2,200
South-east of country rocked as rescuers struggle to find survivors of first quake
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Afghanistan as the death toll from the devastating quake on Sunday rose to more than 2,200.
It struck south-eastern regions on Thursday night, according to the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Germany. It was not immediately clear how much damage there was.
Continue reading...India Is Rewriting Its Playbook, at Home and Abroad, as U.S. Tariffs Rise – Barron’s
- India Is Rewriting Its Playbook, at Home and Abroad, as U.S. Tariffs Rise Barron's
- India's tax cut on solar and wind devices to lower clean energy tariff, experts say Reuters
- Why GST Rationalised Now: PM's Economic Adviser Explains NDTV
- In GST 2.0 calculus, behavioural nudges — packaged foods to ACs The Indian Express
- India overhauls goods and services tax system to boost growth Financial Times
Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns – TechCrunch
- Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns TechCrunch
- Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others Al Jazeera
- Nepal bans Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and 23 other social media platforms, here’s why Times of India
- Nepal to block Facebook, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, others DW
- Nepal to block some social media including Facebook Reuters
Air Canada flight attendants hold controversial wage vote
There are signs of discontent among Air Canada workers, as tentative agreement between union and airline is criticised.
Canada’s Mark Carney signals austerity measures as government shifts focus from Trump to economy
Prime minister cautions Canadians as Ottawa moves to curb spending to balance near-record military expenditures
Mark Carney has told Canadians to prepare for austerity measures and his finance minister warned of “tough choices” in the coming months, as the government attempts to balance near-record defence spending, cuts to government programs and a trade war with the United States.
Carney, the former central banker and economist turned politician, has been meeting senior ministers before the fall budget, and hinted cuts were coming to the federal bureaucracy.
Continue reading...Senate clashes with RFK Jr over vaccine policies and CDC firings
RFK Jr faces bipartisan criticism for allegedly undermining vaccine trust and reshaping public health leadership.
Canada: one person killed and six injured in stabbing in remote First Nation community
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspect who attacked Hollow Water First Nation has also died
One person has been killed and six others injured in a mass stabbing in an Indigenous community in central Canada, according to federal police who said that the the suspect also died in the incident.
The violence occurred in Hollow Water First Nation, a remote community with about 1,000 residents, 217km (135 miles) north of Manitoba’s provincial capital, Winnipeg, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told AFP.
Continue reading...Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslides, many remain trapped
Bodies of 370 people recovered after a landslide struck in the remote Sudanese village of Tarasin after heavy rain.
Watch: Key moments from RFK Jr’s heated Senate hearing
The US health secretary faced questions on Covid deaths and vaccines a week after firing the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Watch: Key moments from RFK Jr’s heated Senate hearing
The US health secretary faced questions on Covid deaths and vaccines a week after firing the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Smotrich Isn’t Bluffing: Israeli Minister’s Plan to Annex 82% of the West Bank Is a Road Map – Haaretz
- Smotrich Isn't Bluffing: Israeli Minister's Plan to Annex 82% of the West Bank Is a Road Map Haaretz
- Israel security cabinet meets to discuss response to countries set to recognize Palestinian state ABC News
- UAE warns White House that Israeli annexations could unravel Abraham Accords Axios
- Israel weighs West Bank annexation over Western nations’ recognition of Palestinian state CNN
- UAE warns Israel: Annexing West Bank is a ‘red line’ that would ‘end regional integration’ The Times of Israel