Indian pot belly: From status symbol to silent killer
India’s obesity crisis is surging - and the humble pot belly may be a bigger villain than it seems.
Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador ‘alive and secure’, US says
A judge has called for the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US.
Yair Netanyahu to Macron: ‘Screw you! Stop the neo imperialism of France in west Africa!’ – The Jerusalem Post
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Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows
Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 12, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
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‘Russians are even trying to ban our holidays’ – life in occupied Ukraine
Ukrainians in Russian-held land tell the BBC about the difficulties of life under occupation.
‘Russians are even trying to ban our holidays’ – life in occupied Ukraine
Ukrainians in Russian-held land tell the BBC about the difficulties of life under occupation.
Trump lawyers confirm wrongly deported Maryland man in El Salvador prison
Administration fails to show they have taken any steps to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego García
The Trump administration on Saturday confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was wrongly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.
However, the White House filing did not address the judge’s demands that the administration detail the steps it was taking to return Kilmar Abrego García to the United States. The White House only confirmed that García was under the authority of the El Salvador government.
Continue reading...Bolsonaro transferred to Brazil’s capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain – PBS
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Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party barred from upcoming elections
A treason charge and the exclusion of the main opposition draw attention before October polls in Tanzania.
Tanzania’s main opposition party banned from standing in election – BBC
- Tanzania's main opposition party banned from standing in election BBC
- Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party barred from upcoming elections Al Jazeera
- Tanzania’s top opposition party disqualified from polls, election commission says CNN
- Tanzania authorities must immediately release Tundu Lissu, stop repression of opposition Amnesty International
- Tanzanian prominent opposition leader charged with treason after calling for electoral reforms AP News
Tanzania’s main opposition party banned from election
The move comes days after its leader and presidential candidate was arrested and charged with treason.
How has the war in Ukraine divided Western countries?
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Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 100 people in Darfur attack, UN says
The RSF and allied militias launched an assault on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the city of el-Fasher.
Liverpool vs West Ham: Premier League – team news, how to follow, stream
Premier League leaders Liverpool could be two games from title as West Ham arrive at Anfield.
Erdoğan lambasts Israel for undermining stability in Syria – The Guardian
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- Israel will need to get used to Turkey’s growing footprint in Syria The Times of Israel
Erdoğan lambasts Israel for undermining stability in Syria
Turkey’s president lashes out shortly after talks with Netanyahu’s government aimed at defusing tensions
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lambasted Israel for undermining stability in neighbouring Syria during a diplomatic forum, days after the two countries held talks aimed at defusing an escalating conflict between them on Syrian soil.
“Turkey will not allow Syria to be dragged into a new vortex of instability,” Erdoğan told attendees at the Antalya diplomacy forum on the southern Turkish coast, accusing Israel of “trying to undermine the 8 December revolution”, in reference to the insurgency that toppled the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after decades in power.
Continue reading...Rightwing lobby group Advance says it makes ‘no apology’ for support given to anti-Greens groups
Spokesperson acknowledges supply of flyers, T-shirts and corflutes to ‘dozens of community groups’ seeking to defeat party’s candidates
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The rightwing advocacy group Advance has acknowledged it is paying for election materials attacking the Greens to be used by third-party groups during the election campaign.
“Advance is working with hundreds of volunteers from dozens of community groups to defeat Greens candidates and we make no apology,” a spokesperson said.
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