US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident
A friend of the New York Republican said September's accident left him paralysed from the chest down.
Ukraine war poses threat to America, NATO chief stresses in message to Trump – POLITICO Europe
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Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison – The Associated Press
- Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison The Associated Press
- Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Is Jailed After Child’s Testimony The New York Times
- Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years The Guardian
- Russian doctor jailed for 5-1/2 years after being publicly denounced Reuters
- Russia Jails 68-Year-Old Pediatrician for 5 Years Over Alleged War Comments Newsweek
Biden (maybe) wants Israel to stop using US bulldozers for ethnic cleansing
But the outgoing US president's support for all other aspects of Israel's genocide remains ironclad.
Frank Auerbach, British-German painter, dies at 93
Auerbach came to England in 1939 as a child refugee after fleeing from Nazi Germany.
Israel pounds Beirut suburbs with heavy daytime air strikes
Israeli forces bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs, urging residents to evacuate before launching daytime air strikes.
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse – BBC.com
- Germany plans February election after coalition collapse BBC.com
- German government collapse could have silver lining for Europe's markets Reuters
- The briefcase, the Porsche and the collapse of the German government – podcast The Guardian
- Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition CNBC
- German leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as February The Associated Press
Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years
Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’
A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a half years in prison after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her for comments she allegedly made about Russian soldiers in Ukraine during a private consultation.
Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was accused in January by the ex-wife of a soldier killed in Ukraine of referring to her child’s father as a “legitimate target of Ukraine” and saying Russia was “guilty” in the ongoing war.
Continue reading...Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast
Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast
Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
How Marco Rubio has shapeshifted to embrace Trump’s foreign policy
US senator appears to have softened his interventionist approach to foreign policy to fall in line with Trump's stance.
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse
Parties agree 23 February vote after chancellor torpedoed the coalition government by sacking finance minister.
What has happened in north Gaza siege since US 30-day warning
The 30 days that the US gave Israel to get more aid into its north Gaza siege zone have now expired.
Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China
At least 35 people were killed and 43 injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people in Zhuhai.
Riots in Amsterdam as tensions remain high over Israeli fans’ violence
A tram was set on fire during a night of riots in Amsterdam where tensions remain high.
Moldova formally protests alleged Russian election meddling
Chisinau accuses Moscow of undermining democratic process and condemned drones flown over its territory.
At least 35 killed by car ramming in China’s Zhuhai
Police say a 62-year-old suspect drove his car into a crowd in southern Zhuhai, also injuring 43 people.
We can hit UK’s big carbon cut without disruption to people’s lives, says Starmer – UK politics live
PM confirms target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit but says ‘I’m not going to tell people how to live their lives’
Leadbeater introduces the next speaker, Nat Dye, who has terminal cancer. She says she thinks his views are the most important for people to hear at this press conference.
He says he has known “positive” experiences of death. His fiance and his mother both had relatively peaceful deaths. He says palliative care can work for some people.
Imagine I am dying and palliative care hasn’t improved. Well, I have no choice whatsoever: I die in pain or I die in pain.
I see this as a chance just to act with kindness and a choice for people at their darkest hour.
Continue reading...Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches – Middle East crisis, as it happened
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Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital.
Lebanese media is reporting that two people have been killed and six wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel, which is in the north-east of the country near the border with Syria.
Continue reading...Trump lining up Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem for top jobs
Trump could name Rubio as his secretary of state and Noem as his homeland security secretary, US media say.