Syria funding crisis leaves vital Idlib hospital on brink of closure
Medical services at Bab al-Hawa hospital in northwest Syria are about to stop, and patients' options are slim.
Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK
Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills
Southern Water, one of Britain’s biggest water companies, is drawing up contingency plans to tanker water from Norway to deal with future supply shortages and drought.
Southern, which has 2.7 million customers for drinking water supply in the south-east of England, could import water from Norwegian fjords to provide up to 45m litres a day, and would pay for it from customers’ bills.
Continue reading...Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to six months in prison
Ayachi Zammel sentenced on charges of falsifying documents days before Tunisia's presidential election.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 11, health ministry says
The Israeli military says it targeted a Hamas “command-and-control centre” inside al-Faluja school.
Sudan war: Army launches major attack on Khartoum against RSF – BBC.com
- Sudan war: Army launches major attack on Khartoum against RSF BBC.com
- Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital CNN
- Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens The Associated Press
- Sudanese army launches major offensive against RSF in Khartoum Sudan Tribune
- Sudan’s army launches major offensive on Khartoum Al Jazeera English
‘We always felt safer here’: Tel Aviv unmoved by Hezbollah missile attack
Beachgoers say they are unafraid but in this one-time ‘capital of hostages’, Lebanon is now main talking point
Air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning as, for the first time, Hezbollah fired a surface-to-surface missile at the coastal city. A few minutes after the incident, beachgoers flooded the bustling promenade, playing beach volley, cycling and kite surfing.
“Was there an attack this morning?” asked Eyal Kadosh, 31, confused, while resting on a bench with a friend after their daily workout. “Well, I’m here, what should happen will happen anyway.”
Continue reading...‘West Doesn’t Want…’: Putin Threatens On Camera Day After Revealing New Nuclear Policy | Russia – Hindustan Times
- ‘West Doesn’t Want…’: Putin Threatens On Camera Day After Revealing New Nuclear Policy | Russia Hindustan Times
- Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine CNN
- The world isn’t taking Putin’s nuclear threats seriously – the history of propaganda suggests it should The Conversation Indonesia
- Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia's latest warning to the West CNBC
- Kremlin says changes to Russia's nuclear policy are a signal to the West Reuters
New York’s Mayor Eric Adams indicted: Everything you need to know
Adams has been charged with bribery and soliciting illegal foreign donations to his election campaign.
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of aiding armed groups in East African court case
DRC accuses Rwanda of violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help armed groups.
‘We will not allow a single centimetre of Gaza to be taken by Israel’
We will not leave,’ says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, accusing Israel of a full-scale genocide.
Nearly 40 children in India drown during Hindu festival
They are among 46 victims in the northern Bihar state during a festival for children's wellbeing.
Sudan army launches major attack on capital Khartoum
It appears to be the army's biggest offensive to regain control of the city for several months.
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene bears down on north Florida’s Big Bend
Helene is moving across the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida but has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm at US landfall.
Nations unite at the UN to combat antimicrobial resistance threat
World leaders in New York just made a commitment to take action to ensure the future of modern medicine.
Eswatini opposition leader in critical condition after alleged poisoning
Mlungisi Makhanya stable in hospital in South Africa, where he was in exile from Africa’s last absolute monarchy
The leader of Eswatini’s main opposition party is in a critical but stable condition after allegedly being poisoned in what allies say is an assassination attempt.
Mlungisi Makhanya is in a hospital in South Africa after the alleged poisoning on Monday night at his home in the capital, Pretoria, where he was living in exile from Africa’s last absolute monarchy, said Penuel Malinga, the secretary general of the People’s United Democratic Movement (Pudemo).
Continue reading...Archaeologists use AI to discover 303 unknown geoglyphs near Nazca Lines
Newly discovered figures dating back to 200BCE nearly double the number of known geoglyphs at enigmatic site
Archaeologists using artificial intelligence (AI) have discovered hundreds of new geoglyphs depicting parrots, cats, monkeys, killer whales and even decapitated heads near the Nazca Lines in Peru, in a find that nearly doubles the number of known figures at the enigmatic 2,000-year-old archaeological site.
A team from the Japanese University of Yamagata’s Nazca Institute, in collaboration with IBM Research, discovered 303 previously unknown geoglyphs of humans and animals – all smaller in size than the vast geometric patterns that date from AD200-700 and stretch across more than 400 sq km of the Nazca plateau.
Continue reading...New York City mayor charged with taking bribes, illegal campaign funds
US prosecutors indict Eric Adams on federal charges that he solicited bribes from Turkish businessmen and officials.
Hungary would have given in to Russia, says Orbán’s top aide – POLITICO Europe
- Hungary would have given in to Russia, says Orbán’s top aide POLITICO Europe
- Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion The Associated Press
- Top Hungary Official Says Ukraine 'Irresponsible' For Opposing Russia Invasion Barron's
- Orban Aide Sparks Outcry Suggesting Ukraine Surrender From Day 1 Bloomberg
- Orbán's advisor slammed for saying resisting Russia is irresponsible Euronews
Italy revives policy of failing badly behaved pupils to ‘bring back respect’
‘Grades for conduct’, similar to a law introduced by Mussolini, aims to tackle rising aggression towards teachers
Italy has reinstated a measure to fail badly behaved pupils as concerns grow over aggression directed at teachers.
The “grades for conduct” policy, similar to a measure first introduced by Benito Mussolini’s fascist government in 1924, is part of an education bill that was approved in parliament on Wednesday, and gives schools the power to fail students based purely on their behaviour.
Continue reading...Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder – The Associated Press
- Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder The Associated Press
- World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan NBC News
- After 44 Years on Death Row, Japanese Man Is Exonerated at Age 88 The New York Times
- World's longest-serving death row inmate — an 88-year-old former boxer — acquitted of 1966 murders in Japan CBS News
- Japanese man who spent 46 years on death row cleared of murders The Guardian