Charlie Kirk: Conservative influencer who rallied a youth movement
Kirk, an influential Trump ally who at age 18 set up Turning Point USA, died in a shooting while speaking at a Utah campus event.
How Syria’s dictatorship used a global child welfare charity to ‘disappear’ children
The Assad regime used an international charity to hide children of detainees from their families.
More than half of UK births now involve medical intervention, audit finds
Caesareans drive rise in assisted deliveries as experts warn of complex pregnancies linked to age, obesity and other conditions
More than half of women having a baby in Britain now do so with the help of medical intervention, an audit of NHS maternity care has revealed.
Of the 592,594 births that took place in 2023, 50.6% involved either a caesarean section or the use of instruments such as forceps or a ventouse suction cup.
Continue reading...Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
The International IDEA’s survey of democratic markers finds US is offering ‘encouragement’ to populist leaders
Press freedom around the world has suffered its sharpest fall in 50 years as global democracy weakens dramatically, a landmark report has found.
According to the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), democracy has declined in 94 countries over the last five years and only a third have made progress.
Continue reading...Mystery of dancing spiders’ DNA could explain how they develop into new species
There are many more species of peacock spider than other animals, scientists think they may know why.
Tunisia investigates Sumud Flotilla alleged drone strike – The Jerusalem Post
- Tunisia investigates Sumud Flotilla alleged drone strike The Jerusalem Post
- Footage shows second claimed attack on Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla BBC
- An activist flotilla on a mission to Gaza says it was attacked again in Tunisia AP News
- Flotilla for Gaza reports second drone attack on boat at Tunisian port Reuters
- Map: Israel has attacked, intercepted all Gaza-bound flotillas since 2010 Al Jazeera
Poland intercepts Russian drones returning from attacking Ukraine
Poland has intercepted Russian drones that were flying over its airspace after completing a mission in western Ukraine.
US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs
New blow to UK’s key life science sector as industry body says country is losing ground on investment and research
The US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research centre and is laying off 125 scientists in the capital this year, in a big blow to the UK’s important life science sector.
Keir Starmer’s government has described life sciences as “one of the crown jewels of the UK economy” and the previous Conservative government had vowed to turn the country into a “global science and technology superpower” by 2030.
Continue reading...Students flee as Charlie Kirk shot in front of crowd of hundreds
Video from the campus in Utah shows how the event turned to chaos after a single shot rang out.
Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at Utah university event, Trump says
Kirk, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, was known for his controversial speeches at US college campuses.
Analysis: Will attack in Qatar lead to international isolation of Israel?
Israel's strike in Qatar raises global concerns but fails to prompt substantial policy shifts from its allies.
Trump: conservative activist Charlie Kirk dead after being shot
Conservative American activist Charlie Kirk was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University.
Netanyahu vows to target opponents abroad after strike in Qatar
Qatari PM says Israel is conducting 'state terror' and has 'killed any hope' for remaining hostages in Gaza.
Banksy mural of UK judge hitting protester scrubbed from London court wall
The mural, believed to comment on the UK's crackdown on the group Palestine Action, is removed on Wednesday.
Meeting with Keir Starmer was ‘tough’, says Israeli president
Isaac Herzog says ‘when allies meet they can argue’ after some Labour MPs condemn Downing Street meeting
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, had a “tough” set of exchanges over humanitarian aid in Gaza at a Downing Street meeting, amid street protests demanding Herzog’s arrest as a war criminal.
Herzog, speaking to the Chatham House thinktank immediately after the meeting, said he had offered the British government a fact-finding mission to look at the levels of aid entering Gaza. He denied there was any famine and blamed the high civilian death toll on Hamas placing missiles in living rooms.
Continue reading...Putin and Netanyahu present twin challenges to Trump’s diplomacy
Israel's strikes in Doha and the Russian drone incursion could present major affronts to his authority.
Oracle’s Ellison surpasses Tesla’s Musk to be world’s richest man
The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle, powered by multibillion-dollar orders.
The price of mediation? How Qatar could respond to Israel’s attack
The attack has called into question how Qatar might respond, the future of its mediator role, and its defence alliances.
Fired FBI officials sue Trump administration for ‘illegal retribution’
Fired FBI officials allege dismissals were part of a retaliatory campaign targeting US agents seen as disloyal to Trump.
‘Netanyahu, we’re not leaving’: Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees
As Israel insists the whole population of Gaza City must leave, the BBC visits new aid sites the army claims will help them.