Mali marks independence amid a worsening security crisis
The 66th anniversary comes as armed groups expand their reach and the government struggles to secure key supply routes.
Iran war live: IRGC says US, Israel ‘must accept withdrawal’ from region
The IRGC says the US and Israel "must accept the region's freedom from their vile and criminal presence".
Australia news live: Chalmers says ‘monetised misogyny’ online fuelling DV; Greens say triple-zero run for ‘profits of corporations’
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Jim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and children. He said the government had chosen to increase resourcing for child and family violence and domestic violence, adding to the ABC:
We’re trying to deal with the sources of all of this violence, whether it be more security in the housing system, whether it be the monetised misogyny that we see online – there are a whole range of factors feeding in here.
We do acknowledge that all of this violence is obviously entirely unacceptable. It’s horrific in every way. That’s why we’ve increased the resources and that’s why we all need to do better to do everything we can to make a difference here.
Continue reading...Cut NHS red tape and boost productivity to prevent 20,000 early deaths a year in England, report urges
Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report says
The NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says.
Research by the Health Foundation found the health service has been held back for decades by excessive regulation, short-term planning and insufficient capability to deliver major change.
Continue reading...Appeals court rules in favor of Trump-backed Missouri congressional maps
Supreme court, which has twice blocked maps from being used in November, likely to have final say in legal fight
A long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by Donald Trump, even though the US supreme court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election.
A three-judge panel of the 8th US circuit court of appeals said Missouri should use the new Republican-drawn US House districts in the November election, just as the state did in its August primary. To revert to its prior districts for the general election would violate the US constitution, the appeals judges said.
Continue reading...Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle
The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns.
The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region.
Continue reading...Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asks judge to investigate lone juror
Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young children
Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three children.
In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyers asked the court to question the juror about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended.
Continue reading...UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters
Andy Burnham seeks stability in Middle East to bring down prices at home as first meeting with Trump looms
The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump.
The prime minister said he had agreed to a request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure against the Iran-backed rebels and help keep oil flowing from the Gulf to ease global economic turmoil.
Continue reading...Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show
Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collection
Burberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a place in art history as David Hockney’s favourite muse.
Burberry’s designer, Daniel Lee, has always loved Birtwell’s prints. When the two met this spring, he fell for “her energy, and her zest for life”, and a one-off Burberry meets Birtwell collection that closed London fashion week was born.
Continue reading...How thousands of migrants stranded in Ceuta are surviving
Authorities estimate that at least 10,000 people remain in the enclave of Ceuta after a record surge in July.
Former ‘death squad’ leader appears in military trial in The Gambia
Sanna Manjang faces court for deserting army in 2017 after end of Jammeh's 20-year rule.
Airlines urge action after UK flights delayed and cancelled again
Nats says fault at Prestwick has been ‘fixed’ after airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland are hit
Airlines have called for “action and accountability” over the UK’s air traffic control services after a technical issue led to flights being disrupted for the second time in a fortnight.
Dozens were cancelled and others severely delayed after a fault on Monday morning at National Air Traffic Services (Nats), this time at its second control centre at Prestwick in South Ayrshire.
Continue reading...Trump speech inaudible as US networks boycott White House event
US President Trump unveiled a new White House helicopter pad as major US TV networks stayed away in protest.
Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary election
Victory of United Russia party strengthens Putin's hand even as the war with Ukraine grows more unpopular.
UN Chief Guterres calls for ban on ‘killer robots’
In this episode of On the Record, UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for ban on autonomous ‘killer robots’.
US man convicted in 2023 shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont
Jason Eaton faces up to life in prison after a jury rejected his insanity defence.
FAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outage
FAA halts East Coast flights due to equipment outage, affecting major US airports like JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia.
Embattled Gianni Infantino says he is open to talks over FIFA reform
FIFA president proposes 'consultation' with members to reform world football governing body's decision-making process.
UK prosecutors charge first person for Rwanda genocide
Vincent Brown is 'alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others'.
Protesters blockade Elbit Systems factory over Israel weapons supply
Nine protesters blocked access to Elbit Systems’ factory in Staffordshire by attaching themselves to five ‘lock-ons’.