South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree
Court's issuance of warrant marks first time South Korean authorities have sought to detain a sitting president.
Israel at war: What happened on day 451? – The Jerusalem Post
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What to know about Jimmy Carter’s funeral
There will be multiple days of ceremonies and services in Washington DC and Georgia to honour the former president.
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop – BBC.com
- Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop BBC.com
- Heavy rains and cold weather cause more misery in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Sixth baby dies from severe cold in Gaza as Israel raids hospitals Al Jazeera English
- Displaced Gaza newborn freezes to death and twin fights for his life as rain floods tents Reuters
- 5 Babies Die From the Cold in Gaza as Temperatures Drop The New York Times
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop
Twenty-day old Sila, whose home was a tent on a beach, is one of six newborns to die in recent days.
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop
Twenty-day old Sila, whose home was a tent on a beach, is one of six newborns to die in recent days.
What we know about US H-1B visas Trump supporters are clashing over
A row has erupted over a long-standing US visa programme, We looked into the figures behind the scheme.
Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal
Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show
The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was “very weak” on the issue, newly released government documents suggest.
The singer was “scathing about the ability and worthiness of virtually all African leaders” before the establishment in 2004 of Blair’s Commission for Africa, which would produce a report, Our Common Interest, and prompt a landmark pledge by rich nations to boost aid and write off debt.
Continue reading...Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’
A senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents reveal
Tony Blair’s advisers privately questioned if the US had “proper political control” of military operations in Iraq after a senior US official confided that George W Bush believed he was on a “mission from God” against Iraqi insurgents, newly released documents reveal.
Blair needed to “deliver some difficult messages” to the then US president for a “more measured approach” in April 2004, following a US military operation to suppress a major uprising in the city of Falluja, according to papers released to the National Archives in Kew, west London.
Continue reading...Senior Labour figures urged Tony Blair to delay arrival of EU citizens in UK
Cabinet was split over east European countries joining in 2004, with some ‘extremely concerned’ by its implications
Senior figures in Tony Blair’s government, including John Prescott and Jack Straw, urged the then prime minister to delay opening the UK labour market to eastern European nationals shortly before they became EU citizens, newly released documents reveal.
Papers released to the National Archives in Kew, west London, showed Prescott and Straw warned of a surge in immigration unless some controls were put in place.
Continue reading...Big rise in people going to A&E in England for minor ailments, data shows
Stretched primary services causing increase in emergency visits for issues from coughs to hiccups, health leaders say
The number of people turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including hiccups, sore throats and coughs is soaring, as senior health leaders warn that NHS primary and community services are “massively overstretched”.
NHS data shows a large increase in people arriving at emergency departments for non-emergency ailments including backache, insomnia and earache.
Continue reading...Labour’s private school tax plan strongly backed by public, poll shows
Government accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into force
The government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on private school fees of being detached from the real world after polling showed the policy, which will come into force on 1 January, is strongly backed by the public.
The poll, commissioned by the Private Education Policy Forum (PEPF) thinktank, found that 54% of people backed the idea, with 22% opposing it. This is an even greater margin of support than seen in similar polls carried out before the election.
Continue reading...Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show
Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme
Tony Blair’s government discussed diverting £2m earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa in order to fund a controversial pilot scheme to process and house asylum-seekers in Tanzania, newly released government files show.
Under the scheme, Britain would have offered Tanzania an extra £4m in aid if it opened an asylum camp to house people claiming to be Somalian refugees while their applications to live in Britain were assessed.
Continue reading...South Korea crash inquiry may focus on birds, landing gear and a concrete barrier – The Washington Post
- South Korea crash inquiry may focus on birds, landing gear and a concrete barrier The Washington Post
- South Korean Plane Crash Questions Center on Four Fateful Minutes The New York Times
- Where the deadly South Korean airline crash investigation is heading CNN
- Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 The Associated Press
- ‘Mayday, Mayday’: The Final Six Minutes Before the Deadly South Korean Plane Crash The Wall Street Journal
Welsh ambulance service declares ‘critical incident’ after demand soars
Patients waiting many hours for ambulances to arrive, while those phoning 999 struggle to get through
A “critical incident” was declared by the Welsh ambulance service on Monday evening due to significantly increased demand and extensive handover delays.
The ambulance service, which covers 3 million-plus people across Wales, said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared.
Continue reading...US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’
A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems and accessed some unclassified documents.
After his presidency, Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease top mission – PBS NewsHour
- After his presidency, Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease top mission PBS NewsHour
- Jimmy Carter leaves behind a global public health work legacy ABC News
- Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Near-Eradication of Guinea Worm The Wall Street Journal
- America Still Needs Jimmy Carter’s Health Care Agenda—Even If It Flopped TIME
- Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health The New York Times
Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire & Stephen Fry Recognized In UK New Year Honors List – Deadline
- Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire & Stephen Fry Recognized In UK New Year Honors List Deadline
- Sadiq Khan, Stephen Fry and Emily Thornberry make new year honours list The Guardian
- New Year Honours 2025: Gareth Southgate is knighted BBC.com
- Actor Carey Mulligan and author Kazuo Ishiguro on UK’s New Year Honors list The Associated Press
- Stephen Fry and Jacqueline Wilson among celebrities recognised in the King’s New Year Honours 2025 The Independent
California police rescue man trapped inside burning trailer
The man had minor injuries from a fire that was sparked by a portable propane heater in the home.
Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’
Chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address follows Elon Musk’s endorsement of German far-right party AfD on X
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged voters not to let the “owners of social media channels” decide next year’s snap election, after Elon Musk repeatedly endorsed the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
In a New Year’s Eve address recorded for television and made available before its broadcast on Tuesday, Scholz said German citizens alone had the power to decide “where Germany goes from here” after the general election on 23 February.
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