Kitten born with two noses and two mouths leaves cat rescue ‘speechless’ – BBC
Kitten born with two noses and two mouths leaves cat rescue ‘speechless’ – BBC
Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacks
Sirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait accuses Tehran of targeting civilian sites and infrastructure as Iran strikes US allies
The US retaliated against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) after two American troops were killed and one was missing in Jordan when Tehran launched a wave of attacks against US allies in the Middle East.
Iran’s attacks came as the renewal of US strikes on Iran entered a second week and fighting escalated over the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...Armed groups attack Malian military convoy in Gao region
Mali says counterattack under way as rebels claim they inflicted 'human losses' and 'material damage' on troops.
North Dakota men who discover they were switched as newborns sue hospital
Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison uncovered the truth after Bylin received an at-home DNA test as a Christmas gift
A DNA discovery has led two families to accuse a North Dakota hospital of changing the course of their lives after learning two newborns were allegedly switched at birth nearly four decades ago.
Kyle Bylin uncovered the truth after receiving an at-home DNA test during a Christmas gift exchange. The test connected him with his biological aunt through a genealogy platform, prompting her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, to take his own DNA test. The results confirmed the two men had been raised by each other’s biological families.
Continue reading...Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine – Al Jazeera
- Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine Al Jazeera
- EU reiterates call on Israel to refrain from West Bank settlement expansion The Times of Israel
- EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements The Guardian
- Germany opposes EU trade embargo on West Bank settlements, freezes latest attack against Israel The Jerusalem Post
- EU/Israel: Bloc’s consistent failure to suspend Association Agreement should spur member states to take unilateral action Amnesty International
Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine
The move comes as EU foreign ministers remain deadlocked over a bloc-wide ban on illegal settlement trade.
Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour – The Drive
- Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour The Drive
- This Greek Bridge Is Collapsing Into Water But People Are Still Driving On It Jalopnik
- Drivers still use storm-damaged bridge three years after collapse eKathimerini.com
- A bridge in Greece collapsed three years ago, but drivers continue to use it KOHA.net
- Drivers in Greece continue using damaged bridge despite safety concerns The Greek Herald
E.U. tells Caribbean nations: Stop selling citizenship or we’ll require visas – The Washington Post
- E.U. tells Caribbean nations: Stop selling citizenship or we’ll require visas The Washington Post
- OP-ED: We’ve called the meeting, now here’s what we bring Dominica News Online
- OECS to Mount High-Level Mission to Brussels Amid EU’s Strong Stance on CBI Programmes Caribbean Today
- St. Lucia government says EU had long expressed concerns over CBI programme The St Kitts Nevis Observer
- Antigua and Barbuda to introduce resolution on CIP to safeguard EU access: PM Browne WIC News
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid – Al Jazeera
- Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid Al Jazeera
- Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Venezuela’s Official Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 5,119 Bloomberg.com
- Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say Reuters
- Global Empowerment Mission president back in South Florida after weeks helping 115,000 people in Venezuela CBS News
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid
IMF releases £346m in emergency funds as new details emerge about the disaster response.
Plumes of smoke rise over Kuwait after repeated Iranian attacks
Towering plumes of smoke rose over Kuwait after Iranian strikes hit multiple locations in Mangaf.
U.S. military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan – PBS
- U.S. military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan PBS
- Live updates: Iran war news; Trump says Iran hit ‘very hard,’ as third US service member killed CNN
- U.S. military recovers unidentified remains found in Jordan as another service member dies in Iraq NBC News
- Iran War Live Updates: Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as War Expands The New York Times
- US soldier killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone Al Jazeera
German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy
Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.
German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy
Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.
Germany’s CDU party chair resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is strongly opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany
A senior German politician and ally of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party after he and his husband used a surrogate mother to become parents, a practice he has criticised in the past and his party is vehemently opposed to.
Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy Jens Spahn refused to relax when he was health minister in 2020, so he and his husband, Daniel Funke, used a surrogate mother in the US.
Continue reading...Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening
Pete Hegseth announced that soldiers aged 30 and older in the US military will be screened for low testosterone
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members aged 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness.
But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.
Continue reading...Burnham is ‘people pleaser’ with ‘airy fairy’ plans, says Kemi Badenoch – BBC
- Burnham is 'people pleaser' with 'airy fairy' plans, says Kemi Badenoch BBC
- Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies policy blitz for first day as PM The Independent
- Kemi Badenoch: Andy Burnham doesn’t need to call an election — yet The Times
- Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown The Guardian
- Enough chasing percentages - Burnham should only fund foreign aid that makes Britain safer and stronger lbc.co.uk
Many carers hit with demands to repay more than £20,000 despite reforms
Data shows 32,559 earnings-related overpayments in 2025-26 after DWP’s measures to end carer’s allowance scandal
Scores of unpaid carers were hit with demands to repay sums of more than £20,000 and hundreds more put at risk of prosecution last year as a result of official failures in what appear to be continuing problems with carer’s allowance.
New figures showed carers were asked to repay £33m in 2025-26 as a result of 32,559 earnings-related overpayments, despite the introduction of measures over a year ago designed specifically to prevent carers falling foul of the system.
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