Malaysia says forced resettlement of Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Foreign Ministry says it ‘strongly opposes’ displacement of residents from Gaza after Trump floats redevelopment plan. Malaysia has said it “strongly opposes” the forcible resettlement of Palestinians in Gaza after United States President Donald Trump said Washington would take over the enclave under an extraordinary redevelopment plan. The forced displacement of Palestinians would constitute ethnic […]

Sports

Harry Kane has release clause in Bayern Munich deal – source

Harry Kane has a release clause in his existing Bayern Munich contract, a source has confirmed to ESPN. German newspaper Bild has reported that the 31-year-old had an agreement which could have seen him leave the club this winter for around €80 million (€83.3m) and will be active again in January 2026 when the fee […]

Business

Norwegian oil giant cuts green investment in half

Simon Jack BBC Business editor Getty Images Chief executive Anders Opedal said the transition to lower carbon energy was moving slower than expected Norwegian energy giant Equinor is halving investment in renewable energy over the next two years while increasing oil and gas production. Chief executive Anders Opedal said that the transition to lower carbon […]

Politics

Attorney general signs 14 memos to implement Trump priorities : NPR

President Trump and Pam Bondi pose with the official commission signed by Trump that appoints Bondi to the position of U.S. Attorney General after she was sworn in in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images On her first day in charge at […]

Business

Bank of England expected to cut interest rates

Faarea Masud BBC Business reporter Getty Images Interest rates are expected to be cut by the Bank of England later, in a move closely watched by households and economists. Analysts predict the benchmark rate will be cut from 4.75% to 4.5%, as the Bank comes under pressures to boost the UK economy which has been […]

Health

Top doctor was terrified NHS might be overwhelmed during Covid

Covid inquiry Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London. The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was “personally terrified” that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic. Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid […]

Health

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked request for 10,000 NHS beds

Covid inquiry Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry the decision, made by the Treasury in July 2020, had been “very disappointing”. Extra beds and staff would have […]

Health

Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from PPE running out in Covid

The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock has said. The former health secretary was giving evidence for the third time at the Covid inquiry, about the impact on healthcare systems. He stated there was never a “national […]

Health

Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84

Ernest Drucker, a pioneering public-health researcher who approached drug addiction with compassion, invigorated needle-exchange programs to stem the AIDS epidemic and diagnosed the destructive impact of what he called a “plague” of mass incarceration, died on Jan. 26 at his home in Manhattan. He was 84. The cause was complications of dementia, his son, Jesse […]

Science

Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment

Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children. Subsequent waivers from the State Department have clarified that the work can continue, but the funds and legal paperwork to do so are still missing. […]