The annual 10-day Han Kuang exercise will test Taiwan’s ability to respond to a Chinese attack on its command structure. Taiwan has launched the largest-ever version of its annual war games exercises, role playing responses to a hypothetical attack by Beijing on its communications systems before an invasion of the island. The 10-day live-fire Han […]
After a 2016 campaign event in Colorado Springs, then-candidate Donald Trump held two babies. As president, he wants to reverse the fall in the U.S. birth rate. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images After a 2016 campaign event in Colorado Springs, then-candidate Donald Trump held two babies. […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has opposed what he calls the “unilateral” higher trade tariffs imposed on his country by the US. US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would subject imports from South Africa to a new 30% tariff from 1 August. It is the only country from sub-Saharan Africa that Trump […]
An Instagram post by TV personality Gemma Collins which advertised a weight-loss drug and app has been banned. The star posted: “I’m starting this year two sizes down, thanks to Yazen’s weight loss app and medication”. It is illegal to advertise prescription-only weight loss drugs and Ms Collins’ was one of nine adverts banned in […]
In late May, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed COVID-19 vaccines from the recommendation list for healthy children and pregnant women. The suit alleges this move violated federal law. aire images/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption aire images/Moment RF/Getty Images A handful of leading medical organizations are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy […]
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since early June, according to the United Nations refugee agency, after Tehran imposed a July 6 deadline for undocumented migrants and refugees to leave the country. The surge compounds Afghanistan’s existing challenges as the impoverished nation struggles to integrate waves of returnees from Pakistan and Iran since 2023, […]
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again – at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11mi) into the sky – as residents flee their homes once more. There have been no reports of casualties since Monday morning, when the volcano on the island of Flores began spewing ash and lava again. Authorities have […]
The first malaria treatment suitable for babies and very young children has been approved for use. It’s expected to be rolled out in African countries within weeks. Until now there have been no approved malaria drugs specifically for babies. Instead they have been treated with versions formulated for older children which presents a risk of […]
Serhii Baksheiev Dr Baksheiev has carried out over 1,000 gynaecological examinations in his mobile ambulance since 2022 In a rural village close to the Ukrainian front line, a group of women queue quietly outside a purple and white ambulance, waiting to be seen by a doctor with his shaved head dyed the blue and yellow […]
Unidentified people carrying binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” walk out of the West Wing of the White House in February. The Trump administration had promised it would release documents on late tycoon and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who was found dead in his prison […]