Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
The United Nations has once again urged warring parties in Sudan to protect civilians as the fighting continues to take a heavy toll on the population.
Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, with active outbreaks now in six countries and millions of children at growing risk, UN children’s agency UNICEF has said.
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’
Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De facto authorities have issued more…
WHO chief voices concern over Trump Administration’s executive order on vaccines
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the safety of childhood vaccines in response to a new directive from the White House to overhaul the recommended…
Pluralistic: Model collapse (12 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Model collapse: Living in a world that’s trained on itself. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Wired v Dutch hackers; NYT v DMCA; Hair gel…
Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three trauma centres – Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two…
Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF?
We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been created with AI image generators. We’d like…
“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It’s a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
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Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country’s central bank pursues legal action to recover billions lost in the 2019 financial…