Iraq PM’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Rumbles On
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declares “there are no red lines in pursuing the corrupt” after arrest warrants issued for a key leader in his political coalition.
Lucy Davis urges women to check their breasts for cancer – here’s how
The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a ‘lump’ as such; rather a kind of hard spot.
Trump’s Frontal Assault on Vaccines
Trump recently signs an executive order calling for a reduction in the childhood vaccine schedule from the current 17 vaccines to 11. It also calls for breaking up the MMR…
UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia
The UN on Wednesday continued scaling up assistance to areas affected by the deadly earthquake that hit Colombia two days earlier.
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.