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DEA Director Cole Named Washington Police Chief Amid Federal Takeover
The Metropolitan Police Department must obtain his approval before issuing any order. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Drug Enforcement Administration Director Terry Cole as commissioner of the Washington, D.C., Police Department. RELATED: Washington DC Wakes Up Packed With Federal Agents and National Guards Earlier this week, on Monday, President Donald Trump had [β¦]
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New Zealand Tightens Defense Ties With Australia β and Beyond
The Luxon government is shoring up its relationship with its only ally, while also expanding its role in security groupings like NATO and the Five Eyes.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Pictet bankersβ move to Italy sparks fierce Swiss tax debate
Relocation prompts critics to argue that Genevaβs tough regime deters super-wealthy
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Gaza famine photos not staged
Images of starving children and desperate families in Gaza have sparked global concern and controversy. Some photos were rumored to have been staged. An image published by Time Magazine is at the center of this storm.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress
The WHO and WMO have released a comprehensive technical report and guidance addressing the escalating global health and economic risks posed by extreme heat, particularly in the workplace. This guidance builds on five decades of research and responds to the record-breaking temperatures of recent years, with 2023 being the hottest year on record.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Amid rise in STIs among older Europeans, experts call for awareness of sexual health in later life
Experts say both health care professionals and the public should consider the sexual health needs of older people.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Why Ishiba Shigeru Is Not Resigning
Traditionally, LDP leaders who faced major electoral setbacks have stepped down. Ishiba has no intention of following that precedent.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Bulgaria Announces New NATO Military Base to Bolster Eastern Flank
The instalation will be able to accommodate a brigade of about 5,000 soldiers. On Friday, the administration of President Rumen Georgiev Radev announced the construction of a military base in Bulgaria as part of NATOβs strategy to strengthen its eastern flank. RELATED: Bulgarian Government Survives 4th No-Confidence Motion The base will be located in Kabile, [β¦]
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:UN, Germany say Israeli settlement plan aimed at βburyingβ Palestinian state is illegal
The plan would effectively split the West Bank in two parts.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Far-right Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner
Video shows Itamar Ben Gvir telling the most prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti "you will not win".
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stake in beleaguered insurer UnitedHealth
The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate bought more than 5 million shares in the health-care firm for a stake worth about $1.6 billion at the end of June.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Pakistanβs Military Exploited Afghan Refugees as βCannon Fodderβ for Decades: Ex-Senator
Labeling Pakistanβs generals as "war contractors," former Senator Afrasiab Khattak accused them of perpetuating instability for strategic gain at a recent conference.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Taiwan and the limits of American power
As tensions escalate in the Taiwan Strait and Washingtonβs bipartisan consensus coalesces around defending the self-ruling islandβs democracy, itβs worth stepping back from the emotional rhetoric about freedom versus authoritarianism to examine whether Americaβs evolving Taiwan policy serves genuine US national interestsβor represents another costly overextension of American power. The current trajectory of US policy [...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:'Bakoteh Messi' - Minteh's rise from sandy Gambian pitches
Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says the motivation to change his family's life inspired his football dream.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:European investors switch attention to emerging market ETFs
Developing world stocks outperform US as dollar languishes at three-year lows
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Plastic pollution treaty talks adjourn, but countries want to βremain at the tableβ: UNEP chief
The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN Member States meeting in Geneva on Friday, as they agreed to resume discussions at a future date.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease β cholera β continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians are expected to pack their bags and flee β perhaps for the third, fourth, or tenth time.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:UN highlights need for peaceful resolution, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet on Ukraine
The United Nations has reiterated the importance of dialogue as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet on Friday in Alaska, with Ukraine top of the agenda.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:A two-way street: Reversing the brain drain in Somalia
For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn drive out local experts who take with them the know-how that is essential to reversing the crisis.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gazaβs already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN warned on Friday.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Spain at 'extreme risk' of new wildfires as 14 blazes spread
Temperatures remain high across southern Europe with wildfires also affecting Portugal, Greece, France and the Balkans.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Rights groups file case over Afghan refugees
They say Germany failed to stop Pakistan from deporting approved Afghan refugees to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Southern Africa: Leaders to Attend SADC Summit in Madagascar
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government this weekend.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Global Unveil Initiative Launches to Fast-Track Lassa Fever Vaccine Development
[Nigeria Health Watch] GALVESTON, Texas - Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch's Galveston National Laboratory have been awarded up to $6.4 million in funding to support an international research consortium to crack one of the toughest problems in infectious disease science: determining which immune responses protect people against Lassa fever.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Mental Health Experts Urge Uganda to Adopt National Suicide Prevention Policy
[Nile Post] Mental health experts in Uganda are calling for the urgent adoption of a National Suicide Prevention Policy, warning that the country is facing a growing suicide crisis that is silently claiming lives, particularly among young people.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Taliban leader issues warning against 'ungrateful' Afghans on takeover anniversary
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada marked the fourth anniversary of their return to power by warning Afghans of "divine punishment" if they are ungrateful for the group's rule.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Chief Justice Koome Warns Govt After Ruto's Bail Criticism
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has hit back at President William Ruto's criticism of anticipatory bail, warning the Executive against undermining judicial independence through public attacks on judges.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president
Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:South Africa: South African Journalists Condemn Murder of Colleagues in Gaza
[GroundUp] Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Mali: Mali Arrests French National and Generals Accused of Foreign-Backed Plot
[RFI] Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a French national suspected of working for French intelligence services along with several Malian soldiers.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Malawi: In Malawi, Politics Is Personal - We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
[Nyasa Times] In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote for the cousin, the neighbor, the familiar face who has shared our joys and sorrows. "This is the power of chibale -- kinship, trust, reciprocity, and social obligation --...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Russia to Present Clear Position at Alaska Summit: Lavrov
βWe know that we have arguments, a clear and understandable position,β the Russian diplomat said. Russia will make its position clear during the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: Russia Downplays European Leadersβ Meetings Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska βWe are not planning anything in advance. We [β¦]
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Together' - The ultimate date movie?
A particularly icky argument for the perks of being single? Or a perversely romantic nightmare that ends up as the ultimate date movie?
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