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Turkey: Erdogan calls protests a 'movement of violence'
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has unleashed the largest protests Turkey has seen in a decade. He was officially nominated by the opposition as its presidential candidate for elections in 2028.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:
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White House official confirms Yemen strike plans were mistakenly texted to journalist
Top Trump administration officials, including the defence secretary and vice-president, mistakenly texted war plans for strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included a journalist, the White House says, following a first-hand account by the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Tesla rebounds 12% for biggest gain since its post-Election Day pop, following 9 straight weeks of losses
Tesla shares recorded their best day in 2025.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Three novels by Nobelist Han Kang explain South Korea’s fragility
Last year, South Korea made headlines around the world for two reasons. The first was writer Han Kang’s celebrated Nobel prize for literature win in October; the second was far less positive. Late in the evening of December 3 2024, the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared martial law – the first time it […] The post Three novels by Nobelist Han Kang explain SouthKorea’s fragility appeared first on...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Will $1 on your ticket help save Australian live music? A UK model is much more ambitious
The newly launched Australian Music Venue Foundation is partly modelled on the United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust, but the UK model has a more radical approach.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – and how it may change in future climates.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Breast cancer screening is ripe for change. We need to assess a woman’s risk – not just her age
A fundamental shake-up of how we screen women for breast cancer could save more lives from the disease. Here are some options of how this could look.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump says countries that purchase oil from Venezuela will pay 25% tariff on any trade with U.S.
The president is piling economic pressure on Venezuela, which he accuses of sending gang members to the U.S.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?
By defunding the Voice of America and other state-funded US media outlets, Donald Trump risks opening the airwaves to the more overt propaganda of rival countries.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations
The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).Since 2000, child deaths have dropped by more than half and stillbirths by over a third, fuelled by sustained investments in...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief
Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Court upends Greek attempts at returning refugees to Turkey
Greek authorities are likely scrambling for solutions after a top court ruled Turkey unsafe for refugees. The decision by the Greek Council of State now means Athens has to look at each claim individually.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:From dog racers to PM: US second lady unwelcome in Greenland
Even the dog race the US second lady is to see has distanced itself from her, amid a growing backlash against the Trump administration's latest trip to Greenland.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Türkiye: Court Jails Istanbul Mayor
Click to expand Image Banner on the Istanbul Municipality building shows mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, March 22, 2025. 2025 Human Rights Watch (Istanbul, March 24, 2025) – The formal order by an Istanbul court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition politician from the political scene, Human Rights Watch said today.Mayor İmamoğlu’s...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:George Foreman's famous grill wasn't always a knockout
When George Foreman came back to prominence as a boxer in the 1990s, his ever-smiling image and congenial manner made him one of the most impactful celebrity spokespeople of all time.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Cherry blossom season officially kicks off in Japan as first flowers bloom
Japan's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Judges in Hungary fight for an independent judiciary
Adrienn Laczo used to be a judge in Hungary. In protest at the government's interference in the judiciary, she resigned from her post and is now fighting for an independent judicial system as a lawyer.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:More people are having twins. How can we make births safer?
When health services are limited, mothers and children often do not receive life-saving medical care and with higher-risk twin pregnancies rising, communities need solutions. Can new technologies give an answer?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings
Neither Trump nor Putin has much incentive to address the North Korea issue, but leaving it off the table risks putting the nail in the coffin of the U.N.'s nonproliferation efforts.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Germany's Left Party icon Gregor Gysi to head first Bundestag session
Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old leftist is free to decide on the content and length of his speech.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:International students 'bring billions to Germany'
A new economic study has found that international students are a massive boon for Germany's coffers — even if they get their education free of charge. German industry is now doing more to recruit foreign students.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:It’s time for shipping to launch first global tax on a polluting sector
Decarbonising the seas is a strategic imperative for a sustainable trade system that can also generate climate finance for vulnerable countries The post It’s time for shipping to launch first global tax on a polluting sector appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The high, high price of killing USAID
The decision by the Trump administration to order a 90-day pause in Washington’s foreign development and humanitarian aid has not only created a major humanitarian crisis among the recipients; it has also hit the NGO community like a thunderbolt. And it has also highlighted the degree of dependency of the international NGO community on American […] The post The high, high price of killing USAID appeared first on Asia...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Germany's new parliament has a diversity problem
The majority of lawmakers in Germany's newly elected Bundestag are older white men, most of whom are academics. What does that mean for Germany's so-called "representative" democracy?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the enclave.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions
United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns
South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi
The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazil’s Favelas to the United States
Integrative Community Therapy and the concept of solidarity care offer a way to help create community, solve personal and community challenges, alleviate suffering, cultivate love and solidarity, and move us toward health equity and justice. That’s a tall order, but it’s within the capacity of the people. In fact, that is the only place it exists.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Bridging the Healthcare Gap: How Sick Pikin Helps Sierra Leone’s Children Access Lifesaving Treatments
As geopolitical shifts and domestic pressures in donor countries increasingly dictate the future of global health assistance, smaller nonprofits, like Sick Pikin in Sierra Leone, continue relying on the communities they serve for support. With limited healthcare infrastructure and ongoing funding challenges, it’s clear that more sustainable solutions are needed.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression
Given the historical, inherent biases in society generally and healthcare specifically, AI-driven advancements are not going to serve minority groups as a matter of course. Unless they are tailored to represent and serve all communities equally, they will exacerbate existing biases and disparities. We need representative data. How do we get there?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Why are African teams playing football against Russia?
Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in friendlies. Increasingly, African sides are answering the call. Why is that?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement
In some good news for Australian students, there is now a firm plan to ‘fully fund’ public schools by 2034.
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