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Trump cuts WHO off from Gavi vaccine alliance funding
Decision follows long-running feud between Trump and UN group. President Donald Trump [File: AP Photo] The United States has announced the release of $600m for Gavi, as it cut off the World Health Organization (WHO) from the global vaccine alliance, in a major financial blow to the United Nations group. In a joint statement, the…
Spain Lifts Evacuation Orders in Wildfire-Hit Province Near Madrid
Spanish authorities have lifted evacuation orders in a province near Madrid affected by wildfires, even as the blazes have scorched nearly 80,000 hectares (about 200,000 acres) of land overall. This picture taken on July 29, 2026 shows a completely destroyed burnt-out house following a devastating wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa, 65 kilometers west of…
New UK PM Declines To Give Stance On Assisted Dying
When he was previously an MP, Burnham, who grew up Catholic, abstained from the 2015 parliamentary vote on the issue. Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives his first speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London on July 20, 2026, after being asked by the King to form the next government. (Photo…
Tinubu Approves ₦46bn For Reconstruction Of Kano Airport Runway
Festus Keyamo, while outlining ongoing presidential interventions, said the project is expected to significantly boost operational efficiency and position Kano among the world’s leading international airports. FILE: President Bola Tinubu at the National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu has approved ₦46 billion for the resurfacing and reconstruction of Kano Airport’s second runway. The Minister of Aviation…
Iran And Oman Swap Proposals To Manage Strait Of Hormuz: What We Know
Iran is proposing an arrangement that would give it significantly greater control than Oman. A woman walks past an anti-US and Trump billboard in a street in Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2026 [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA] Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman for the countries’ joint oversight of the critical Strait of Hormuz and has, instead,…
American Bar Association Condemns Intimidation Of Judges
The ABA warned of a troubling pattern in recent months where individual judges have been branded with labels such as “crooked” and “out of control,” language it said goes beyond criticizing rulings and instead aims to intimidate the judges themselves. The American Bar Association has condemned what it described as increasing personal attacks and intimidation…
China puts the ‘squeeze’ on Taiwan with new maritime patrols
New law enforcement operations could quickly escalate into a blockade of Taiwan, say analysts. Taiwan coastguard vessel Ji An, right, chases after Chinese coastguard vessel 1302 off the coast of Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on December 12, 2024 [Handout/Taiwan Coast Guard via AP] Taipei, Taiwan – China’s coastguard and civilian fleet are expanding their presence in the…
Iran Attacks US Bases In Middle East As Trump Meets Netanyahu
Iran has also struck three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and turned down Oman’s proposal for managing the waterway. US President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026 [AFP] The United States military says it intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Iran across the Middle East.…
A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
NEW YORK (AP) — Farah Berent, a teacher in Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that coverage of the war in Gaza was irreparably biased. “I couldn’t stand all the lies on the stations,″ she said, arguing that there wasn’t enough attention…
Confirmed as current, breaking wildfire news out of France/Spain. Could you paste the lede or first paragraph you’d like paired with this headline?
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast on Tuesday, widening what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation as returning heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux. Fresh flames erupted later Tuesday near Grand Crohot, a popular Atlantic beach on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula,…
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