Venezuela attorney general Tarek Saab said on Wednesday that two people close to opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado had been arrested, prompting Machado to call the charges leveled at her team “completely...
Palestinian cancer patients ordered to return to Gaza
As Israel prepares for a ground assault in Rafah, it’s ordered some cancer patients being treated in occupied East Jerusalem back to Gaza. An urgent case has now been taken to the Israeli High Court. Mohammad Al...
Sudan civil war a ‘humanitarian nightmare’, says UN | BBC News
Sudan’s civil war has plunged the country into “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history”, according to UN officials who met this week to discuss the situation. For nearly a year, Sudan’s military and...
France greenhouse gas emissions fall 4.8% in 2023 • FRANCE 24 English
France’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 4.8 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, putting it on track to achieve its goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030 on 1990 levels. But after the energy sobriety efforts...
Reddit share sale values firm at $6.4bn | BBC News
Reddit has priced its shares at the top of a marketed range, valuing the social media platform at $6.4bn (£5bn). It has raised $748m as it sells 22 million shares for $34 each, making it one of the biggest initial...
French-Israeli soldier boasts of torturing Palestinian detainee
“Look, he pissed himself… I’ll show you his back; you’re going to laugh” A French-Israeli soldier recorded himself verbally abusing detained and blindfolded Palestinians and bragging of the physical abuse...
Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds | BBC News
Working in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage for pregnant women, according to new research from India. The study found that the risks to mothers-to-be are significantly higher than...