RFK Jr boasts of handling of US measles outbreak in op-ed amid CDC upheaval pred 1 dnevom in 15 minutami HHS secretary failed to respond to critics in editorial amid growing calls for him to resign and chaos across the agencyUS politics live – latest updatesRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), defended his response to the largest measles outbreak in the US in 33 years in a new editorial, calling it an example of “what a focused” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “can achieve”.Kennedy did so in a Wall Street Journal editorial published on Tuesday, which coincides with extreme tumult at the CDC and strong claims from a former employee that the secretary wasn’t even briefed on the measles outbreak. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover pred 1 dnevom in 23 minutami Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated controlA Georgian Dream MP who criticised the west over a “policy of blackmail and threats” has been appointed to lead the country’s security services as an authoritative report warned of an autocratic takeover.Mamuka Mdinaradze, who was the parliamentary majority leader for the ruling party, was confirmed on Wednesday as head of the country’s powerful state security service. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality pred 1 dnevom in 26 minutami Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military paradeThe authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade.The Russian president was in Beijing on Wednesday with the Chinese leader, who hosted allies for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Justice secretary suggests Jenrick risked collapse of murder trial with tweet pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 21 minutami Judge said shadow justice secretary’s comments during trial of Elias Morgan were ‘ill thought through’ The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has suggested that her Tory counterpart, Robert Jenrick, was guilty of “risking the collapse of trial”, after he was criticised in court for tweeting about a criminal case.Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, posted on social media about a murder trial a week after it had begun, making comments that the judge said were “ill thought through”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 15 minutami Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disruptedAid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medication, a rise in life-threatening infections, and at least one woman having an unwanted abortion, according to interviews with medical staff, patients and experts.A report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sets out dozens of examples of the impact of disruption to Pepfar – the president’s emergency plan for aids relief – in Tanzania and Uganda. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer says he is ‘proud’ of Rayner as he defends deputy PM amid seaside flat controversy – UK politics live pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 23 minutami Badenoch calls for Rayner to be sacked after she admits underpaying stamp duty on £800,000 property during PMQsKemi Badenoch is probably hastily redrafting her PMQs script in the light of Angela Rayner’s statement about underpaying her stamp duty. She has got less than half an hour to craft the right questions. And she will probably want to ask about the economy, and hate speech laws, too.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Denmark to discuss support for Ukraine as Polish president prepares to visit Donald Trump – Europe live pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 30 minutami Ukrainian president meets Nordic and Baltic leaders as Karol Nawrocki is to meet US president at the White HouseAfter a heavy night of Russian attacks in Ukraine, it’s another busy day for European diplomacy as leaders seek new ways to pressure Russia into engaging with the peace process and are confronted with a new geopolitical reality.Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Denmark, meeting with the Nordic and the Baltic leaders (the so-called NB8) to discuss further support for his country, while Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki is about to make his debut appearance on the international stage visiting US president Donald Trump at the White House. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Court blocks Trump from using 18th-century law to deport group of Venezuelans – US politics live pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 37 minutami Appeals court rules that Trump unlawfully invoked Alien Enemies Act to deport people that he alleged were part of a criminal gangAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 44 minutami North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying ‘impunity’ with new Ukraine strikesEurope live – latest updatesVladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a lengthy meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of China’s biggest military parade, as Kim promised to do “everything I can to assist” Moscow.The invitation, made through interpreters and shown in a video published by the Kremlin, came as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accused Putin of demonstrating his “impunity” with fresh strikes on Ukraine overnight. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Protesters demand release of HIV funds ‘illegally’ withheld by Trump pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 56 minutami People take to streets against Trump administration plans to rescind funding for life-saving international programsAs Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress.The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld federal funds will disappear. The activists called for the release of the funding for programs such as Pepfar (the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief), a program established in 2003 that has saved an estimated 26 million lives around the world and promised to help bring the HIV epidemic to an end. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
