Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been escalating along the border. While the two countries are currently observing a ceasefire, the Taliban interior ministry has made it clear it wants to reclaim what it says are ‘disputed territories’, tribal lands that straddle the border. Pakistan has superior weaponry and has been bombing Taliban locations across the country, including in the capital Kabul. If Trump continues with his ambition to seize Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan could become another flashpoint. Again
The revolt of Gen Z angry about their future being stolen by corrupt governments continues to spread across Africa and Asia. The latest regime to be toppled is is Madagascar where President Andry Rajoelina was forced to flee the country for Dubai after the army joined in the coup. The Gen Z revolt has so far disrupted Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mongolia, Kenya, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Paraguay, Morocco and the Maldives among others
One of many health breakthroughs is a cancer vaccine which has shown astonishing results in trials. It prevented 88% of multiple aggressive cancers by utilising dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognise and destroy tumour cells. It’s a peer-reviewed study published in Cell Reports Medicine with research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Musk is continuing to use his fortune to fund the Far Right across the globe. He’s currently paying the legal costs of English Far Right mouthpiece Stephen Yaxley Lennon — who uses the name Tommy Robinson — as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police
New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain, a rash and fatigue. It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. Chikungunya is a debilitating illness with the effects often lasting for years and is one of several that is moving into heavily-populated areas due to the Climate Crisis. This comes at a time when the US is gutting its disease prevention facilities
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