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UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
Oct 26, 2026 - World 
Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days.A year after the fall of El Fasher, the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city. Continue reading...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says
Oct 25, 2026 - World 
Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leadersMyanmar’s former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be in good physical and mental health but is living in near-complete isolation, her son has said after the first call with his 81-year-old mother in more than five years.“She still sounds certainly all there mentally, and physically she sounds strong,” Kim Aris said. “I don’t think she has anybody outside of the military or the police around her, so essentially she’s been held in solitary confinement from what I gather.” Continue reading...
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
Oct 23, 2026 - World 
Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosedThe Indian government has moved to reduce the price of cancer drugs after a retired bank clerk took her case to the supreme court.From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some medicines, which are making large profits for hospitals and pharmacists. Continue reading...
Members Of The Royal Family Gathered For The Queen's Coffin Procession In London
Nov 21, 2025 - World 
The Queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday.View Entire Post ›
Soccer Legend Pelé Has Died At Age 82
Sep 20, 2024 - World 
The Brazilian “King of Football” had been treated for colon cancer since 2021.View Entire Post ›
