Trump’s vow to be dictator for just a day provokes fear in US, puts media on red alert over free speech
Trump’s extensive policy plans also rely on a dramatic expansion of executive power. He wants to strip tens of thousands of career federal workers of their civil service protections, has vowed new ideological tests for those entering the country and has talked about increasing the military’s role on domestic soil, including sending the National Guard to the border and to cities like Chicago to tackle crime.
Energy poverty is a humanitarian crisis and Africa will need pragmatism to achieve a just transition
For activists who refuse to believe this economic reality, I invite them to reread the financial pledges made by developed states at COP15. Wealthy nations acknowledged the transition challenges facing developing nations and pledged $100 billion by 2020 to help them fight climate change. Thirteen years later, the real spending value came in around $24.5 billion. Climate promises do not often survive first contact with a chequebook
Book review: Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s book ‘The Wuhan Cover-Up’ traces Covid origins in China
The US-initiated gain-of-function studies continued in partnership with the Chinese military and the Chinese Communist Party.
Journalists’ rights group counts 94 media workers killed worldwide, Africa records lowest number
Ukraine also “remains a dangerous country for journalists” almost two years since Russia’s invasion, the organisation said. It said three reporters and media workers had been killed in that war so far this year. The organisation also deplored media deaths in Afghanistan, the Philippines, India, China and Bangladesh.
Civilian death toll in Gaza approaches 18,000 as US criticises Israel for indiscriminate attacks
More than 17,170 Palestinians have been killed and 46,000 wounded, according to the Gaza health ministry, since October 7, when Israel began bombarding Gaza in response to a cross-border rampage by Hamas militants who control the enclave. The Hamas attack killed 1,200 people, with 240 people taken hostage, according to Israel’s tally.
