Trump’s relentless push to ‘own’ Greenland may have precipitated self-immolation of US as a superpower
Trump’s interest in Greenland is as inexplicable and personal as ever a presidential side quest was. Seeking control from the Danes of a territory holding just 57,000 people and land mostly covered by mile-thick ice is not some long-held conservative shibboleth; it’s not something long lectured about in international-relations classrooms .
Catholic cardinals worried US foreign policy is driven by polarisation, partisanship, narrow economic and social interests
In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington and Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, warned that without a moral vision, the current debate over Washington’s foreign policy was mired in “polarisation, partisanship and narrow economic and social interests.”
High-speed trains cruising at 200kph derailed and collided, kill at least 40 dead in Spain
The Andalusia region’s President Juan Manuel Moreno said at least 40 people had perished, and emergency crews faced difficulties bringing in the heavy equipment needed to lift the wreckage and reach those still lying beneath it.
New medical research finds beige fat can manage blood pressure, Medical News Today reports
People who have obesity generally have more white fat known as white adipose tissue – in the body than beige fat, or brown adipose tissue. White fat stores calories for energy, while beige fat is functional and helps to burn calories.
President Trump threatens to use tariffs to push countries to back US controlling Greenland
US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control Greenland,...
Fears of terrorist retaliation grip parts of Nigeria targeted by US military in last November strikes
President Donald Trump framed the December 25 strikes on north-western Sokoto State as part of a broader campaign to degrade IS and its affiliates allegedly operating in the region. He presented the intervention as necessary to protect “primarily, innocent Christians”, and to prevent the further spread of IS-linked violence.
Tanzanian president finally ‘remembers’ to ‘express sympathy’ for 10,000 civilians killed by police and internet blackout but no apology
However, President Suluhu Hassan did not out-rightly apologise for the reported 10,000 unarmed civilians killed by the police and military during the post-election violence. The president did not address concerns that the civilians shot dead security forces were buried in mass graves.
Kenya’s ministry of health launches four-year plan to eliminate cervical cancer
The newly launched, costed and results-oriented action plan is designed to drive progress towards the global 90-70-90 targets – vaccinating 90 per cent of girls against HPV, screening 70 per cent of women and ensuring 90 per cent of those diagnosed receive timely treatmen
Pop icon Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, accuses her dad’s estate executors of abusing roles to pad their own pockets
The executors are entitled to the reimbursement because they won the anti-SLAPP motion. Still, a spokesperson for Paris spun the filing as a money play by the executors.
Day the Sun will vanish: Astronomers confirm August 2 next year will witness longest solar eclipse of the century
Ask veteran eclipse chasers and many will tell you: 1999 in Europe changed them, or 2017 across the United States, or 2024’s last big one in North America. They remember where they stood, who they were with, how the light turned metallic and shadows went razor sharp.
