Fri 14 November 2025: Conditions at Syrian al-Hol and al-Roj camps are “inhuman, dangerous, and degrading”, independent report says, urging UK to comply with international obligations. The United Kingdom government should voluntarily facilitate the return of former repentant ISIL (ISIS) member Shamima Begum and others living in Syrian camps and deprived of British nationality, a new report has urged. […]
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Thu 13 November 2025: Drinking a single glass of sugar-sweetened soda every day may raise the risk of high blood pressure by nearly a third, according to a new study. A healthy individual who does not drink soda has about a 6% risk of developing high blood pressure, which increases to 8% with daily consumption, research published in the […]
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Thu 13 November 2025: The UK government on Tuesday announced a £75 million ($98 million) strategy to phase out animal testing in science, replacing it with advanced alternative technologies. Unveiled by Science Minister Patrick Vallance, the plan sets out a roadmap to reduce and ultimately end animal use in research and safety testing, while maintaining rigorous standards for human health […]
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Thu 13 November 2025: Health officials are keeping a close eye on a flu strain that has sparked unusually early and severe outbreaks in Canada, the UK, and Japan, an NBC report said Wednesday, raising concerns about its potential impact in the US. The strain, a mutated version of H3N2 first detected this summer, has […]
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Wed 12 November 2025: Passwords are the keys to our digital lives – think how many times you log in to websites and other systems. But just like physical keys, they can be lost, duplicated and stolen. Many alternatives have been proposed in recent years, including passkeys. These offer a significant improvement in terms of […]
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Wed 12 November 2025: Japan faces a dual crisis: the proliferation of fake AI-generated videos online, alongside surging bear attacks that are disrupting vital services like postal deliveries. As the public continues to grow fearful of attacks, fake video clips showing aggressive bears are rapidly spreading on TikTok, YouTube, and other social media platforms, according […]
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Wed 12 November 2025: Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide are bracing for a cold winter with far less assistance than in previous years, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. UNHCR’s Dominique Hyde said that, due to the sharp reduction in aid from Germany, the United States and many other countries, its support for refugees this winter will […]
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Wed 12 November 2025: The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse. About 30 minutes into a new documentary featuring testimonies of Israeli soldiers about being deployed to Gaza, a soldier reflects on the enclave after months of sustained Israeli war on it: “Terrible heat. Sand. Stench. […]
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Tue 11 November 2025: From Gaza to Darfur, we are told we are witnessing “humanitarian crises” and “failures of diplomacy”. But this language obscures the reality of more than two decades of war that has raged in Sudan, that has only now pierced the veil of global consciousness. Gaza and Darfur are not aberrations. They […]
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Tue 11 November 2025: A tailored vitamin D treatment for patients who have suffered a heart attack significantly reduces their risk of having another, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025 on Sunday. The study focused on adults with heart disease who had previously experienced a heart attack, aiming […]
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