March 2020. Benny Gantz – the main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – has been given the chance to form a new coalition government in Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party won more seats than Mr Gantz’s Blue and White in the general election. But Mr Gantz was backed by a thin majority of lawmakers.… Continue reading Mar 2020. Israel Election 2020
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Feb 2020. South Sudan Coalition Attempt
February 2020. Rival leaders in South Sudan have formed a transitional coalition government, in an attempt to end years of ruinous conflict that has killed almost 400,000 and forced millions from their homes. Opposition leader Riek Machar was sworn in on Saturday in the capital, Juba, as the first deputy of President Salva Kiir a… Continue reading Feb 2020. South Sudan Coalition Attempt
Feb 2020. The SNP and Derek Mackay
February 2020. The deputy leader of the Scottish National party, Keith Brown, said it would be “very difficult” for Derek Mackay to remain at Holyrood after repeatedly texting a 16-year-old boy. Brown said the former finance secretary, who resigned in disgrace on Wednesday, was in an extremely serious situation after admitting he had contacted the… Continue reading Feb 2020. The SNP and Derek Mackay
Jan 2016. The Killing of Litvinenko
January 2016. The Report on Litvinenko’s Killing has been Published. The Finger of Blame has been Pointed Clearly at Putin.The Man Suffered a Slow and Agonising Death. Many People of London were put at Risk with the polonium-210 found all over the place. International Law Ignored Once Again. I think the UK clearly needs a… Continue reading Jan 2016. The Killing of Litvinenko
Jan 2016. Poppi Worthington
January 2016. How often does this kind of Terror go on Behind Closed Doors? Wee Baby Poppi Worthington, an unexplained death. A Family Judge names the Father is Responsible as he Sexually Abused Poppi prior to her Death. But All Evidence has been Destroyed so a Criminal Judge can’t end up saying the same. The… Continue reading Jan 2016. Poppi Worthington
Feb 2020. The Ian Paterson Inquiry
February 2020. The rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson subjected more than 1,000 patients to unnecessary and damaging operations over 14 years before he was stopped, an independent inquiry has found. Paterson was free to perform harmful surgery on mainly female patients in NHS and private hospitals because of “a culture of avoidance and denial” in… Continue reading Feb 2020. The Ian Paterson Inquiry
Feb 2020. Medical Rescue in Yemen
February 2020. Peals of laughter bounced off the bright yellow walls of an inflatable castle, and the click-clack of children playing air hockey pierced the air. Thirteen-year old Raghad pushed the plastic puck with all the strength she could muster from her delicate frame. The hint of a smile peeked from her protective face mask.… Continue reading Feb 2020. Medical Rescue in Yemen
Feb 2020. Turkey sends Reinforcements to Syria
February 2020. Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets against government forces in northwestern Syria on Monday, a sharp escalation of the conflict there after six Turkish soldiers were killed by artillery strikes. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said that as many as 35 Syrian troops had been “neutralized.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a… Continue reading Feb 2020. Turkey sends Reinforcements to Syria
Jan 2020. Demonstrations in the Capital of Guinea
January 2020. On the morning of 14 November last year, Abdourahmane Diallo set out on his motorcycle taxi along the pothole-laden roads of Conakry, the bustling capital of Guinea. By nightfall he was dead. His family said the 16-year-old orphan was shot in the ear by police who were targeting opposition supporters in the Bomboly… Continue reading Jan 2020. Demonstrations in the Capital of Guinea
Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank
January 2020. Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to quickly act on the Trump administration’s Mideast plan despite fierce Palestinian opposition. Netanyahu had said the Cabinet would vote Sunday on extending Israeli sovereignty to dozens… Continue reading Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank