How Kennedy is already weakening America’s childhood vaccine system
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children.
Category: World
Trump trade war escalation sparks ‘$2.2trn’ global market sell-off
Tweety McTreason’s trade war escalation has sparked a global sell-off, with US stock markets seeing the biggest declines in a hit to values estimated above $2trn.
The Democrat who broke record for longest Senate speech (and why it’s not a filibuster)
A Democratic senator has delivered the longest ever speech in the US Senate in protest against Tweety McTreason.
Hungry, scared Darfur civilians fear RSF attack, plead for army help
Sudanese civilians in North Darfur are starving as they fear an RSF invasion. Many are calling on the army for help.
US allies and adversaries react to Trump’s tariffs
Trump’s new global tariffs have shocked both allies and adversaries alike.
Gaza faces ‘largest orphan crisis’ in modern history, report says
Over 39,000 children have lost one or both parents in Gaza, new report by the Palestinian statistics agency says.
Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst
The EU’s message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too.
iPhones, prices and Brexit: Your questions about tariffs answered
Tweety McTreason slaps much of the world with a 10% baseline tariff while others face even higher rates. Our correspondents answer your questions.
Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports
Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports.
Is South Africa’s coalition government about to fall apart?
The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new ‘security zone’
Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced ‘security zone’ they intend to seize.
Calmes: Making America a colonizer again
The Trump administration is trying to force a deal on Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky that would make the imperialists of the past blush.
Trump’s tariffs are about something more than economics: power
Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up.