An installation of 20,000 teddy bears has been placed on the National Mall in Washington DC to draw attention to Ukrainian children believed to have been taken by Russia. The US-based Razom for Ukraine organisation and American Coalition for Ukraine installed the display to represent the estimated 20,000 children that Ukraine says have been sent…
In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will “strengthen” the death penalty and deter crime. Source link
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. Source link
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso recently left the West African bloc Ecowas to form the Alliance of Sahel States. The bloc aims to share resources, build infrastructure, create a common market and currency and allow free movement of people, with the long-term goal of deeper integration. Source link
More than a million voters across the Palestinian territories are eligible to take part, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission, including 70,000 in Deir al-Balah, where 12 polling stations were scheduled to operate. Results are expected late on Saturday or on Sunday. Source link
Teresa Helm, a survivor of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has said a meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla would “demonstrate human dignity”. Speaking to the BBC’s Nada Tawfik, Helm echoed the requests of other survivors and lawmakers for the Royals to meet with Epstein survivors. The King and Queen are visiting Washington DC…
Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country. Source link
Though this may seem like something of an internet niche, young men are paying attention. Almost two-thirds of boys and men aged 16-25 in the UK, US, and Australia regularly watch and read masculinity influencer content, research from the men’s mental health charity Movember shows. Some of the most popular UK-based masculinity influencers boast millions…
Tshering Sherpa, chief executive officer of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, a local NGO in the Everest region, echoed the same message, adding that it was more than just the villagers at risk should Imja burst. Spring is peak visitor season here, with trekkers, tourists and climbers all arriving in the area. Source link
Stuck between public opinion hostile to the Trump administration, and the economic and defence capability necessities of trying to keep Washington onside as much as possible, many of Europe’s Nato (and EU) nations, lead by France and the UK, are preparing along with other nations, an international maritime patrol and mine-sweeping capabilities for the Strait…