Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution, lawyer says
Pike’s attorneys previously warned that her conditions, including thrombocytosis (a blood-clotting condition) and small veins meant there was a risk she would experience «unnecessary» pain and suffering during a lethal injection. In the latest…
French media respond to M. Le Pen’s ‘Kevlar suit’ comments against investigative outlet
Le Pen on Tuesday said Médiapart, an investigative outlet which published alleged anti-Semitic comments by RN party president Jordan Bardella earlier in the week, would have to put on a “bulletproof suit” to contend with the party’s response. Polls…
Hawaii’s iconic 500-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch has collapsed into the sea
Hawaii’s famous Hōlei Sea Arch, a 90-foot-tall (27.4m) lava rock structure that formed about 550 years ago, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. The collapse’s exact time is not known. The arch was still projecting into the water from the…
Ethiopian army pushes back Tigrayan rebels – Eye on Africa
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Kenya’s young voters weigh up the choices for next year as William Ruto seeks re-election
«We are looking for a leader who sticks to his plans, not just talking the promises that he makes,» agreed Conrad Mutangili, a 19-year-old mechanical engineering student who had come out of curiosity. «We are looking for somebody who can actually…
On the run for 20 years, Ugandan warlord Kony still ‘active’ within the Lord’s Resistance Army
Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, has been wanted by the ICC for more than 20 years. A former altar boy and self-proclaimed messiah, prophet and messenger of God, Kony founded the rebel group in 1987 with the…
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, Klitschko warns
«We’re talking about survival,» Klitschko said at Friday’s defence council meeting with Kyiv’s top military, security, emergencies and police officials. Russia’s aim was to «sow panic», he said, stressing that the capital would…
A grim winter ahead? EU states asked to prepare gas and electricity savings – Talking Europe
Alarm bells are ringing about fuel prices across the EU. The average cost of diesel per litre is well above €2, whereas in October of last year it was around €1.50. Even before this latest spike, the cost of living was already biting, and it seems that…
Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
The Sindicato de Inquilinas (Tenants’ Union) activist association which has been co-ordinating protests, announced during the congressional debate that it was abandoning the tent protest in central Madrid. It said it wanted to «take the struggle to…
‘We have to close defence gaps urgently’: EU Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee chief McAllister – Talking Europe
We sit down with David McAllister, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He talks to us about the security threats facing Europe, and what defence gaps the EU urgently needs to close. For McAllister, the EU is «not at war with…