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Baby who died from meningitis may have been saved if tested sooner, inquest finds
Oct 20, 2026 - World 
Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023 after doctors put her symptoms down to Covid-19A baby girl who died from meningitis may have been saved if doctors had tested her for the infection sooner, rather than putting her symptoms down to Covid, an inquest jury has found.Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023, days after she was taken into the emergency department with a high temperature and vomiting. Continue reading...
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
Oct 20, 2026 - World 
GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pauseUS politics live – latest updatesA handful of Republicans have spoken out against Donald Trump’s softening stance on Russia, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war.Don Bacon, an outgoing congressman in Nebraska, condemned Trump’s actions – which include a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel and the pausing of sanctions on Moscow – as “absolutely disgraceful” and accused the US president of cozying up to a “war criminal” in Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart. Continue reading...
‘I’ll make you famous’: court hears recording of Tommy Robinson threat to Daily Mail editor
Oct 20, 2026 - World 
Jurors in harassment trial told reporters who had written about far-right activist feared ‘vigilante attack’Tommy Robinson told the Daily Mail’s editor he would make the paper’s journalists and their families “famous”, the harassment trial of the far-right activist has been told.The threat was made in a voicemail message left on the phone of Ted Verity as Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, allegedly waged a campaign of harassment against journalists from the newspaper. Continue reading...
Reform Or Regime Change? What Global Movements Tell Us About Protest Goals
Oct 20, 2026 - World 
According to the Global Protest Tracker, in the past 12 months, more than 57 countries have seen significant protests
Libya approves contentious Turkey deal over Mediterranean waters
Oct 20, 2026 - World 
Libya's parliament unanimously approved a contested maritime agreement with Turkey on Tuesday, reversing years of opposition and reviving a dispute with Egypt, Greece and Cyprus over rights in the eastern Mediterranean.