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In an interview with The New York Times, President Cyril Ramaphosa opened up about the role of middle powers, relations with Washington and apartheid. Source link

James Luckey-Lange, 28, wrote about kindness and shared humanity as he traveled. But he said he had been shackled, starved and beaten in Venezuela after being detained. Source link

Fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Source link

The Canadian prime minister is touring the Asia-Pacific to rejuvenate alliances in the wake of the U.S. trade war and President Trump’s calls for Canada’s annexation. Source link

“After all that abuse, after all that cruelty, after all that evil, it seems unbelievable that I’m asking people, [that] I’m asking my fellow political prisoners, too, to get that out of here, out of our hearts,” he says. “Every trace of hatred, of resentment, of bitterness, of discontent.” Source link

Venezuela’s interim president made the announcement after meeting with US interior minister Doug Burgum at the presidential palace in Caracas. Source link

People on obesity jabs will regain the majority of the weight they lose within a year of stopping the drugs, a new study suggests.Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that after stopping the jabs for 52 weeks, on average people had regained 60% of the weight they lost. They warned that if the regained weight is mainly fat, patients could “be worse off than before” they started the jabs.How do the drugs work?Weight loss jabs are a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which work by mimicking the hormone GLP-1 to regulate blood sugar and insulin levels.…

Drug gangs have turned the South American country into one of the most dangerous in the region and the world’s leading exporter of cocaine. Source link

Feminist scholars and activists, including Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, reflected on a movement that they said remains unfinished. Source link

The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Isata Dumbuya, a nurse and midwife, has made it her mission to change that. Source link

Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every year during National Consumer Protection Week, you hear warnings about phishing emails, fake IRS calls and identity theft. Those threats are real, but there is another risk that gets far less attention, and it is completely legal.Right now, hundreds of companies collect, package and sell personal information, including your home address, phone number, family members, income estimates and even your daily habits. They are not targeting you because you did anything wrong. Instead, they profit simply because your data is valuable.Unlike traditional scams, this does not happen in the shadows. It…

’90s icon Susan Powter makes digital comeback Susan Powter, famous in the 1990s for her wellness brand before she fell out of the spotlight, tells Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson’s Beyond Connected podcast how she is using digital platforms to power her comeback. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There was a time when you could not turn on the TV without seeing Susan Powter. Platinum buzz cut. Barefoot. Fierce. Unfiltered. And that battle cry that still lives in pop culture: “Stop the Insanity!”In the 1990s, Powter built a massive wellness brand by pushing back on diet culture and talking…

A major VPN service is becoming one of the first to block websites known for hosting child sexual abuse material (CSAM).ExpressVPN is partnering with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK’s CSAM watchdog, to tackle the “universally despised and despicable” content, according to Dr Peter Membrey, chief engineering officer at the VPN provider. Using a “simple, well-scoped DNS control”, he says user privacy will be protected and there’ll be “no broken encryption”, “no traffic inspection”, “no monitoring”.”It’s deliberately straightforward, because privacy systems lose trust when they become opaque.”The move is less about an impressive technological innovation and more about an…

President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues. Source link

The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge. Source link

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The dispatchIt was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers.What is often seen as the Footsie’s weakness — its defensive assortment of pharmaceutical, utility, tobacco and consumer goods stocks — comes into its own at times of market volatility.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconFTSE 100Additionally, the index contains plenty of constituents likely to benefit from turmoil in the Middle East, such as the defense contractor BAE Systems and suppliers…

Stocks in Asia sank on Wednesday, led by sharp declines in South Korea, as the war in Iran raised concerns about spiraling energy costs. Source link

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Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete stopped compatriot Eduardo Nunez in a dominant display to unify the IBF and WBO super-featherweight titles.After outclassing Nunez for much of the contest, Navarrete, 31, added the IBF title to his WBO crown when the ringside doctor stopped the action before the 11th round.The victory at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona was the 40th of Navarrete’s 43-fight career, while Nunez’s 19-bout win streak came to an end.”It’s difficult to see your opponent hurting in there, but it’s also really difficult to not continue and go on to win the fight,” said Navarrete.”You never know what…

Washington says the two countries are combatting what the US calls designated terrorist organisations in the South American country. Source link

Here’s where Israel warned people to evacuate in southern Lebanon. Source link

There were students attending classes at the time that the school was destroyed. Some 175 people were killed by the attack on the girls’ elementary school. Source link

His anger stems from the country’s denial of the use of its military bases to U.S. forces involved in the attack against Iran. Spain didn’t seem fazed. Source link