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Hopes that the FBI would share information gathered in the investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators in Minnesota have shattered. https://cnn.it/4tGug4X

The Israeli government has advanced the registration of territory in the occupied West Bank as state land in a move that Palestinians have decried as “de facto annexation.” https://cnn.it/46bUqmd

EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn Crackdown on undocumented people could lead to home raids, surveillance and racial profiling, 75 organisations say More than 70 rights organisations have called on the EU to reject a proposal aimed at increasing the deportation of undocumented people, warning that it risks turning everyday spaces, public services and community interactions into tools of ICE-style immigration enforcement. Last March, the European Commission laid out its proposal to increase deportations of people with no legal right to stay in the EU, including potentially sending them to offshore centres in non-EU countries. Continue reading...

EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn

Why has the DFA changed travel advice for Cuba? Ireland has joined several other nations, including the UK and Canada, in advising its citizens to avoid travelling to the Caribbean island of Cuba unless absolutely necessary.

Ireland has joined several other nations, including the UK and Canada, in advising its citizens to avoid travelling to the Caribbean island of Cuba unless absolutely necessary

"There are obvious links between the George Floyd protests and the recent demonstrations in Minnesota," writes John Blake | Analysis. https://cnn.it/4tIyk4Y

Rossies just about keep the lid on Armagh’s second-half comeback - GAA - Roscommon Herald Goals from Diarmuid Murtagh, Enda Smith and Paul Carey bag two precious league points in the Hyde.

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Roscommon were 3-18 to 0-24 winners.
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Rebirth of Presbyterianism on the Falls Road Something that was unthinkable for decades is happening on the Falls Road in nationalist West Belfast. The rebirth of Presbyterianism in a part of Northern Ireland considered a hostile environment for...

Four years ago, an Irish language and cultural centre located in the former Broadway Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1896 but closed in 1982, opened its doors for a congregation to return.

North London measles outbreak hits several schools with tens of children infected A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.

North London measles outbreak hits several schools with tens of children infected

Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich "It would be an illusion to believe that this war can now be reliably ended by dividing Ukraine – just as it was an illusion to believe that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would save Europe from a greater...

⚡️Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 14 that territorial concessions by Ukraine would not bring peace, just like the 1938 Munich Agreement did not prevent World War II.

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Navalny was poisoned with 'rare toxin' - European states Five European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, have accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison in 2024 using a "rare toxin", on the sidelines of the Muni...

Five European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, have accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison in 2024 using a "rare toxin", on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Post-exertional malaise and the myth of cardiac deconditioning: rethinking the pathophysiology of long covid While the number of fatal acute SARS-CoV-2 infections has declined since 2020, the proportion of these infections that result in persisting symptoms has not reduced significantly.1 The continuity or d...

Post-exertional malaise and the myth of cardiac deconditioning: rethinking the pathophysiology of #LongCOVID

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Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.

Not preparing for the next pandemic doesn't prevent pandemic from happening.
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Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde A big loan to keep the case out of court doesn’t quite add up to ‘thoughts and prayers to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’. Working with the police might be a start, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde

Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….

📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

This is just unconscionable man

Solving Long COVID: How Decades of HIV Research Paved the Way Discover how UCSF is leading the charge in Long COVID research, uncovering key findings that advance our understanding of the condition. UCSF researchers have adapted innovative tools and methodologie...

“HIV taught us how chronic viral infections can affect the body long after initial illness, and how important it is to involve patients in that research,” said @michaelpelusomd.bsky.social. “Applying those lessons to #LongCovid has helped us accelerate discovery” www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

UK population and benefit claimants: What do the official figures show? The UK population is estimated to have grown by nearly three million between 2020 and 2025, official figures show, not by 12 million as stated by Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In an in...

The UK population is estimated to have grown by nearly three million between 2020 and 2025, official figures show, not by 12 million as stated by Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election

🔴 Exclusive: Corporate donations British parties tripled over last three elections

But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies

It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms

New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...

Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci as Stakeknife The Taoiseach has named Freddie Scappaticci as the former British army agent known as Stakeknife in the Dáil this afternoon.

The Taoiseach has named Freddie Scappaticci as the former British army agent known as Stakeknife in the Dáil this afternoon.

The Pogues announce death of drummer Andrew Ranken The Pogues have announced the death of their drummer Andrew Ranken, aged 72, with "deep sadness".

The Pogues have announced the death of their drummer Andrew Ranken at the age of 72

Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this

Reform’s ex-leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, was found guilty of accepting Russian bribes.

We need stronger legislation to protect our democracy from foreign interference.

But Reform’s absence from this week’s debate shows they aren’t interested in learning from past failures.

“There is a reason why Mandelson kept returning to government, despite sackings for his over-enthusiastic relationships with plutocrats. He was brought in to do the dirty work. The governments in which he served could loudly claim to be doing something, while subtly and simultaneously undoing it.”

Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. https://cnn.it/4quyzxF

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strike Iran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, her supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries to negotiate with the US over its nuclear programme to avert a military strike threatened by Donald Trump. Iran’s top diplomat said on Sunday that Tehran’s strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers”, striking a maximalist position just after negotiations in Oman with the US. Continue reading...

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison

The Birther-in-Chief's disgusting history of racism has its own page on Wikipedia.

See for yourself, here: shorturl.at/UQaXQ