UK lawmakers vote against bill to legalise assisted dying
UK lawmakers voted against legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales on Friday, with 286 opposing and 270 supporting the measure.
US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak
U.S. health authorities declared an end to the nation’s largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak, which sickened nearly 13,000 people across 21 states linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce.
Iran and Gulf states to discuss Strait of Hormuz in Oman on Monday
Iran will meet with Gulf states and Iraq in Oman on Monday to discuss management of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by Tehran since late February.
Houthi advance in Yemen is about more than just the Red Sea
Houthi forces advanced down Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week, consolidating control over a strategic shipping route and undermining the Yemeni government’s recently projected military unity and momentum.
Declassified documents show UK aware of Israeli war crimes for 24 years
Declassified British documents from 2002 reveal UK diplomats documented systematic Israeli human rights abuses in the occupied West Bank, yet successive governments continued arming Israel for over two decades.
U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns
U.S. Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, prompting Iranian retaliation against U.S. troops in Jordan. Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch announced his resignation effective year-end.