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Obeid hospital suffers severe damage in paramilitary assault, worsening health crisis in Sudan’s civil war.At least six people have been killed in a suspected drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a hospital in southern Sudan, the latest civilian facility targeted in the brutal civil war, officials and rights advocates have said. The Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, blamed the RSF for the attack on Friday on the Obeid International Hospital, al-Dhaman, in Obeid, the capital city of North Kordofan province. At least 15 others were wounded in the attack, it said. In a statement on social…

Former President Joe Biden spoke in Delaware on Friday at a Memorial Day event held four days after the federal holiday — his first public remarks since his office announced he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.Speaking at the annual event at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware, which is just south of his hometown of Wilmington, the former president remembered his son, Beau Biden, who died 10 years ago on May 30.”This day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son Beau, who spent a year in Iraq. And to be honest, it’s…

The district attorney in New Orleans fired back at the local sheriff who sought his recusal from the investigation into a massive 10-man escape from the county’s jail, escalating a two-week war of words between the two.After Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, whose department runs the jail, filed a lawsuit seeking to bar Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams from investigating the jailbreak, Williams made clear his thoughts on the sheriff. “After this jailbreak, jail leadership should have immediately requested an independent forensic processing of that scene,” he said Thursday evening in a media release. “It’s hard not to see this…

From oral drops falsely marketed as GLP-1 alternatives to unauthorized smartwatches claiming to monitor blood sugar without a single finger prick, a wave of fraudulent diabetes-related products are popping up on Canadian websites, prompting urgent warnings from health officials. Recently, Diabetes Canada says it has received a surge in calls and emails from people with diabetes who saw and even purchased fraudulent medical products online.The fake diabetes products often feature false endorsements, misusing logos from the Canadian government, Diabetes Canada and Obesity Canada.“Over the last few months, Diabetes Canada has received a spike in calls and emails to our info…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Reform UK has begun accepting donations in cryptocurrency, as the rightwing party announced plans to allow virtual currencies to be used as a form of tax payment.“Over the next few decades, we’re going to get HM Revenue & Customs to allow people to pay their taxes in crypto,” party chair Zia Yusuf said on Friday.Speaking at breakfast hosted at the Shard building in central London, he vowed that a future Reform government would aim to set up a sovereign wealth fund comprised…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.A UK-based activist fund has become a top shareholder in a leading Japanese tyremaker, betting it can pump up returns, shrink its balance sheet and even push for a sale as the global car sector goes through a period of rapid disruption.Palliser Capital is expected to announce on Friday at the Sohn Conference annual gathering of hedge fund managers in Hong Kong that it has taken a roughly 3 per cent stake in Toyo Tire in the past six months, according…

A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk on me” and laid on the floor of an art gallery has once again been packed away following public outcry, 30 years after protests forced the removal of the same artwork.The Suter Art Gallery in the city of Nelson said on Thursday it had removed the work by Māori artist Diane Prince due to escalating tensions and safety fears.The episode mirrored an Auckland gallery’s removal of the work amid public backlash and complaints to law enforcement in 1995.This time, the flag was meant to remain on display for five months.Instead,…

SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced his decision on Friday (May 30) to quit the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and join Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Tengku Zafrul’s defection comes just days after two Cabinet ministers resigned from their posts. In a Facebook post on Friday night, Tengku Zafrul said he had tendered his resignation as an UMNO supreme council member, a Kota Raja division chief, and a party member. “This decision was not an easy one,” he said. “Before taking this decision, I have sought advice and views…

Jury found that the BBC had not acted in good faith and awarded Adams 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages.Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has won a libel case against the BBC over a report alleging he sanctioned the killing of an informant in the Irish republican movement. A jury at Ireland’s High Court on Friday found that the BBC had not acted in good faith and in a “fair and reasonable” way and awarded Adams 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Adams brought the lawsuit over a claim in a 2016 documentary and online article that he sanctioned the killing…

BOSTON, MASS. – Fox News embedded exclusively with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the greater Boston area this week, where agents were carrying out the arrests of hundreds of egregious criminal migrants in what the agency said is the largest operation it has undertaken since President Donald Trump returned to office.The sweeping operation, called “Patriot,” is expected to hit 1,500 arrests and is targeting migrants like a Salvadoran illegal migrant convicted of child rape who went to prison and was deported in 2017. He was nabbed by ICE living right next to a children’s playground.ICE also swooped on another illegal migrant who…