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'First-cousin marriages have economic advantages': UK's National Health Service's latest guidance

Massive public outrage has erupted after the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) suggested in its latest that there are benefits to first-cousin marriage despite known health risks, including genetic disease in offspring.

The article titled, "Should the UK government ban first-cousin marriage," said that first-cousin marriage is linked to “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages”.

The article has since been removed, with UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling for an apology over the controversial material.

The Keir Starmer government has been accused of prioritising cultural sensitivities as in-family marriages are common among people of Pakistani heritage.

#uk #nhs #marriage #pakistan #pakistani #health #risk #genetic #cousin

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In a major push for regional connectivity, India has announced two cross-border rail links with Bhutan.

The 69-kilometre-long Kokrajhar-Gelephu will connect Assam’s Kokrajhar and Chirang districts with Bhutan’s Sarpang region, while the 20-kilometre-long long Banarhat-Samtse line will link West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district with Bhutan’s Samtse.

India remains Bhutan’s top trading partner as well as the largest provider of developmental assistance to the Himalayan nation.

#India #Bhutan #China #Asia #trade #geopolitics #diplomacy #Southasia #breakingnews

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Several European as well as Islamic nations have welcomed US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
The US President said that he was “beyond very close" to ending the war in Gaza as he presented the plan along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Bibi (Netanyahu), you’d have our full backing to do what you would have to do", Trump told the Israeli leader if Hamas does not agree to the plan.


#Trump #Netanyahu #Trump20Points #Israel #Gaza #GazaPeacePlan #Hamas #Palestine #IsraelGaza #BreakingNews

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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has dissolved the government after 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Gen Z protests over water and power cuts.

“We acknowledge and apologise if members of the government have not carried out the tasks assigned to them,” President Rajoelina said.

Protesters have also demanded Rajoelina’s resignation, marching in the capital Antananarivo in one of the largest protests witnessed by the Indian Ocean Island nation in years.

#Madagascar #Nepal #Genz #Genzprotest #breakingnews #Africa

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Afghanistan is facing a total telecommunications blackout after the Taliban shut down internet across the country, according to internet watchdog Netblocks.

The ban has affected flight operations, in addition to mobile and broadband internet services, and satellite TV.

This comes after authorities began severing fibre-optic connections across the northern provinces to “prevent immorality”.

#afghanistan #Taliban #internet #blackout #rights #humanrights #breakingnews #tech

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In a trilateral call with US President Donald Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, for the strike on Doha earlier this month while targeting Hamas.

Trump and Netanyahu presented the Gaza peace plan after the phone call, which was made from the Oval Office.

Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, had refused to mediate in negotiations following the Israeli strike.

#Netanyahu #Trump #USA #Israel #Israelgazawar #Palestine #Hamas #Qatar #Gaza #war #breakingnews

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Trump gives go-ahead to Ukraine to Strike Deep within Russia

US President Donald Trump has authorized Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes deep within Russia, Keith Kellogg, U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine said in an interview with Fox News.

His statement as US Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration is reviewing Zelenskyy’s request to provide Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Trump has become increasingly frustrated with the delay in arriving at a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, slamming Russian President Vladimir Putin.

#RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Trump #Putin #zelenskyy #Tomahawk #defence #missile #Vance #BreakingNews

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"Her Mann Ki Baat": Indian PM Modi writes foreword to Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni's memoir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned the foreword to the Indian edition of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s upcoming memoir titled “I Am Giorgia — My Roots, My Principles”.

“Prime Minister Meloni’s life and leadership remind us of these timeless truths...It will be well received (in India) as a refreshing story of an outstanding contemporary political leader and a patriot... Her belief in defending one’s cultural heritage, while engaging with the world on equal terms, mirrors our own values,” he reportedly wrote of the Italian leader.

PM Modi referred to the book as “her Mann Ki Baat”, drawing a parallel to his own radio broadcast.

#Giorgiameloni #Meloni #Modi #India #Italy #Books #BreakingNews

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Russia pounds Ukraine during 12-hour attack with 600 drone, 40+ missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the “vile and cowardly” 12-hour assault by Russia that targeted the capital Kyiv and other regions including Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Chernihiv and Odesa.

“This is precisely how Russia shows its true position. Moscow wants to keep fighting and killing and deserves only the harshest pressure in the world,” Zelenskyy said as he called on nations to stop Russian energy imports.


#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Zelensky #RussiaUkraineWar #war #defence #breakingnews‌

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Massive protests rock Pakistan occupied Kashmir, thousands take to streets against Shehbaz Sharif government

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) against the Shehbaz Sharif government.

The protests are being led by the Awami Action Committee (AAC), which has called for a “shutter-down and wheel-jam” strike on Monday.

“Decades-long denial of fundamental rights" have led to the protests, with the AAC making a long list of demands.

#pakistan #protest #Pok #lockdown #kashmir #rights #humanrights

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