Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time
An eight-year-old in the Peruvian capital, Lima, selects a pack of sweets in a supermarket. UPFs are heavily promoted to young people, the report warns. Photograph: Florence Goupil/Unicef An eight-year-old in the Peruvian capital, Lima, selects a pack of sweets…
James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
James McAvoy pictured at the Toronto international film festival earlier this week. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb James McAvoy pictured at the Toronto international film festival earlier this week. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb Film James McAvoy reportedly…
Peru accused of violating human rights after government rejects reserve for uncontacted people
One of 25 settlements found by a 2024 study confirming the existence of isolated Indigenous communities. The findings were used as evidence to justify the new reserve. Photograph: Orpio One of 25 settlements found by a 2024 study confirming the…
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt rift deepens
Members of the Ethiopian Republic March Band perform in front of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam in Guba on Tuesday. Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Members of the Ethiopian Republic March Band perform in front of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam…
Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit
Technicians install solar panels on a factory roof in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Technicians install solar panels on a factory roof in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Renewable energy Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa…
Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar
16 hours ago Jeremy BowenInternational editor Almost exactly a year ago I interviewed the Hamas leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Doha. I met him in a house not far from the building that Israel attacked on Tuesday afternoon….
More embarrassing Epstein exchanges to come, says Mandelson
19 minutes ago Kate Whannelpolitical reporter and Nick Eardleypolitical correspondent The UK’s ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, has said he believes further “embarrassing” correspondence between himself and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein will be published. On Tuesday, US lawmakers released…
Police should stop logging non-crime hate incidents, watchdog says
1 hour ago Cachella Smith Getty Images Non-crime hate incidents should stop being recorded by the police, the policing watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said current legislation places police in an “invidious position”…
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
6 hours ago Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will DahlgreenBBC News BBC The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run…