Blackouts in Ukraine as Russia targets power grid

A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack has targeted power infrastructure across Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. It is the largest coordinated assault since early September, with reports of multiple explosions across the country, according to authorities and local media. “Peaceful cities, sleeping civilians” and “critical infrastructure” were targeted, Ukraine’s foreign minister … Read more

Bureaucratic mishap brings happy ending to ban on controversial Salman Rushdie book in India

It could have been a principled fight for freedom of expression in India, but in the end it was a bureaucratic blunder that forced a high court in New Delhi to overturn a 36-year-old ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. It happened simply because nobody could find the original customs order. Even … Read more

Mapping Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s healthcare system | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel has killed at least 208 health sector workers and carried out more than 280 attacks on emergency medical facilities in Lebanon over the past year. The Israeli military is repeatedly targeting healthcare facilities and medical workers in Lebanon. As of November 15, Israel has killed at least 208 health sector workers and injured 311 … Read more