A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show
Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says Médecins Sans Frontières
Wed 27 Aug 2025 15.03 BST
Children under 15 years old made up almost a third of outpatients treated for wounds in field hospitals run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza last year, statistics published in The Lancet reveal.
The figures were released by MSF in correspondence with the respected medical journal and come from six health facilities in Gaza supported by the international medical NGO. The facilities are predominantly in the south and centre of the devastated territory.
Will BRICS boom under Trump's watch?
Donald Trump's tariffs on BRICS nations outstrip those on the rest of the world. As India, China and Russia prepare for a key summit in Tianjin, has the president forged a tighter alliance among his biggest rivals?
Donald Trump has been accused of inadvertently drawing BRICS nations — a loose grouping of some of the world's fastest-growing emerging economies — closer together by imposing higher tariffs on them than on other countries.
China, the largest BRICSmember, still faces the prospect of a 145% tariff if it can't cut a deal with Trump, while Brazil and India have been slapped with a 50% rate — half of India's penalty is for buying discounted Russian oil. South Africa was given a 30% levy, and even newer members like Egypt could see their tariffs go up, due to their participation in BRICS.
Denmark summons US envoy over reported covert influence operations in Greenland
Denmark summoned the US chargé d'affaires over state media reports that US officials with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. Trump has repeatedly stated that he wants the US to annex the resource-rich island – even by force.
Denmark summoned the US chargé d'affaires for talks Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory that US President Donald Trump wants to control.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said that America needs the strategically located, resource-rich island for security reasons, and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it.
A pyrrhic victory? Ecuador grapples with a divisive mine closure
Activists in Rio Blanco, Ecuador, expelled a mine company from their community. But the move sparked tensions and violence between neighbours.
Today, the Rio Blanco mining camp in south-central Ecuador lies in ruins.
Shattered china litters the ground not far from a hollowed-out kitchen with no walls left standing. An abandoned mine tunnel — as wide as a house — stands on a hillside, overlooking the charred remains of a diesel station.
In 2018, environmentalists hailed Rio Blanco's closure as a landmark win for conservation. A court had sided with local activists and ordered the gold-and-silver mine to suspend its operations.
Japan to expand reuse of soil from Fukushima across country
By KEITARO FUKUCHI/ Staff Writer
August 27, 2025 at 17:04 JST
The government will expand the offloading of radioactive soil generated from the Fukushima nuclear accident cleanup to government-affiliated organizations nationwide and eventually to the private sector.
The plan was adopted at a meeting of relevant Cabinet ministers on Aug. 26.
“To promote soil reuse, it is crucial to gain broad public understanding of its necessity and safety,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at the meeting.
The Deadly Risks of Reporting in Gaza
Journalists endure the same harrowing reality as other Gazans: hunger and the constant threat of death. Those challenges risk further stifling what the world hears about the war.
Reporting from Jerusalem
The Israeli strikes that killed five journalists in a Gaza hospital on Monday were the latest episode in what has been an incredibly deadly conflict for Palestinian journalists, who have often served as the world’s on-the-ground witnesses to Israel’s campaign.
“It’s reached the point where I’m scared to report,” said Gevara al-Safadi, a photographer who works with Al-Kofiya, a Palestinian broadcaster. Such fears and the deadly risks of reporting in Gaza could further stifle the amount of information coming out of the war.
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