The appeal is part of an effort to combat the ongoing blood shortage. Manchester’s two donor centers, located at Norfolk House near the Arndale shopping center and Plymouth Grove on the city center outskirts, have around 350 appointments available this week and hundreds more in the coming weeks. The NHS Blood and Transplant service is … Read more
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze acknowledges that there are always “irregularities” in elections but denies any allegations of fraud. He described the election outcome as a “landslide” victory, dismissing claims of vote manipulation and violence. Kobakhidze emphasized that irregularities are common in every country, stating that the majority of polling stations were peaceful despite a … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for a considered approach following the Israeli attack on military sites on Saturday. “How the strength and will of the Iranian people should be made clear to [Israel] is for those responsible to decide,” Khamenei said on Sunday at an event in the capital Tehran, according to … Read more
Senate Intelligent Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) pressed a select group of domain registrars in the U.S. to address alleged abuse of their services by Russian influence operations during the 2024 election cycle. Warner addressed his letter Thursday to a list of companies included in a Department of Justice (DOJ) affidavit last month. “Information included … Read more
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge The leaders of BRICS countries, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and Vladimir Putin, have called for a ceasefire in Gaza and discussed the possibility of a non-Western payment system. However, they only mentioned Ukraine once in their final communique. BRICS, which was originally coined by Goldman Sachs … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Activist investor Starboard Value has called on Pfizer’s leadership to take action and hold management accountable for its underperforming performance. This comes as Starboard publicly discussed its plans for the pharmaceutical company after acquiring a … Read more