Month: January 2026

A vote for short-term DHS funding bill would give the party time to negotiate reforms on immigration operations Senate Democrats are considering a deal that would head off a partial government shutdown and give the party time to negotiate new restrictions on immigration operations in response to the killings of US citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.The talks, confirmed to the Guardian by a Senate aide, come after […]

Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managedSince medieval monks started draining and managing the Somerset Levels, humans have struggled to live and work alongside water.“At the moment it feels like a losing battle,” said Mike Stanton, the chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority. “Intense rainfall is hitting us more often […]

French lawyers for suspected ISIL members transferred from Syria say men suffering inhumane treatment in Iraqi jails.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Basque health minister apologises, says expired vaccines pose no risk to 253 patients affected, mostly children.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The death of Alex Pretti has promted a shift among Democratic senators, who are willing to risk a shutdown for reforms.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article