One killed and scores reportedly injured after car drives into German Christmas market – latest updates | Germany newsthirst.

At least one person killed and several injured in Germany Christmas market attack At least one person has been killed and several others injured after a car was driven into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Germany, according to local media reports. The driver has been arrested following the incident in the…

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STRIPED 2024 Newsletter: Legislative progress, research milestones, and youth advocacy newsthirst.

Discover the latest updates from the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED) in our 2024 Annual Newsletter. This edition spotlights the inspiring work of youth advocates featured in the new documentary Generation Flex, the restoration of critical disordered eating questions on the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and efforts to protect…

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Macron visits Mayotte as thousand still missing after storm newsthirst.

BBC’s Mayeni Jones witnesses ‘complete devastation’ of Mayotte Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte’s smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent. It’s hard to exaggerate just how completely devastated the landscape is in this French Indian Ocean territory, after the storm tore through the islands on Saturday. Rolling hills previously covered in…

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I should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin tells Russians in TV marathon newsthirst.

Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier and been better prepared for the war. In his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Putin said, with hindsight, there should have been “systemic preparation” for the 2022 invasion, which he refers to as a “special military operation”. Russia…

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Appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to US divides Labour MPs | Peter Mandelson newsthirst.

Peter Mandelson has been formally unveiled as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, with a series of ministers hailing him as a political heavyweight who will be a reliable conduit into a potentially chaotic second Donald Trump administration. Some Labour MPs were, however, less enthusiastic, questioning why Keir Starmer would reward and trust a figure who…

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