We examine why our waistspans are growing alarmingly frequently.
One of the most rapidly escalating health crises of our time is obesity. One billion people will be overweight by 2030, according to the World Obesity Federation, which is twice as many as it was in 2010. Beyond diet and individual choices, this epidemic extends far beyond diet. The food industry’s extensive influence, systemic obstacles, and deep social inequalities contribute to this trend.
Presenter: Stefanie Dekker
The Al Awda hospital is among the five areas of northern Gaza that have been given evacuation orders by Israeli forces. The hospital’s director informed Al Jazeera that if the building wasn’t evacuated, Israel had threatened to kill everyone inside.
A former British Marine is accused of driving into a crowd of Liverpool Football Club fans as they celebrate their Premier League title win.
According to United Kingdom media reports, Paul Doyle made a brief appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning and read out his personal information.
After a dark Ford Galaxy crashed into Liverpool Football Club supporters attending a parade in the city center to celebrate the club’s Premier League victory, Doyle, 53, is facing seven charges, including dangerous driving and grievous bodily harm with intent, which carry a maximum life sentence if found guilty.
No deaths were reported in the incident, which injured 79 people, all between the ages of 9 and 78.
Seven people are still receiving medical attention, according to Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims on Thursday.
Local media reports that Doyle, a businessman with three teenage children, resides in a Liverpool suburb.
Following a “complex and ongoing investigation,” according to Crown Prosecution Service’s Sarah Hammond.
She stated that “prosecutors and police are working at a steady rate to review a sizable amount of evidence.”
“There are numerous witness statements and pieces of videotape footage. Every victim should receive the justice they deserve, she continued.
In an effort to stop the spread of misinformation online, Merseyside Police quickly determined that the suspect was a white British man and quickly ruled out potential terrorism as the cause of the collision.
Before sending a delegation to Istanbul for bilateral discussions next week, the Kremlin said it expected the two sides to talk about truce conditions at the scheduled meeting.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said at a press conference in Kyiv on Friday that his country needed assurances that the Kremlin was serious about wanting to end the war.
It is crucial to have a document in advance so that the delegation who will attend has the authority to discuss the relevant positions, he said, to ensure that the next planned meeting is substantive and meaningful.
He claimed that there hasn’t been a document outlining Russia’s proposals for Ukraine so far.
The two parties’ first direct discussions since May 16 were held in Istanbul, Turkey. Without a breakthrough on a ceasefire, the discussions ended in less than two hours. The two conflicting parties did come to terms with a prisoner exchange that later occurred and for which swap documents that included potential peace roadmaps were agreed.
Following the discussions, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, complained that sending a junior delegation from Russia that was not authorized to sign a ceasefire, acting as a “sign of disrespect.”
Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, reported on X on Thursday that Russia’s delay in disclosing its ceasefire plan implied that it was “likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums.”
Sybiha stated at the news conference on Friday that Kyiv wanted to end the war along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
He stated, “We want to end this war this year, and we are interested in establishing a truce, whether it be for 30 days, 50 days, or 100 days.”
Russia and Ukraine are willing to talk directly about this. At the most recent meeting of our delegations with the Russian side, we made this clear.
If the talks went well, Fidan suggested that Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump might meet in the afternoon.
According to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, any such meeting could only occur if the bilateral negotiations yielded any desired outcomes.
He stated that Istanbul would be the location of both parties’ proposed agreements and that details would not be disclosed.
In response to Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg’s assertion that Moscow’s concerns about Kyiv joining the alliance were legitimate, Peskov added that Russia was pleased that the US was understanding Putin’s position on Ukraine joining NATO.
In recent months, the US pardon system has come under scrutiny. The president is essentially given unrestricted authority under Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which reads, “The President shall have the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” The president typically exercises this authority in the final weeks of a term because the incumbent has been voted out or is about to retire. However, the president is normally aware of the contentious nature of unilaterally declaring that someone facing criminal charges should be freed. In any case, there are no issues with re-election. This is significant because victims frequently complain when the White House pen smacks a lengthy legal procedure into the background.
In his final days, President Joe Biden issued more commutations than any other chief executive in history. He commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners who had been condemned in accordance with his Catholic faith, almost completing the sentence. However, he dissented the most when he preemptively pardoned other family members for alleged crimes against which they would most likely never have been tried in court. He annulled Hunter’s convictions before putting his sons on trial. Utilizing his constitutional authority for those close to him was all that was tinged with nepotism.
President Donald Trump followed him closely. Trump was acting as though he were already running out of time, as he did so many of his first 100 days of actions. Before granting 1, 600 pardons to those alleged to have been responsible for the Capitol’s frequently violent oath of office, he had hardly taken the oath of office. Sure enough, some people were offended by this, and the Capitol Police’s chief called it a “slap in the face” to all of his officers.
Trump has since continued on with his string of pardons. Some of his recent grants are predictable: 21 of them were related to the FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances), a law that forbids intimidation, and intimidation against people seeking or providing reproductive health services. In general, however, people picketing abortion clinics are frequently the subjects of his recent grants. He was pursuing MAGA’s anti-abortion rights wing in this instance.
Trump is “always pleased to give well-deserving Americans a second chance, especially those who have been unfairly targeted and excessively prosecuted by an unfair justice system,” according to Harrison Fields, a spokesman for the White House.
This is generally accepted as fair enough, but typically there must be some form of remorse and rehabilitation. In contrast, he pardoned Scott Jenkins, a long-time supporter and former Sheriff who was found guilty in 2024 of accepting more than $ 75, 000 in bribes in exchange for turning several businessmen into recognized law enforcement figures, this week. In a post on his Truth Social network, Trump wrote that “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through hell.” Despite turning himself in before the US trial system, Et Jenkins had merely been dragged through the system like millions of others had.
The reality TV couple Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty in 2022 of defrauding banks of more than $ 36 million by submitting false bank statements and other records. It is unclear how they spent their unpaid money on travel and luxury cars.
Which brings us to the most recent case, that of Larry Hoover, the notorious leader of the Chicago Gangster Disciples, who was found guilty of ordering the murder of a rival and committed a long list of other crimes. Many cases were not even brought to trial by the prosecution. In fact, a judge reportedly asked one of Hoover’s attorneys, “How many other murders is he responsible for” at a hearing last year.
Trump’s federal sentence was commuted, which would have essentially required him to go to a less desirable Illinois prison, where he will have to serve a 200-year sentence for a state murder conviction. What was the president’s motivation behind doing this, and what did it accomplish?
According to CBS News, many of the recipients did not even submit a formal application, which is an especially odd feature of these pardons. Trump simply reached out and took charge. He occasionally appears to have relied on what he saw on television. He has stated that he is considering clemency for those who have been found guilty of the 2020 conspiracy to kidnap and overthrow the state government in Michigan. He claimed, “I did watch the trial.” It appeared to me to be a job in some way railroad.
I would not revoke the president’s right to mercy, even if it is still occasionally corrupt or arbitrarily exercised. I’m in favor of always taking into account second chances because we are too too harsh as a society. There should be some consistency, though, if people want to maintain any sense of respect for the judicial system.
Due process, in essence, implies that a procedure must be followed. Before Christmas, Biden dismissed her 76, 000 word clemency petition without addressing any of the allegations that she had been tortured in US custody, Aafia Siddiqui had been abducted by the CIA, or that she had been subjected to sexual abuse in prison today.
Then, this week, Clarence Smith, my octogenarian former client on death row, passed away in a federal prison. He had been denied compassionate release despite the fact that he was terminally ill, was patently innocent, and had established himself as a model prisoner. He had only received one disciplinary sanction while serving a forty-one year sentence for the heinous crime of making his prison bed before being ordered to do so.
Let’s examine how the president’s enormous power is being used (or misused), and perhaps even think about enforcing some transparency laws for him.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been signed by Real Madrid until 2031 under a contract until 2031.
The 26-year-old England international’s contract at Anfield was about to expire, but Madrid paid a fee to bring him in sooner so he could compete in the Club World Cup, according to the Spanish club’s statement on Friday.
Alexander-Arnold, a right-back who recently won the Premier League with Liverpool, graduated from the youth academy and won the Champions League in 2019.
Additionally, he made 352 appearances for the club in the Premier League in 2020.
The Spaniard has been appointed as Real Madrid’s new coach in place of Carlo Ancelotti, along with former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
Due to his close ties to Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold’s announcement that he was leaving the club attracted the disapproval of some supporters and was booed during the season’s final game.
He was greeted with a round of applause when he won the Premier League trophy at Anfield last Sunday after club figures like former manager Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah urged fans to remember his contribution to Liverpool’s success over the past six years.
The defender is a member of Real Madrid, which hasn’t won a significant trophy this season.
Alexander-Arnold has occasionally received criticism for his defensive concentration, but he also has excellent passing vision and attacking edge down the right flank.
Real Madrid has struggled at right-back this year, with winger Lucas Vazquez having to deal with a torrid time out of position while Dani Carvajal is recovering from a long-term knee injury.
On June 18 in Miami, Alexander-Arnold could make his Real Madrid debut when they take on Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in the first Club World Cup game.