Semaglutide could cost as little as $3 monthly

Weight-loss jabs such as Wegovy could be made for just $3 a month, according to new analysis, potentially making the treatment available to millions in poorer countries as patents expire. More than a billion people live with obesity worldwide, with rates rising fast in lower-income nations as they shift to westernised diets and more sedentary

Iran After a Week of War: Voices of Hope, Fear and Uncertainty

Caroline Hawley World affairs correspondent Getty Images On Monday, three days into the war, men in Tehran watched from a hillside as a plume of smoke rose after an explosion When Hamid heard news of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a week ago today, he felt a wave of euphoria and

Semaglutide could cost as little as $3 a month

Weight-loss jabs such as Wegovy and Ozempic could be made for just $3 a month, according to new analysis, potentially making the treatment available to millions in poorer countries as patents expire. More than a billion people live with obesity worldwide, with rates rising fast in lower-income nations as they shift to westernised diets and

Four arrested in investigation of alleged links to Iran’s intelligence

EPA/Shutterstock Four people have been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation relating to Iran, the Metropolitan Police has said. Police arrested one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service. The investigation relates to the suspected surveillance of locations and individuals linked to Jewish communities in London, the

South Sudan Slips Toward Renewed Large-Scale Conflict

South Sudan is reeling from an escalating conflict between the government-aligned army and opposition forces and allied groups that observers say risks returning the country to a full-blown civil war. Violent confrontations in the world’s youngest country between the military, which is loyal to President Salva Kiir, and insurgents believed to be allied to the

Iranians on life under US-Israeli strikes: ‘Each day feels a month’

Faren Taghizadeh BBC Persian EPA "The number of explosions, the destruction, what is happening - it's unbelievable," says Salar, whose name has been changed. Iran's capital, Tehran, is under heavy attack since strikes began on 28 February, as the US and Israel target military and political sites in a bid to weaken the Islamic regime.

South Sudan edges toward renewed civil war

South Sudan is reeling from an escalating conflict between the government-aligned army and opposition forces and allied groups that observers say risks returning the country to a full-blown civil war. Violent confrontations in the world’s youngest country between the military, which is loyal to President Salva Kiir, and insurgents believed to be allied to the

Charter Flight to Bring UK Nationals Home from Middle East

Getty Images Some British nationals stranded in the Middle East are due to be flown home later on Wednesday as Iranian missile and drone attacks against the Gulf continue to ground flights. A chartered plane is due to leave Muscat International Airport at 23:00 local time (19:00 GMT), with the most vulnerable prioritised for a

Ghana: 55 citizens killed after alleged Russian recruitment

At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed in Russia’s war with Ukraine after being “lured into battle”, Ghana’s foreign minister has said after a visit to Kyiv in which officials raised the issue of Russian recruitment of African people. Reports of African men being attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on

Starmer and Trump Clash Over US-Israel Strikes

Chris Mason Political editor EPA For the best part of 48 hours, first the defence secretary and then the foreign secretary were struggling to cogently articulate in public what the government made of the US and Israel's attacks on Iran and why. He was also explicit in acknowledging his disagreement with President Donald Trump –
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