Bodies of a woman and a newborn baby have been found at a house in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, prompting a Garda investigation.The bodies were discovered by a man who went to the house in an estate in the town around lunchtime on Friday.Gardaí and emergency services were alerted and attended the scene.The area has been preserved pending the arrival of the state pathologist.Detectives say they are keeping an open mind and following all lines of inquiry.The case is being treated at this stage as a personal tragedy and handled in a sensitive manner.Gardaí are establishing an incident room, appointing a... [Continue Reading]
A Danish high court has ruled that the removal of a Greenlandic woman's newborn daughter was illegal, in a case that could affect other families separated under the same system.Keira Alexandra Kronvold's daughter, Zammi, was taken from her two hours after birth in November 2024 and placed in foster care after Kronvold underwent parental competence tests known as FKU psychometric assessments.The court found that the decision breached Kronvold's fundamental legal rights under the International Labour Organization's Indigenous and tribal peoples convention, and said the tests used to inform the removal were outdated.Zammi is now 18 months old and living with... [Continue Reading]
Doctors Without Borders has published an analysis saying severe restrictions on food and aid deliveries, together with attacks on civilian infrastructure, have driven a malnutrition crisis in Gaza.The charity said the findings show particular harm to pregnant women and newborns.MSF said the analysis was based on medical data from four health facilities in Gaza that were either administered or supported by the organisation between late 2024 and early 2026.It said its first cases of child malnutrition were identified in January 2024.The charity said more than half of the women treated at two hospitals suffered from malnutrition during pregnancy between June... [Continue Reading]
A Gaza journalist was killed in an Israeli air strike hours after his daughter was born, according to details from his family.The attack also killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in central Gaza City.Yahya Sobeih had taken his wife, Amal, to hospital at around 06:00 as she went into labour.Doctors later told her she needed an emergency caesarean section, but the delivery went smoothly and the baby was healthy.Family members said Sobeih spent several hours with his wife and newborn daughter, reciting the Islamic call to prayer into the baby's ears, taking photos and welcoming relatives.He then... [Continue Reading]