For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programmes. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in office that may signal the end of that era, health policy experts say. Trump’s order to withdraw from the World Health Organization means the US will probably not be at the table in February when the WHO executive...

England beat India by 25 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match series alive. Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India and keep the series alive. Duckett’s 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24...

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel’s ban would ‘heighten instability and deepen despair’ at a ‘critical moment’. The head of the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that an impending Israeli ban on the organisation would cripple humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip and undermine the Israel-Hamas ceasefire there. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UNRWA, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the ban,...