The UN official in charge of food aid accuses the Eritrian army of starving people in Tigray.

An article about keeping an invasive species as pets (Australian possums in New Zealand) presents the usual emotional pleas, plus a peculiar nonsequitur about colonial history.

Perhaps it would be safe and reasonable to permit neutered possums as pets in New Zealand, provided they are not allowed outdoors. The article does not say whether the pet-owners interviewed do that.

One of them has a cat, too. Cats in New Zealand are a similar case. Even in the US, cats that are allowed outside devastate many species of birds. If you want to have a cat, please keep it indoors and protect wildlife.

Colombia's former president Santos was previously the defense minister and thus ultimately responsible for the over 6,000 murders committed by soldiers during that time. He says that he took action to stop the practice when he determined it was happening. Nonetheless, he asks forgiveness.

Santos said that the pressure for the murders came from the then president, Alvaro Horrible (Uribe).

I think that those who killed, or encouraged or facilitated the killing, ought to be prosecuted for it.

Anti-corruption crusaders in Guatemala have been charged with crimes that are incredible.

I can't imagine that anything could motivate those influential people to intentionally found a political party and list a dead person as participant. Why not find a living supporter to list instead? I conclude the charges must have been fabricated.

Chip factories in Taiwan are having trouble getting enough water, as Taiwan suffers form a drought. Global heating will lead to more and worse droughts there.

Powerful countries should not allow their manufacture of any critical product to be concentrated in one region or a few regions. Such centralization leads to vulnerability — to various kinds of problems.

The way to reduce the vulnerability, to threats of many unrelated kinds, is to disperse production.