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As the number of civilians impacted by the intensifying conflict in Afghanistan rises along with the fighting, humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet the needs of the wounded, hungry and displaced. The first half of 2015 has seen “record high levels” of civilian casualties, the United Nations relief agency said Tuesday, with civilian deaths touching…

Famed Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, known for having put Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on trial for genocide in 1998, has reportedly “set his sights on widening the definition of international law to target corporations that carry out economic or environmental crimes,” the Guardian reported on Thursday.  Garzón—who has taken on alleged torture and ill-treatment of inmates…

Sebastian Vettel had looked the odds-on favourite to claim pole position for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, after the SF71H proved itself the best handling car at the Hungaroring in practice. But when it came to Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session, the Ferrari driver was thwarted by rain and stormy conditions. It meant he ended up…

Mick Schumacher’s march to Formula 1 should continue unabated next year, with the 19-year-old son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher expected to graduate to F2 in 2019. According to report from Germany’s Kolner Express, Schumacher spent time last weekend at Monza with another famous son, Nicolas Todt, the co-founder of the top F2 team ART…

Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari enjoyed a good start to their Russian Grand Prix weekend, the pair outpacing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in Friday’s opening session, with a lap in 1m34.488s that put him 0.050s clear of his closest rival. Overcast but warm conditions prevailed during the incident-free morning work session. Click…

Kimi Raikkonen says he has no intention of playing second fiddle to Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel on Sunday, after successfully claiming pole position in qualifying at Monza. Vettel is fighting Lewis Hamilton for the world championship, but Raikkonen said that this wasn’t going to stop him from racing for victory in tomorrow’s Italian Grand…

Red Bull motorsports consultant Dr Helmut Marko is convinced that the team’s decision to part company with Renault and join forces with Honda in 2019 is the right move. “I’m sure we’ll be ahead of Renault next year,” Marko told Red-Bull owned television station Servus TV this week. “Renault doesn’t have the current engine package…

The corridors of Maranello are still resonating with discord according to a report in the Italian media, with Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene and technical director Mattia Binotto remaining at loggerheads. Rumors of a division between the Scuderia’s two top men emerged last summer, and while Arrivabene recently slammed suggestions of a bitter dispute with…

Click:how big are nano satellites Lewis Hamilton believes it’s time F1 consider revamping its weekend format, suggesting some drastic changes at venues where the racing is particularly “boring”. F1 is mulling a change to its qualifying format for 2019, dividing the all-important Saturday afternoon session into four segments instead of three in a bid to…

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick shook up the Democratic presidential field when he announced his candidacy Thursday. He spoke on Saturday to thousands of California Democrats gathered in Long Beach for the party’s convention. Afterward, Patrick, 63, sat down with The Times to talk about why he’s running for president. The interview was edited for…