POLITICS● ELEVATEDOct 6 · Oct 6, 2026, 2:31 PM
Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worrying
The Independent World · north america
After Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly Baxter
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