- China defence minister urges an end to 'provocative acts' to open security forum Reuters
- China’s defence chief warns against coercion, avoids US, Japan mention Al Jazeera
- China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends Reuters
- Chinese defence chief skirts flashpoints at Xiangshan Forum ahead of Xi-Trump summit South China Morning Post
- China Defense Minister Urges Nations to Step Up AI Oversight Bloomberg.com
Sydney man who allegedly called 13-year-old Muslim girl a ‘terrorist’ berates judge after bail refused
Omar Yassine was arrested and charged with stalking and intimidation after allegedly hurling insults at year 8 student wearing a hijab
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A middle-aged man accused of a “disgusting” Islamophobic attack on a 13-year-old girl has berated a judge after he was denied bail
Omar Yassine made an eventful court appearance on Wednesday after being held by police overnight for allegedly verbally abusing the Muslim schoolgirl on a Sydney bus.
Continue reading...Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says
Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid
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Anthropic, the AI company behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.
The $31.9bn datacentre will be the largest of its kind in Australia, according to planning documents.
Continue reading...How retailers in the south of England are fighting back against shoplifting – BBC
- How retailers in the south of England are fighting back against shoplifting BBC
- Shoplifting under reported says Devon and Cornwall PCC BBC
- Just 270 shoplifters behind almost 30,000 offences The Telegraph
- How West businesses and the police are tackling shoplifting bbc.co.uk
- Social Media is now the hot avenue to stop shoplifters by naming and shaming them Digital Trends
‘Shoplifters will take anything’: Life in a theft hotspot – BBC
- 'Shoplifters will take anything': Life in a theft hotspot BBC
- Just 270 shoplifters behind almost 30,000 offences The Telegraph
- Shops seeing 'teens and little old ladies' steal nz.news.yahoo.com
- Forget the police. These shop owners are putting shoplifters on social media Digital Trends
- 'No one should feel afraid to go to work': How shoplifting is hitting high streets across England BBC
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America
Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the latest annual death toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness.
Organised crime groups or professional killers were implicated in more than a third of the 124 killings of defenders in 2025 as narco-trafficking activities overlapped with intrusions into indigenous territories and environmental crime, such as illegal logging and wildcat gold mining.
Continue reading...NBC helicopter crash in LA kills at least three people with others injured
Accident occurred as news crews in Los Angeles were covering a bus crash that had killed at least two people hours earlier
A news helicopter crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood has killed at least three people, after it came to the ground and burst into flames near the site of a bus crash that occurred hours earlier.
The helicopter crashed near a one-storey commercial building in the neighborhood of Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley, as news crews were covering the bus crash that left at least two people dead and six others injured, according the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Continue reading...The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the world – The Conversation
- The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the world The Conversation
- Geography Is Power The New York Times
- Who are the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels threatening a key maritime passage? The Washington Post
- Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war AP News
- Yemen’s Gate of Tears: How another critical waterway became Iran’s wild card CNN
Oil prices fall after U.S. says damaged Saudi pipeline will restart operations in days – CNBC
- Oil prices fall after U.S. says damaged Saudi pipeline will restart operations in days CNBC
- Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks The New York Times
- Insight: Houthi blitz leaves Saudi Arabia exposed, Iran emboldened Reuters
- Oil Futures Rise as More Oil Routes Are Obstructed WSJ
- MBS and Saudi Arabia Face Crisis With Escalating Houthi Attacks, Oil Pipeline Shut Bloomberg.com
Poll shows rising trust in global institutions, less comfort with US as global leader – Reuters
- Poll shows rising trust in global institutions, less comfort with US as global leader Reuters
- China is not ready for a post-American world The Economist
- 2026 Polling Data Survey The Rockefeller Foundation
- Opinion | The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US South China Morning Post
- New Global Poll: Amid Growing Pessimism, Security Tops Priorities for International Cooperation PR Newswire
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines
A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the Parthenon, the famed Greek temple that overlooks Athens.
Scholars have marvelled at the building on the Acropolis hill for more than 2,000 years and heaped praise on its architects for their clever use of geometry. Its subtle curves are said to correct optical illusions that would have otherwise ruined the Parthenon’s clean lines.
Continue reading...Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions
Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the government’s climate advisers have said.
Building a third runway and new terminals, as some in government want to do, would breach the UK’s carbon budgets and make reaching net zero by 2050 impossible, on current policies, according to the Climate Change Committee.
Continue reading...Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universities
Students who are unable to leave Gaza and take up scholarships at Belgian universities have said they are devastated after Belgium’s government hit deadlock on a plan enabling them to leave the war-torn territory.
Ahmed Abujami, a 28-year-old doctor in Gaza, said he was “deeply disappointed” after Belgium’s five-party coalition government last Friday failed to agree on an evacuation plan for 13 students and researchers in the territory. Abujami has a scholarship to do a one-year master’s degree in public health at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. He hopes to gain skills and experience to rebuild Gaza’s shattered health system.
Continue reading...Saudi leader under siege as enemies close in and allies turn away – Yahoo
- Saudi leader under siege as enemies close in and allies turn away Yahoo
- Why Saudi Arabia's balancing act with US, Iran, Houthis risks collapse Al-Monitor
- Houthi Pressure and Energy Crisis: The Ultimate Test for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Leadership news.sbs.co.kr
- Saudi Arabia faces chokeholds on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula amid two wars Hawaii Public Radio
- The West should help Saudi Arabia take on the Houthis The Times
Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack
Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition which is fighting the Iran-aligned group in Yemen.
The security of Islam’s two holiest sites and of pilgrims was a “red line”, coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki said early on Wednesday, adding that the coalition would take necessary deterrent measures against the Houthis.
Continue reading...Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You’ll have to pay for your rescue
The fee will be imposed on those who get lost on Japan's most famous mountain during the off-peak seasons.
Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You’ll have to pay for your rescue
The fee will be imposed on those who get lost on Japan's most famous mountain during the off-peak seasons.
Iran Update, September 15, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
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Houthis report Saudi strikes as Riyadh accuses them of targeting Mecca – france24.com
- Houthis report Saudi strikes as Riyadh accuses them of targeting Mecca france24.com
- Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies, upgrading diplomatic ties Al Jazeera
- Live updates • Israel and Morocco to upgrade diplomatic ties and open embassies haaretz.com
- Israel, Morocco, US agree to advance Abraham Accords at New York summit The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli travelers returning to Morocco as direct flights resume after three years The Times of Israel
China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends – Reuters
- China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends Reuters
- China Defense Minister Urges Nations to Step Up AI Oversight Bloomberg.com
- China’s defence chief warns against coercion, avoids US, Japan mention Al Jazeera
- Chinese defence chief skirts flashpoints at Xiangshan Forum ahead of Xi-Trump summit South China Morning Post
- China defence chief warns against militarism at Beijing security forum Yahoo