- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 photos reveal nature's wonders USA Today
- Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 BBC
- Ghostly shot of hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award KSL.com
- Why this ghostly hyena portrait is the best wildlife photo of 2025 Yahoo
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures The Guardian
Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source – Nature
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
Australian tropical rainforest trees have become the first in the world to switch from being a carbon sink to an emissions source due to increasingly extreme temperatures and drier conditions.
The change, which applies to the trees’ trunks and branches but not the roots system, began about 25 years ago, according to new research published in Nature.
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Continue reading...Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks
Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in Syria
The Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting since the fall of the Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad and his subsequent exile in Russia.
The talks underscored Moscow’s efforts to safeguard its military foothold in Syria and forge relations with the new rulers in Damascus, with both sides taking a pragmatic approach despite having been enemies only a year ago.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves says she is looking at tax rises ahead of Budget – BBC
- Rachel Reeves says she is looking at tax rises ahead of Budget BBC
- Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax The Guardian
- Reeves signals she will target asset-rich households in Budget The Telegraph
- UK's Reeves says she would like a bigger fiscal buffer but that means trade-offs Reuters
- Rachel Reeves plans 'targeted action' on bills in Budget BBC
Dozens killed in fresh clashes along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Two sides declare ceasefire after Islamabad carries out retaliatory strikes on Kabul and Kandahar province
Dozens of soldiers and civilians have been killed after fresh clashes broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and Islamabad carried out retaliatory airstrikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, and Kandahar province.
The two sides declared a ceasefire by Wednesday night after the latest outbreak of violence, which came after the deadliest cross-border clashes in years over the weekend.
Continue reading...What do we know about the Trump plan to disarm Hamas?
US President Donald Trump says Hamas may need to be disarmed ‘violently’ as part of the Gaza peace plan.
Israel’s bright, exuberant, imperfect day, two years after its worst – The Times of Israel
- Israel’s bright, exuberant, imperfect day, two years after its worst The Times of Israel
- Supreme Court Hears Louisiana Voting Rights Case C-SPAN
- Trump declares end of Israel-Hamas war, but experts see the hard work as just beginning ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers NPR
- Widespread Acclaim for President Trump’s Diplomatic Triumph The White House (.gov)
After ‘military coup’, Madagascar faces uncertain future
Uncertainty looms in Madagascar as military leader Michael Randrianirina is expected to take charge of the country.
France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality
Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic
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In October 2022, when Rishi Sunak moved into 10 Downing St, he became the fifth British prime minister to take up the office in six years.
Unleashed on the UK by Brexit, this was unprecedented political turmoil. So how might we describe what is happening in France, now on its fifth (or sixth, depending how you count) premier in two years – three of them in the past 10 months?
Continue reading...‘We don’t want power, we want light’: Madagascar awaits post-Rajoelina era
As president flees and army takes control, Gen Z protesters demand water, electricity and a well-functioning country.
How US funding has made Israel’s wars possible
Pressure from the US may have forced Israel into a ceasefire in Gaza, but it was US money that funded that war.
U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports – The Washington Post
- U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports The Washington Post
- U.S. falls from world's most powerful passports list for 1st time ever Axios
- U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 in Passport Power. Here’s Why Time Magazine
- US passport weakens to record low as global mobility shifts USA Today
- US falls out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years The Guardian
German coalition in row over push to bring back conscription
Parties blame each other after bill halted at last minute, as fears grow over voluntary service and lottery idea is vetoed
Germany’s ruling coalition is locked in a furious row over how to plug severe manpower gaps in the country’s military as it seeks to fulfil Nato obligations and prepare for the looming threat from Russia.
A scheme agreed by the governing parties over the summer under a plan laid out by the popular defence minister, Boris Pistorius of the Social Democrats (SPD), would have relied on voluntary recruitment to draw tens of thousands of young men to military service.
Continue reading...Why has the US arrested Indian-American analyst Ashley Tellis?
US-India relations expert alleged to have retained classified information and met with Chinese officials.
Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow – AP News
- Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow AP News
- Syria’s interim president visits Putin in Moscow for first meeting since fall of Assad regime CNN
- Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy The New York Times
- Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad BBC
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Westpac makes it harder for younger customers to earn advertised interest rates
Bank joins smaller competitors in changing interest-related restrictions on some accounts – despite RBA leaving interest rates unchanged in September
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Westpac is tightening conditions on its savings account for younger customers as growing numbers of banks make it harder to earn advertised interest rates on their deposits.
The bank has joined smaller competitors in changing interest-related restrictions on some accounts – despite the Reserve Bank of Australia leaving interest rates on hold in September.
Continue reading...Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80
Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India
The veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the presidency and had a profound influence on the country’s politics, has died aged 80 in India.
Odinga was in the southern city of Kochi for treatment. The Press Trust of India news agency reported that he had a cardiac arrest during a morning walk.
Continue reading...Watch: Freed detainee finds family alive after thinking they had been killed
Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.
Shein warns on Trump tariff uncertainty after profits slip
Fast-fashion retailer records 20% growth in sales and fees to $37bn but big hit is expected from US changes to import tax rules
Shein has reported a 20% rise in global revenues to $37bn (£27.7bn) but profits have fallen as the fast-fashion retailer faced increased costs, even before it felt the impact of recent changes to US tax laws.
The Singaporean parent company of the rapidly growing retailer said pre-tax profits had fallen by 13% to $1.3bn last year from $1.5bn in 2023 after an increase in selling and marketing costs, according to new accounts.
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