- Collision of Chinese vessels in waters near China’s Huangyan Dao likely caused by avoiding hitting Philippine Coast Guard Ship: expert Global Times
- China's catastrophic South China Sea crash shows how dangerous high-risk moves at sea can be Business Insider
- US warships sail in vicinity of disputed shoal where Chinese ships collided CNN
- Scarborough Shoal Incident 2.0: The PLAN Inches Closer to War U.S. Naval Institute
- Beijing slams Philippine ships in first comment on South China Sea collision South China Morning Post
Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis – CNN
- Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis CNN
- Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided BBC
- Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics Yale E360
- The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial The Guardian
- Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal Reuters
Guardian Australia wins Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, photography and columnist
Leaving Gaza interactive, a portrait by Carly Earl, and columnist Ranjana Srivastava claim media accolades
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Guardian Australia has won three Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, outstanding portrait photography and outstanding columnist at an industry event in Sydney.
The Leaving Gaza interactive, which showcased text messages exchanged between Palestinian friends – one in Gaza, one in the US – in the opening days of the Israel-Gaza war, won the innovation category.
Continue reading...French prime minister condemns cutting down tree planted in memory of murdered Jew – Ynetnews
- French prime minister condemns cutting down tree planted in memory of murdered Jew Ynetnews
- Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down The Guardian
- Macron vows to punish act of ‘hate’ after memorial tree for slain French Jew cut down The Times of Israel
- French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew AP News
- Macron vows to punish 'hatred' after olive tree honoring Jewish victim is cut down Le Monde.fr
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on Asos
Shein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, increased sales in the UK by about a third to more than £2bn last year, overtaking the British rival Boohoo and closing in on Asos.
The company, which had been considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange but is expected to list in Hong Kong, said profits rose 56% to £38.2m last year on which it paid £9.6m corporation tax, according to accounts filed at Companies House this week.
Continue reading...Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat – Al Jazeera
- Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat Al Jazeera
- Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – as it happened The Guardian
- Itamar Ben Gvir taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti BBC
- Far-right Israeli minister pays surprise visit to jailed Palestinian leader Reuters
- Israel releases video showing public humiliation of prominent Palestinian prisoner Sky News
UK government states that ‘safety’ act is about influence over public discourse – Hacker News
- UK government states that 'safety' act is about influence over public discourse Hacker News
- Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced BBC
- Online Safety Act was botched from the start The Times
- The Online Safety Act censors dissent, while letting paedophiles roam free The Telegraph
- The UK Shows How Not To Do Online Age Verification | Opinion Newsweek
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead – The Japan Times
- Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead The Japan Times
- Hiker's friend watches in horror as brown bear drags man into bushes on mountain: report Fox News
- Hiker's body found after bear drags him from trail into forest in Japan, officials say CBS News
- Hokkaido police identify dead climber attacked by bear | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News nhk.or.jp
- Hiker Tried to Fight Off Bear Before Being Dragged into Forest, Friend Says. His Body Was Just Found People.com
West Bank settlement plan illegal, Germany tells Israel – DW
- West Bank settlement plan illegal, Germany tells Israel DW
- UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law Reuters
- Israel’s West Bank settlement plan could ‘bury’ the prospect of a Palestinian state. Here’s why CNN
- News Wrap: Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement PBS
- Israeli Plan to Expand Settlements and “Bury” Palestinian State Draws International Condemnation Democracy Now!
Trump faces “serious risks” with Putin’s “maximalist demands”
David Salvo, of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, warns of Putin's push to sway Trump on Ukraine.
Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience – Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo: Mary’s song, the Magnificat, strengthens our hope Vatican News
- Why Catholics need to resist the controlling narrative about the Assumption America Magazine
- The Assumption reminds us our bodies are blessings Global Sisters Report
- Remembering Mother Angelica’s reflections on Mary’s assumption: ‘It just makes sense’ catholicnewsagency.com
Japanese minister visits controversial shrine to mark end of World War II
Japan marks 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced his country's surrender to Allied forces.
Why Does the Stock Market Keep Rising? – The New York Times
- Why Does the Stock Market Keep Rising? The New York Times
- Opinion | Now We Know Who’s Paying the Tariffs The Wall Street Journal
- Tariffs: US and China extend trade truce deadline for another 90 days BBC
- Trump’s Tariff Pain Is Knocking at Your Door The Bulwark
- Trump's tariffs keep coming. Stock markets don't seem to care. NBC News
Sewage floods Gaza’s Nasser Hospital after Israeli strike
Sewage water has flooded Gaza’s Nasser Hospital after an Israeli strike damaged nearby infrastructure.
Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send forces to Haiti to fight gangs
Vectus Global, a security company led by Erik Prince, has a contract to battle Haiti's gangs and restore tax collection.
Gaza is no anomaly: Hunger and hoarding are the West’s oldest weapons
Across continents and centuries, Western domination has always been achieved by feeding the few and starving the many.
Man arrested over Sydney airport scuffle back in custody after alleged assault at Central train station
Nicholas Teplin, 41, allegedly struck three men on Thursday afternoon, a day after airport arrest during which a police gun accidentally fired
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A Victorian man involved in an airport scuffle in which a police gun was accidentally fired is back in custody for allegedly assaulting several people the next day.
Nicholas Teplin, 41, faced a court on Friday on allegations he hit three men in the head at Sydney’s Central railway station and then shoved a police officer while in custody.
Continue reading...Photos: Putin’s 25-year legacy with US presidents – Al Jazeera
- Photos: Putin’s 25-year legacy with US presidents Al Jazeera
- From admiration to Alaska: A timeline of Trump and Putin’s high-stakes encounters Fox News
- From bromance to bitterness, Trump-Putin relationship full of twists and turns USA Today
- How Trump and Putin's past meetings went - and what to expect this time BBC
- Will Trump be outmanoeuvred or will he surprise us all? Sky News
Photos: Putin’s 25-year legacy with US presidents
A visual journey through Putin's interactions with five US presidents spanning a quarter-century of diplomacy.
My family may be killed if deported, says son of Afghan caught in UK data breach
Documents seen by the BBC suggest he was part of a special forces unit who worked with the British in Afghanistan.