- The race to be the next UN secretary-general is on. And placating Trump is a priority. Politico
- Candidates to Lead the UN Are Falling Into a ‘Reform Trap,’ OSF Official Says PassBlue
- UN leadership straw poll still fails to reveal clear front-runner Geneva Solutions
- Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support aljazeera.com
- Race to be next UN secretary general could rest on US and China trade-offs The Guardian
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance – Reuters
- Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance Reuters
- Ethiopia conflict: Seven armed groups form alliance against Abiy Ahmed BBC
- Former battlefield enemies unite seven armed groups in bid to overthrow Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed Business Insider Africa
- Ethiopian opposition groups unite to mount challenge to prime minister Abiy AP News
- Seven of Ethiopia's armed groups announce anti-government alliance RFI
Far-right AfD wins again as Germany’s Merz slides – Axios
- Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides Axios
- Germany's leader stands his ground after his party loses in state elections NPR
- Friedrich Merz rues “disaster” as populists win state elections The Economist
- Erosion of Germany's political centre exposes Merz's weakening grip on power Reuters
- German voters turn to left and far-right as 'disaster' for ruling CDU threatens pro-growth reforms CNBC
Russia targets Zaporizhzhia after Ukraine launches 1,000-drone weekend barrage – AP News
Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament
United Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine
Russia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials have said after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections.
The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 seats in the country’s 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary figures. The result further consolidates Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and gives United Russia a super-majority bigger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.
Continue reading...Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’ – meduza.io
- Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’ meduza.io
- Pro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats, anti-war party a tiny regional foothold Reuters
- Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary election aljazeera.com
- Russia’s pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war’s growing reach into Moscow CNBC
- The main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote abcnews.com
Merz’s political crisis threatens Germany’s obsession with stability
Political shifts in Germany are being watched closely in Europe and beyond, Katya Adler writes.
Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia – AP News
- Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia AP News
- New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century The New York Times
- Meet the Adorable and Tiny Tilcayo, the First Brand-New Cat Species Identified in More Than a Century smithsonianmag.com
- New Species of Tiger Cat Identified in Bolivia Sci.News
- Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century PBS
Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations
The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.
Two charged with woman’s murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body finds
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry
Visitors stopping to take pictures of the 68m medieval embroidery were holding up others, prompting the rule change.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump’s White House ban
Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he headed to New York for a UN summit.
US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.
US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.
EU pressures Big Tech to go green with new data center sustainability label – politico.eu
- EU pressures Big Tech to go green with new data center sustainability label politico.eu
- EU to require data centres to disclose energy and water efficiency Reuters
- EU moves to curb data centre energy and water use Euronews
- Regulatory Review: Data centres, power plants and sustainable aviation fuels Sustainable Views
- EU consults on minimum performance standards for data centres Digital Watch Observatory
All Roads Lead to… Istanbul? – Newser
- All Roads Lead to... Istanbul? Newser
- Why all roads don’t lead to Rome CNN
- Network science reveals the structure and lasting impact of the Roman road system Nature
- Researchers Have Analyzed the Roman Empire’s 190,000-Mile Network of Roads. Turns Out, Not All of Them Led to Rome Smithsonian Magazine
- Ancient Rome Built 190,000 Miles Of Roads And Researchers Just Traced Them All Jalopnik
The Race to Succeed Putin Has Begun – 19FortyFive
- The Race to Succeed Putin Has Begun 19FortyFive
- Seven men who could lead Russia after Putin The Washington Post
- The war's end will be a headache for Putin's government. Ghevondyan Radar.am
- Who will govern Russia after Putin? - 7 candidates Medianews.az
- The era after Putin/ Seven names seen as potential "heirs" of the Kremlin Balkanweb.com
Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to ‘blow the entire nation up’ after Tehran warns of ‘painful strikes’ – The Independent
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.
From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon – The Conversation
- From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon The Conversation
- Plucked From Obscurity, a French Outpost Navigates the Spotlight The New York Times
- Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions The Guardian
- Macron backs Canada as EU associate member as Carney turns toward Europe AP News
- Emmanuel Macron’s stern message to America The Economist