Fast-fashion giant Shein outperforms several Australian retailers on ethics, report says

Ghanda and Windsor Smith are among lowest-rated in Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report based on metrics such as wages and sustainability

Online fast-fashion giant Shein is outperforming many Australian high street retailers on ethical standards, according to an industry review.

The 11th Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report, released on Tuesday, assessed the ethical practices of 138 Australian and international companies, representing 543 fashion brands.

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NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships – The Kyiv Independent

  1. NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks  The Guardian
  3. Russia, Ukraine and the increasingly fierce conflict in the Black Sea  AsiaNews
  4. NATO to send planes and drones to Black Sea after attacks on shipping  Reuters
  5. NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks  Al Jazeera
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University of Arizona sorority member alleges sexual assault at fraternity house

Student told the university’s police department that assault by two men occurred in August during a night of drinking

A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August.

The student told the university’s police department that she consensually kissed one of the men at one point while at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on 26 August but doesn’t remember agreeing to sex, according to search warrant records posted Monday night by KOLD-TV in Tucson.

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UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks – DW.com

  1. UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks  DW.com
  2. Britain sends fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks  The Washington Post
  3. WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond  Al Jazeera
  4. UK to send jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and other Mideast news  AP News
  5. How Saudi Arabia's defense vulnerabilities could become Trump's problem amid Houthi onslaught  Fox News
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Man, Woman Executed for ‘Indecent Acts’ in Mecca Mosque – Newser

  1. Man, Woman Executed for 'Indecent Acts' in Mecca Mosque  Newser
  2. Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia  BBC
  3. Saudi Arabia executes Bangladeshi couple for ‘indecent acts’ in Mecca  The Times
  4. No, Photo Doesn’t Show Bangladeshi Nationals Who Were Executed in Saudi Arabia  The Quint
  5. What a confidential memo reveals about two Bangladeshis executed in Saudi Arabia  The Daily Star
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France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots and what to learn from them – BBC

  1. France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots and what to learn from them  BBC
  2. What’s Behind the Protests in France and What Happens Next  WSJ
  3. France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other cities  NPR
  4. France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next?  CNN
  5. Opinion | The French Fantasy Is Coming to an End  The New York Times
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Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoir

Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, five years after he accused her of defaming him in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

In the memoir, Carey described Morgan as a “sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother” and called him her “ex-brother”.

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Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney – AP News

  1. Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney  AP News
  2. Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada  CNN
  3. Alberta's decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump  BBC
  4. Alberta voters reject move toward separation from Canada in referendum  CBS News
  5. Opinion | Canada Said No, Again  The New York Times
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296 km/h: Super Typhoon Champi is now the strongest storm on Earth in 2026 – The Weather Network

  1. 296 km/h: Super Typhoon Champi is now the strongest storm on Earth in 2026  The Weather Network
  2. Watch: Insane Satellite Graphics Reveal Super Typhoon Champi’s Giant Eye  SURFER Magazine
  3. Super Typhoon Champi becomes strongest storm on Earth this year as Pacific eyes first V-named storm since 2018  FOX Weather
  4. Severe Typhoon Champi Takes Aim On Taiwan  Surfline
  5. Typhoon Champi May Approach South of Okinawa Pref. in Japan on Thursday  The Japan News
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive – AP News

  1. Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive  AP News
  2. Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches West Africa  Reuters
  3. Nigeria's first Ebola holidayed in Uganda, officials say  BBC
  4. Nigeria confirms imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease  WHO | Regional Office for Africa
  5. Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak  The New York Times
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda

Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said.

The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is unclear when she arrived in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

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