Betting in Sport. More money, more problems?
Samantha Johnson explores the contradictions shaping today’s sports betting economy
Panama’s Guna set example for climate displacement resiliency
Panama’s indigenous Guna people may be the example to follow for others affected by climate change.
Donald Trump’s disapproval rating jumps to 58 percent: Poll
The poll also shows 44 percent of Democrats were 'very enthusiastic' about voting in the 2026 midterm elections.
10 years after Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by Islamic State attacks – AP News
Italy probes Sarajevo ‘sniper safaris’: What were they, who was involved?
According to a lawsuit, participants would be flown from Italy to Bosnia where they would pay to shoot people.
US shutdown ends: What happens now, when will services resume?
Trump signed the Republican bill ending the longest US government shutdown, resuming funding until the end of January.
DRC FM: Rwanda must prove it wants peace
Foreign Minister Therese Wagner challenges Rwanda’s commitment to peace as talks continue and troops remain in DR Congo.
France commemorates 10th anniversary of deadly Paris attacks
Officials, families and supporters gather across Paris to remember victims killed in deadly November 2015 assaults.
Sudan is the “largest displacement crisis in the world”
Amy Pope of the International Organization for Migration, says that Sudan has the world's largest displacement crisis.
State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterprise
A surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming sum that demands decisive international sanctions against those responsible, according to the most comprehensive report published on how Libya’s primary revenue source has been systematically pillaged.
The report by the investigative and policy body the Sentry states that “politicians and security leaders who claim to serve the public and fight organised crime have, in fact, acted as the chief architects of Libya’s fuel-smuggling industry, often with backing from foreign states”. Some of the imported fuel has also been smuggled into Sudan, where it has prolonged that country’s civil war.
Continue reading...Chile heads for a sharp right turn – The Economist
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- Communist and far-right leaders vie for Chile’s presidency Financial Times
- ‘We need an iron fist’: the Trump-inspired favourite to win Chile’s election The Guardian
Will Victoria’s new youth crime laws be tough on crime or just a coward punch?
Jacinta Allan’s Labor government takes a leaf out of the playbook of conservative oppositions: focus on crime and hope voters see them as knights in shining armour
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To put it in language those in the Victorian government who are enamoured of tabloid newspapers and talkback radio will understand: are these new laws tough on crime, or merely a coward punch?
A decision by the Victorian government to introduce adult crime, adult time laws has been widely condemned as an easy way out, getting in first with a cheap shot rather than having to duke it out on youth crime with a rabble of a Coalition at next year’s state election. It may work politically, but will it work as policy?
Continue reading...Trump wants to recreate the British mandate in Palestine
The US president is pushing a UN resolution that would hand Washington the powers London once held over Palestine.
Sudan’s civilians deserve more than survival
Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Peace and access cannot wait.
Could Ukraine’s corruption crisis ‘lead to military defeat’ against Russia?
Corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy's presidency, Kyiv's global reputation and its battlefield chances, experts say.
UN investigates Israel over reported torture of Palestinian detainees
The United Nations is investigating reports of the ‘systematic and widespread torture’ of Palestinians detained.
Zelenskyy meets troops on front line as Russia, Ukraine battle in key areas
Fighting intensify, as Kyiv claims attacks on oil facilities in Zaporizhia and Crimea and Moscow pushes on villages.
No, Venezuela Is Not a ‘Small Latin American Country’ – The Bulwark
- No, Venezuela Is Not a ‘Small Latin American Country’ The Bulwark
- Opinion | John Bolton: This is the right way to overthrow Maduro The Washington Post
- What Democracy in Venezuela Would Require The Atlantic
- Venezuela could blow up the oil market and destroy Putin The Telegraph
- Contributor: Don't count on regime change to stabilize Venezuela Los Angeles Times
Epstein email says Andrew had photo taken with Virginia Giuffre
The message sent by Epstein reads: "Yes she [Giuffre] was on my plane and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew"
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders – AP News
- Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders AP News
- Israeli settlers torch mosque and spray graffiti in latest West Bank attack CNN
- Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian mosque in West Bank The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli Settlers Burn West Bank Mosque Amid Rise in Violent Attacks The New York Times
- Palestinian Reports: Settlers Torch, Vandalize West Bank Mosque Haaretz