Miss Universe contestants stage walkout after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, said Nawat Itsaragrisil was 'not respectful' at a pre-pageant ceremony on Tuesday
Britain calls it safety. It is censorship
The Online Safety Act, sold as child protection, now hides Gaza’s pain, silences dissent and spreads censorship.
Evil nurse who killed 10 with lethal injections & tried to murder another 27 to ‘reduce his workload’ jailed for life – The US Sun
- Evil nurse who killed 10 with lethal injections & tried to murder another 27 to ‘reduce his workload’ jailed for life The US Sun
- German nurse convicted of murdering 10 patients to reduce his workload CNN
- German nurse gets life in jail after murdering 10 to reduce workload BBC
- Nurse gets life sentence for murder of 10 patients and attempted murder of 27 others in Germany CBS News
- Nurse Was Under Stress Due To Workload. So He Killed 10 Of His Patients NDTV
Israel says Hamas returned body of dead Tanzanian hostage
Joshua Mollel, a 21-year-old agriculture student, was killed at Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
Sudanese prime minister calls for RSF to be labelled ‘terrorist’ group
Kamil Idris tells Al Jazeera violence could spill beyond Sudan's borders if international community fails to step in.
Leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi grants green light to advance Draft Law – Israel National News
- Leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi grants green light to advance Draft Law Israel National News
- Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Stage ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft The New York Times
- The few, the brave, the Haredim: These soldiers are heroes The Times of Israel
- Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft in Jerusalem PBS
- Haredim Show Up, Hearts Missing: Jerusalem Draft Dodgers Rally a Bust Haaretz
A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO’s eastern flank – AP News
South Africans trapped in Donbas after joining Russia-Ukraine war, Ramaphosa says
It is unclear whether the citizens were fighting on behalf of Russia or Ukraine.
William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio
Winners include a project for making the Atlantic Forest financially viable and a global ocean treaty initiative.
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding – The New York Times
- The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding The New York Times
- Famed Florentine diamond surfaces in Canada after century-long disappearance The Guardian
- Habsburg's Florentine diamond found in bank vault after a century Euronews.com
- Legendary ‘Florentine Diamond,’ Lost for a Century, Found in a Vault in Canada ARTnews.com
- Habsburg family unveils secret royal jewel stash in Canada DW
Danes are Europe’s keenest nudists in principle and practice, survey suggests
YouGov study of six countries finds those in Denmark most likely to approve of nudism and have been naked in public
Germans may have a hard-won reputation for being Europe’s most enthusiastic nudists, but a survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so.
The YouGov survey of six western European countries – the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – found that Danes were the most likely to say it was perfectly OK to bare all in public places – and to have followed through.
Continue reading...Climate crisis means super-strength Hurricane Melissa is ‘dangerous new reality’
Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says
Every aspect of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to hit Jamaica, was worsened by the climate crisis, a team of scientists has found.
Melissa caused widespread devastation when it crunched into Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane on October 28, with winds up up to 185mph (298km/h).
Continue reading...Ugandans view Mamdani’s NYC win as a ‘beacon of hope’ amid democratic struggle
Ugandans react with joy after Kampala-born Mamdani’s victory during a trying time for democracy in east Africa
Ugandans reacted with joy and hope to the news that Kampala-born Zohran Mamdani had been elected mayor of New York City, amid a stormy democratic and rights environment in east Africa.
Mamdani, who was born in Uganda 34 years ago to a family of Indian origin, on Tuesday defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the first of south Asian heritage.
Continue reading...How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause – Politico
- How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause Politico
- Canada pushes on with ‘complete depopulation’ plan to cull 400 ostriches The Guardian
- Appeal to stop ostrich cull dismissed by Canada's top court BBC
- Canadian court dismisses farm’s attempt to save ostrich flock despite efforts by RFK Jr. CNN
- Canada to kill 300 ostriches, despite RFK Jr.’s efforts NewsNation
Aid entering Gaza since ceasefire is “wholly insufficient”
Shaina Low on aid entering Gaza since the ceasefire being far below what’s needed to meet the desperate needs.
Could soaring global debt trigger the next financial crisis?
The IMF says global public debt could exceed 100% of GDP by the end of the decade.
Gaza’s fragile freedom
Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reflects on his brother’s release and the deep scars left on freed Palestinian prisoners
Where are tens of thousands of people in Sudan fleeing to?
At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after groping attack
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has filed a complaint after she was groped by a man on the street.
Russia infiltrates Pokrovsk with new tactics that test Ukraine’s drones
Russia threatens to encircle Pokrovsk, seeing it as a gateway to the remaining free areas of Donetsk.