Egypt’s Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time – BBC

  1. Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time  BBC
  2. Grand Egyptian Museum set for a very grand opening after 3 decades and more than $1 billion  CBS News
  3. Egypt unveils the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization  ABC News
  4. Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build  The Guardian
  5. More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures  CNN
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In Tokyo, Trump and Takaichi bonded over a mutual friend – and a mutual enemy – Yahoo

  1. In Tokyo, Trump and Takaichi bonded over a mutual friend – and a mutual enemy  Yahoo
  2. On the Menu for Trump in Tokyo: American Rice  The New York Times
  3. Trump bonds with Japan’s new prime minister, unveils major Japanese investment projects in the U.S.  PBS
  4. Why Japan’s Sanae Takaichi May Actually Be Able to Win Over Trump  Time Magazine
  5. US, Japan sign framework for critical mineral supply  Supply Chain Dive
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Pro-Israel activist suing Sydney restaurant claims he was shunned and vilified after News Corp stunt

Ofir Birenbaum is suing for defamation after deleted and retracted social media posts by Cairo Takeaway inferred he visited the restaurant with reporters to ‘stir up controversy’

A pro-Israel activist who visited a pro-Palestinian Sydney restaurant with News Corp reporters claims he was vilified and subject to an investigation by his employer after the restaurant allegedly implied he attempted to manufacture an “antisemitic incident”.

Ofir Birenbaum went to Cairo Takeaway, a popular restaurant in Sydney’s Newtown, in February wearing a Star of David cap and necklace alongside reporters from the Daily Telegraph. The undercover operation, later revealed to be dubbed internally by the paper as “undercover Jew”, made international headlines after it backfired.

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