- Summit opens in final push for plastics treaty to tackle crisis BBC
- UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says The Guardian
- Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns CBS News
- Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution Reuters
- Global Plastics Treaty: What is INC-5.2 and why it matters The World Economic Forum
Jeju Air Plane Crash Highlights Decades of Blunders and Deadly Runway Wall – The New York Times
- Jeju Air Plane Crash Highlights Decades of Blunders and Deadly Runway Wall The New York Times
- National Assembly bans concrete mounds near airports to enhance safety standards - CHOSUNBIZ Chosunbiz
- The New York Times (NYT), a leading U.S. newspaper, focused on the "concrete mound" on the runway of.. 매일경제
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Prison system was days from collapse three times under Sunak, review finds
Emergency measures bailed out jails at last minute as No 10 refused to cut prisoner numbers until ‘cliff edge’ reached, former watchdog reports
The criminal justice system was within days of collapse on three occasions before being bailed out by “last-minute emergency measures”, an independent review by a former prisons watchdog has found.
Dame Anne Owers said the prison system, under pressure from overcrowding, was “in crisis” between autumn 2023 and the summer of 2024, but No 10 under Rishi Sunak refused to cut the numbers in jail until “the next predictable cliff edge”.
Continue reading...Pension age debate threatens to splinter Germany’s fragile coalition
Merz walks fine line as ‘lazy Germans’ debate sparks protest and economy minister calls to raise retirement age to 70
The fact that ageing Germany’s generous pension system is unsustainable is political Berlin’s worst-kept secret, but a controversial call to save it by hiking the retirement age to 70 has sparked howls of protest and threatened to destabilise the fractious government.
The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has largely sidestepped the ticking timebomb of the greying population since taking office in May, preferring instead to announce sweeteners such as tax breaks for older Germans to continue working past the retirement age.
Continue reading...Netanyahu vows to occupy Gaza as U.S. touts ‘all or nothing’ hostage plan – The Washington Post
- Netanyahu vows to occupy Gaza as U.S. touts ‘all or nothing’ hostage plan The Washington Post
- Israeli goal for Gaza is to 'eliminate Hamas' from power, says Israeli journalist Fox News
- Israel's Netanyahu expected to push for plan to 'occupy' Gaza NBC News
- Israeli cabinet may order complete Gaza takeover Reuters
- Netanyahu to urge ‘full conquest’ of Gaza as ceasefire talks reach an impasse CNN
First Nations group launches federal appeal to block construction of main Brisbane 2032 Olympics stadium
Application lodged for permanent legal protection of Victoria Park, where state and federal governments plan to spend billions on sports infrastructure
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A First Nations group has applied to halt construction of the main stadium planned for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
The state and federal governments plan to spend $3.8bn on a 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in inner-city Brisbane. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics events.
Continue reading...Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say
Netanyahu's war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media.
Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood 'a matter of when, not if'.
All the controversies likely to dog Poland’s new president – politico.eu
- All the controversies likely to dog Poland’s new president politico.eu
- Poland is sliding back towards populism. Democrats elsewhere should heed our mistakes The Guardian
- European Commission’s complicity in Poland’s constitutional breakdown Brussels Signal
- Karol Nawrocki Wins Polish Presidency in Razor-Thin Runoff Vote 헤럴드인사이트
- President Nawrocki: The Right’s New Standard-Bearer – COMMENTARY Visegrad Insight
Bangladesh teeters between hope and deadlock a year after Hasina’s fall
Protesters wanted 'real change' but instability looms as political groups jostle for power and promised reforms falter.
Russia’s Medvedev issues warning as Moscow says not bound by missile treaty
Ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns of 'further steps', blaming NATO's 'anti-Russian policy'.
US condemns house arrest of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
US State Department responded to Brazil's supreme court order saying Bolsonaro allegedly breached a ban on using social media.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
‘I’m upset, angry and disgusted,’ Epstein accuser tells BBC
Haley Robson says recent speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her "extremely angry".
‘I’m upset, angry and disgusted,’ Epstein accuser tells BBC
Haley Robson says recent speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her "extremely angry".
Convicted rapist fighting to remain in parliament in Australia
The New South Wales parliament wants to expel Gareth Ward after he was last month found guilty of rape.
Putin and Trump’s relationship has soured – but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible
Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week - is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?
Putin and Trump’s relationship has soured – but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible
Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week - is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?
Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested for train station assault in UK
The 42-year-old was detained by the British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal.
US Democrats flee Texas to block Trump-backed election redistricting
Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats leave state to block redrawn congressional map.