Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K. – NPR

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  1. Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K.  NPR
  2. The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years  The New York Times
  3. The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter  The Guardian
  4. Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years  BBC
  5. Bayeux tapestry set to return to the UK – in medieval times it was like an immersive art installation  The Conversation
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Ukraine deploying interceptor drones to defend Kyiv amid surge in Russian attacks – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukraine deploying interceptor drones to defend Kyiv amid surge in Russian attacks  The Kyiv Independent
  2. How drones and video-game techniques are coming together in Ukraine’s war  The Economist
  3. Ukraine’s Drone Revolution: And What America Should Learn From It  Foreign Affairs
  4. Opinion | Russia Intensifies Its Drone War  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Kyiv to allocate $6.2 million to drone interceptor program  Reuters
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PKK fighters begin handing over weapons at ceremony – DW

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  1. PKK fighters begin handing over weapons at ceremony  DW
  2. Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict  CNN
  3. PKK disarmament opens new page for Turkey, Erdogan says  Reuters
  4. PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says  Al Jazeera
  5. Erdoğan hails new page in Turkey’s history as Kurdish fighters lay down arms  Financial Times
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Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans – DW

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  1. Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans  DW
  2. Nigeria says it won't accept deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own'  NPR
  3. Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Ethiopia hit by US cuts to visa duration.  BBC
  4. Nigeria says US pressuring Africa to accept Venezuelan deportees  Reuters
  5. Trump Admin Announces Major Visa Restrictions for Four Countries  Newsweek
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Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since WWII – NBC News

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  1. Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII  NBC News
  2. Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow  The New York Times
  3. Reliving History: How the Srebrenica genocide unfolded 30 years ago today  Al Jazeera
  4. The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Bosnia and Herzegovina  The Royal Family
  5. Germany updates: Bundestag remembers Srebrenica massacre  DW
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Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back ‘lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill

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Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy laid bare as former deputy prime minister sends out clarion call on Facebook

Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wind back the “lunatic crusade” of net zero by 2050 in a private member’s bill once parliament resumes later this month.

The former deputy prime minister and Nationals backbencher’s clarion call on Friday afternoon laid bare the Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy.

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Detection of fire ants in Queensland 800km from closest infestation sparks fury over gaps in eradication funding

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Businesses and industry urged to stay alert after invasive species discovered at coalmine in Moranbah, about 150km inland from Mackay

Fire ants have been detected in central Queensland for the first time in history after a major outbreak at a BHP Broadmeadow coalmine.

The discovery has prompted fury among the Invasive Species Council, who have questioned how the invasive pest had travelled almost 800km from the closest known infestation zone.

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‘Russia targets life’ — Russian attacks kill 9, injure 42 over past day, damaging maternity hospital in Kharkiv – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 'Russia targets life' — Russian attacks kill 9, injure 42 over past day, damaging maternity hospital in Kharkiv  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian attack on Kharkiv damages maternity hospital, sending patients fleeing  Reuters
  3. Ukraine war: Russian strikes damage Kharkiv maternity ward  DW
  4. Russian drones strike Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Russia drone attack on Ukraine damages maternity hospital, sends patients fleeing  New York Post
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