- France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access AP News
- France blocks US ambassador’s access to ministers after he fails to show for meeting The Guardian
- US ambassador to France banned from meeting French government Reuters
- France summons US ambassador over Trump team’s comments on activist’s death politico.eu
- France bars US ambassador Kushner from meeting government officials The Hill
Kim Jon-Un’s sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress – France 24
- Kim Jon-Un's sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress France 24
- North Korea: Kim Jong Un re-appointed as general secretary at party congress BBC
- North Korea's Kim pledges economic push as his sister is elevated at party congress Reuters
- N Korea’s Kim unveils 50 rocket launchers ahead of key congress Al Jazeera
- North Korea promotes Kim Jong Un’s sister as he vows to boost economy Al Jazeera
Tributes paid to ‘very loving and caring’ British hiker killed in Nepal bus crash – The Guardian
- Tributes paid to ‘very loving and caring’ British hiker killed in Nepal bus crash The Guardian
- Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash BBC
- 19 Dead, 25 Injured After Passenger Bus Plunges Off Highway and Falls 656 Feet Down Mountain Slope People.com
- 19 killed as bus plunges into Trishuli River in Dhading; Road accidents spike nationwide The Himalayan Times
- Briton among 19 dead in Nepal bus crash Sky News
Putin can’t survive without war Death has become a political religion – UnHerd
- Putin can’t survive without war Death has become a political religion UnHerd
- Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making The Economist
- How Putin Sold a False Win in Ukraine to Trump Foreign Policy
- ‘This is a very dangerous moment for Putin’: ex-Army chief The Telegraph
- Vladimir Putin, trapped by his own logic of war Le Monde.fr
David Lammy lifts cap on court sitting days in effort to cut backlog of cases
Criminal barristers welcome justice secretary’s move to remove limit on hearing days at crown courts in England and Wales
A cap on court sitting days is to be lifted as the government seeks to ease the cases backlog, David Lammy has announced.
The justice secretary and deputy prime minister said every crown court in England and Wales would be funded to hear more cases in the next financial year.
Continue reading...UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age – politico.eu
- UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age politico.eu
- UK announces support package for Ukraine on war anniversary Reuters
- Ex-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire Associated Press News
- UK’s Starmer calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘most critical issue of our age’ on invasion anniversary Fox News
- UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC BBC
Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen – Common Dreams
- Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen Common Dreams
- Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank call for accountability BBC
- Israeli Settlers Shot Three Palestinians in the West Bank, as IDF Troops Looked On Haaretz
- Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest The New York Times
- Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say Associated Press News
Maxi Shield, beloved Australian drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star, dies aged 51
Performer appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of city’s drag scene
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One of Australia’s best-known and loved drag queens, Sydney’s Maxi Shield, has died after being diagnosed with throat cancer, prompting tributes from around the world.
Kristopher Elliot, who performed drag under the name Maxi Shield, was 51. Shield was a mainstay of the Sydney drag scene and brought Australian drag to the world as contestant in season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
Continue reading...Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10
Prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand say they would not object to his removal from royal succession line
A parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is a matter for MPs, Downing Street has said, as ministers faced a new push to uncover details about the former prince’s role as a trade envoy.
It comes as the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote to Keir Starmer to say his country would have no objection to Mountbatten-Windsor being removed from the royal line of succession. Later, a spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said his country would also support the proposals.
Continue reading...Europe’s New Way of War – The New York Times
Europe’s New Way of War The New York Times
Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel – Politico
- Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel Politico
- US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context Politico
- The Carlson-Huckabee interview may be the wake-up call Americans needed Al Jazeera
- Outcry after Ambassador Mike Huckabee suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East land NBC News
- US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations BBC
Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals – Phys.org
- Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals Phys.org
- A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin Nature
- Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children Science News
- A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children Smithsonian Magazine
- Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children New Scientist
3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are not as untraceable as criminals think – new study – The Conversation
Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account
Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’
Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he has summoned representatives from the technology company OpenAI after the company declined to alert police after suspending the account of a user who became the perpetrator of one of the country’s worst-ever school shootings.
Evan Solomon says he is “deeply disturbed” by reports that the company, which operates the popular ChatGPT chatbot, suspended the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar over the “furtherance of violent activities” in June 2025 but did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement.
Continue reading...Which Countries and States are Banning Kids’ Social Media? – Visual Capitalist
- Which Countries and States are Banning Kids' Social Media? Visual Capitalist
- Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable' CNBC
- Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans Council of Europe
- Has social media reached a tipping point? GZERO Media
- From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global WSJ
Burberry is back on brand as a purveyor of the classic British coat
Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weather
In a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.
The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter of 2025 on the search, sales and social media metrics of the Lyst index, with overall demand for the brand up 239% year on year.
Continue reading...Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 – Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes monster Category 5 storm USA Today
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes strongest storm of 2026 east of Mauritius The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
- Tropical Cyclone 22S (Horacio) Pacific Disaster Center | (PDC Global)
- Image of the week: Cyclone Horacio Eumetsat
US ambassador to France vows not to interfere in its domestic affairs
Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law Jared, failed to show up to meeting to explain US comments relating to death of far-right activist
Donald Trump’s envoy to Paris has called France’s foreign minister and pledged not to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs, a day after he was barred from talking to government officials for failing to attend a formal meeting at the ministry.
The foreign ministry said on Monday that Charles Kushner would not be permitted to carry out his diplomatic duties until he had explained his refusal to comply with the summons over US comments about the killing of a far-right activist in France.
Continue reading...7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu’s coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- 7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu's coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Why I support the Ezrat Yisrael egalitarian prayer space, separate from the Kotel eJewishPhilanthropy
- The Blogs: A declaration of war on world Jewry The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu Cancels Gov't Vote on Law Banning Egalitarian Prayer at Western Wall Haaretz
- Coalition bill to give Rabbinate Kotel power The Jerusalem Post