Honour killing: 18-year-old Dutch girl drowned for ‘Western behaviour’; father, two brothers on trial – Times of India

  1. Honour killing: 18-year-old Dutch girl drowned for 'Western behaviour'; father, two brothers on trial  Times of India
  2. Muslim dad, sons allegedly drowned teen over 'Western' lifestyle, refusing to wear headscarf  Fox News
  3. ‘Cowardly’ father, sons drowned teen daughter over her ‘Western lifestyle’: officials  New York Post
  4. Father And Sons Face Up To 25 Years For Murdering Daughter Over 'western' Lifestyle  i24NEWS
  5. Syrian brothers stand trial for honor killing sister  The Jerusalem Post
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Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn

Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments

Renewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a slump in solar and wind investment in Australia, with commitments on large-scale farms at the lowest level in almost a decade.

Clean Energy Regulator data shows the government agency expects 2.5GW of industry-scale renewable energy capacity to reach a final investment decision this year, down from 4GW last year. The 12-month average for investment commitments on new developments is at its lowest since early 2017.

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The rot eating at China’s war machine – Asia Times

  1. The rot eating at China’s war machine  Asia Times
  2. China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says  CNN
  3. China’s defence industry is in trouble  Yahoo
  4. China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year  South China Morning Post
  5. China Under Strain: Corruption, Revenues Dip & Crackdowns | Vantage with Palki Sharma  Firstpost
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146 – Reuters

  1. Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146  Reuters
  2. Painstaking search for bodies after deadly Hong Kong housing complex fire nears end  CNN
  3. Bamboo Becomes Identity Issue for Some Hong Kongers After Blaze  Bloomberg.com
  4. Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire  The New York Times
  5. Donations for Hong Kong fire victims reach $115 million, while crackdown on dissent hardens  Yahoo
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Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355 – The New York Times

  1. Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355  The New York Times
  2. ‘We were all very scared’: Sri Lankans relive the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah  The Guardian
  3. Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing  BBC
  4. 'A big thank you to Indian and Pakistani armed forces': Former Sri Lanka cricketer Angelo Mathews  Times of India
  5. Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact  Reuters
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Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030

In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.

Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week.

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Miami Takeaways: Trump Admin Urged to Stop ‘Negotiating With Itself,’ Start Pressuring Moscow – Kyiv Post

  1. Miami Takeaways: Trump Admin Urged to Stop ‘Negotiating With Itself,’ Start Pressuring Moscow  Kyiv Post
  2. Former NATO ambassador on whether Russia might consider the latest Ukraine peace deal  NPR
  3. Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’  The Independent
  4. Trump urged to learn from Afghanistan, not pressure Ukraine  Ariana News
  5. Former US Ambassador: Lasting Peace with Russia Impossible for Months  112.ua
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