Lithuania ready to ‘fight back’ but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
Sinkevičius told BBC Newsnight Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Moscow, but the nation was prepared to "fight back" if attacked.
Mali marks independence amid a worsening security crisis
The 66th anniversary comes as armed groups expand their reach and the government struggles to secure key supply routes.
Iran war live: IRGC says US, Israel ‘must accept withdrawal’ from region
The IRGC says the US and Israel "must accept the region's freedom from their vile and criminal presence".
China and Europe should not fight trade wars, Chinese foreign minister says – Reuters
- China and Europe should not fight trade wars, Chinese foreign minister says Reuters
- China Urges EU to Keep Auto Markets Open, Avoid Protectionism Yahoo Finance
- China, EU Should Avoid Trade Clash, Beijing’s Top Diplomat Says Bloomberg.com
- China seeks German help to stave off EU trade sanctions days before Xi-Trump summit South China Morning Post
- Chinese FM urges China, Germany to boost cooperation, free trade news.cgtn.com
Why a Bollywood celebrity manager’s 2020 death case has been reopened
Disha Salian's father insists her death was not suicide or an accident, but that she was gang-raped and murdered.
Why a Bollywood celebrity manager’s 2020 death case has been reopened
Disha Salian's father insists her death was not suicide or an accident, but that she was gang-raped and murdered.
Australia news live: Chalmers says ‘monetised misogyny’ online fuelling DV; Greens say triple-zero run for ‘profits of corporations’
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Jim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and children. He said the government had chosen to increase resourcing for child and family violence and domestic violence, adding to the ABC:
We’re trying to deal with the sources of all of this violence, whether it be more security in the housing system, whether it be the monetised misogyny that we see online – there are a whole range of factors feeding in here.
We do acknowledge that all of this violence is obviously entirely unacceptable. It’s horrific in every way. That’s why we’ve increased the resources and that’s why we all need to do better to do everything we can to make a difference here.
Continue reading...‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn – The Guardian
- ‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn The Guardian
- 9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them Scientific American
- Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels Oceanographic Magazine
- Breached Earth Boundaries Raise Risk of ‘Irreversible Change’ Inside Climate News
- Planetary Guardian Sunita Narain in New York Climate Week 2026 cseindia.org
Cut NHS red tape and boost productivity to prevent 20,000 early deaths a year in England, report urges
Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report says
The NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says.
Research by the Health Foundation found the health service has been held back for decades by excessive regulation, short-term planning and insufficient capability to deliver major change.
Continue reading...Appeals court rules in favor of Trump-backed Missouri congressional maps
Supreme court, which has twice blocked maps from being used in November, likely to have final say in legal fight
A long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by Donald Trump, even though the US supreme court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election.
A three-judge panel of the 8th US circuit court of appeals said Missouri should use the new Republican-drawn US House districts in the November election, just as the state did in its August primary. To revert to its prior districts for the general election would violate the US constitution, the appeals judges said.
Continue reading...Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle
The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns.
The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region.
Continue reading...Why Trump is leaving Saudi Arabia alone to fight the Houthis — even as they threaten global oil supplies – New York Post
- Why Trump is leaving Saudi Arabia alone to fight the Houthis — even as they threaten global oil supplies New York Post
- Iran Update, September 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- As attacks choke off Saudi oil, kingdom confronts limits of Trump’s friendship The Washington Post
- Saudi Arabia faces a two-front war as it seeks support at UNGA The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis' escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia give Iran leverage in the Middle East abcnews.com
Democrats’ Gaza reckoning: how failing to give Palestinians a voice came back to bite the party – theguardian.com
- Democrats’ Gaza reckoning: how failing to give Palestinians a voice came back to bite the party theguardian.com
- Book Review: ‘Crossing the Red Line,’ by Akbar Shahid Ahmed The New York Times
- Dismissed warnings, stood by Israel: New book details Biden administration’s actions after Oct. 7 Ynetnews
- Biden's Team Wanted War in the Middle East Without Owning It Reason Magazine
- The Long Shadow of Biden’s Gaza Fiasco New York Magazine
Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asks judge to investigate lone juror
Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young children
Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three children.
In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyers asked the court to question the juror about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended.
Continue reading...UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks – AP News
- UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks AP News
- UK to help refuel Saudi jets countering Houthi attacks BBC
- UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support Reuters
- UK to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in its fight with Houthi rebels Financial Times
- UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters theguardian.com
UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters
Andy Burnham seeks stability in Middle East to bring down prices at home as first meeting with Trump looms
The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump.
The prime minister said he had agreed to a request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure against the Iran-backed rebels and help keep oil flowing from the Gulf to ease global economic turmoil.
Continue reading...Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show
Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collection
Burberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a place in art history as David Hockney’s favourite muse.
Burberry’s designer, Daniel Lee, has always loved Birtwell’s prints. When the two met this spring, he fell for “her energy, and her zest for life”, and a one-off Burberry meets Birtwell collection that closed London fashion week was born.
Continue reading...Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schools – Fox News
- Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schools Fox News
- Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says Reuters
- Italy leader Giorgia Meloni announces plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schools CBS News
- Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools aljazeera.com
- Meloni says Italy to ban face coverings, limit foreign students per class in schools KOMO
North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy ‘incurable headache’ – Reuters
- North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy 'incurable headache' Reuters
- North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy ‘incurable headache’ NBC News
- Hypersonic weapon test? North Korea says it just launched a new 'ultra-modern' missile Space
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours CNN
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds apparent hypersonic missile test, calls it "incurable headache" for foes CBS News