‘New Normal’: Is Pakistan trying to set new red lines with Afghan Taliban?
Amid growing clashes with the Taliban, Pakistan's moves mirror, ironically, an approach it has decried in the past.
Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia – NBC News
NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows – politico.eu
- NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows politico.eu
- NATO Defence Ministers focus on deterrence, counter-drone initiatives, defence investment, and support to Ukraine NATO - Homepage
- NATO seeks 'drone wall' amid Russian airspace incursions DW
- Nato in talks to make it easier to shoot down Russian jets The Telegraph
- NATO should 'not take the Russians too seriously,' alliance chief claims The Kyiv Independent
Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference
Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’
Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.
Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,329
Here are the key events from day 1,329 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing – AP News
- Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing AP News
- Deadly landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico CNN
- Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico The New York Times
- Rescuers search for missing in Mexico's flooded towns BBC
- Photos of the flooding and landsides in Mexico AP News
Cameroon opposition’s Tchiroma claims election victory, urges Biya to concede – Reuters
- Cameroon opposition's Tchiroma claims election victory, urges Biya to concede Reuters
- Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election The Guardian
- Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims presidential election victory Al Jazeera
- Cameroon awaits election results as Paul Biya seeks eighth term BBC
- Africa's oldest leader isn't ready to retire — and he's not the only one defying age NPR
LA to declare state of emergency over Ice raids to assist affected families
Move will allow county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants amid immigration crack down on city
Los Angeles county officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.
The move allows the LA county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. A local state of emergency can also funnel state money for legal aid and other services.
Continue reading...Spain’s radically different approach to African migration
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government is kicking against the prevailing mood among Western nations.
Israel names 4 deceased hostages as Hamas hands over 4 more bodies – The Washington Post
- Israel names 4 deceased hostages as Hamas hands over 4 more bodies The Washington Post
- My friend Bipin threw back Hamas grenade - and saved my life BBC
- LIVE: Israel restricts aid into Gaza; Hamas releases bodies of 4 captives Al Jazeera
- Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom AP News
- A fragile Gaza ceasefire is tested after Israel and Hamas swap detainees and hostages NPR
LIVE: Israel restricts aid into Gaza; Hamas releases bodies of 4 captives
Handover comes as Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, 'perhaps violently'.
FIFA World Cup 2026: The best pictures from the latest qualified teams
The latest round of qualifiers around the globe for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has seen the number of entrants rise to 28.
Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population
This week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic timebomb: in 2024, the number of babies born to one sector of the population rose to a record of more than 22,000 – that’s about 3,000 more than the previous year and a 50% increase on a decade ago.
But none of the women who answered calls – invariably issued by conservative male politicians – to have more children were Japanese.
Continue reading...Who are the latest teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Full list of teams in the World Cup and those knocked out after the latest round of qualifiers.
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss
CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it".
US, China roll out port fees, threatening more trade turmoil
Analysts have warned the tit-for-tat trade fees risk 'distorting global freight flows' for goods including petrol, toys.
Trump says US will not ‘waste our time’ helping Argentina if Milei loses
Trump warns if Milei's coalition is defeated in this month elections, "we are not going to be generous".
The Indian woman who stood up to moral policing – and won a pageant
Muskan Sharma, who won the Miss Rishikesh contest, said it made her feel like Miss Universe.
Chicago ‘Splatatouille’ was probably a squirrel, say researchers
Scientists from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, look at 37 species to identify cause of ‘rat hole’ in pavement
With a front paw outstretched and its tail at an angle, the creature that fell on to wet concrete in Chicago left quite the memento mori.
Now, researchers say they have unmasked the identity of the victim, revealing the famous “rat hole” was most probably made by a squirrel.
Continue reading...South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire
President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.