- Suspect in 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann freed from German prison in unrelated case CNN
- Madeleine McCann suspect freed from German prison BBC
- Main suspect in British toddler Madeleine McCann's disappearance set to be released Reuters
- Prime Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With U.K. Police The New York Times
- Timeline in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann Click2Houston
Suspect in 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann freed from German prison in unrelated case – CNN
- Suspect in 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann freed from German prison in unrelated case CNN
- Madeleine McCann suspect freed from German prison BBC
- Main suspect in British toddler Madeleine McCann's disappearance set to be released Reuters
- Prime Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With U.K. Police The New York Times
- Timeline in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann Click2Houston
Pope: Religions are wellspring of healing, not source of division – Vatican News
- Pope: Religions are wellspring of healing, not source of division Vatican News
- New Vatican interfaith team to meet Russian patriarch, leading imam in Kazakhstan Catholic News Agency
- UN Action Plan to Protect Religious Sites Presented in Astana The Times Of Central Asia
- Tokayev warned world about threat of nuclear Armageddon 1Lurer
- High Representative's Remarks at the Special Session on Safeguarding Religious Sites: Reflections and a Call for Action by World and Traditional Leaders of World Religions United Nations Alliance of Civilizations | UNAOC
US tennis star sorry for ‘offensive’ comments on Chinese food
She described the turtle and frog dishes as "crazy" and "wild", causing a social media storm.
Champions League debut and Luiz – the rise of Pafos
BBC Sport looks at Pafos FC, the team from Cyprus set to make their full Champions League debut with David Luiz in defence.
Mexico celebrates historic Independence Day led by first female president
Tens of thousands gather in Mexico City as Sheinbaum rings Hidalgo’s bell, celebrating a milestone in nation's history.
Australia, Papua New Guinea sign communique after mutual defence treaty stalls – Reuters
- Australia, Papua New Guinea sign communique after mutual defence treaty stalls Reuters
- Latest blow to Labor’s Pacific defence strategy might not be the embarrassment the Coalition claims The Guardian
- Why the PM went zero-for-two on his Pacific diplomatic tour Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- PNG celebrates independence, to sign defence treaty with Australia Al Jazeera
- Australia’s Albanese unable to clinch defense treaty with Papua New Guinea during visit AP News
Colombia halts US arms purchases as row over drug fight delisting escalates
President Gustavo Petro defends drug war policy and insists he will not be a 'puppet president' of Washington.
Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel; activists say he was tortured into false confession – AP News
- Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel; activists say he was tortured into false confession AP News
- Iran executes man it says spied for Israel, activists say false confession Al Jazeera
- Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel — state media The Times of Israel
- Iran Executes Accused Israel Spy Newsweek
- Death-Row Political Prisoner Babak Shahbazi Transferred to Solitary Confinement en-hrana.org
Trump announces deal with China to allow TikTok to continue operating in US
US president says a 'group of very big companies' wants to buy the popular video-sharing platform.
Australia, PNG delay defence pact as China’s rise in Pacific region looms
Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.
A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse – AP News
UTS’s teacher education program set to close as university reveals plan to slash more than 1,000 subjects
Of the 1,101 subjects to be discontinued, 463 had no student enrolments and weren’t taught in 2024, according to University of Technology Sydney’s proposal
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The University of Technology Sydney will close its teacher education program and public health school as part of a sweeping restructure that would remove more than 1,100 subjects to return the institution to surplus.
The proposed cuts, released on Wednesday, are part of the debt-ridden university’s strategy to reduce expenditure by $100m annually, including previously announcing the cutting of about 400 jobs.
Continue reading...Dehumanisation: How Israel is able to commit its genocide in Gaza
Israel has dehumanised Palestinians for decades, eventually leading to the current Gaza genocide, say analysts.
Europe turns to Ukrainian tech for ‘drone wall’ against Russia – Financial Times
- Europe turns to Ukrainian tech for ‘drone wall’ against Russia Financial Times
- EU floats plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine loan, bypassing a Hungary veto Reuters
- Analysis: When radar fails, microphones win — Europe adopts Ukraine’s drone-killer playbook WTOP
- Opinion | Put Vladimir Putin’s Frozen Assets to Good Use The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production Business Insider
Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found.
Epidemiologists and climate scientists attributed 16,500 out of 24,400 heat deaths from June to August to the extra hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases.
Continue reading...Main suspect in Madeleine McCann case due to be released from German prison
Authorities say they no longer have legal justification to hold Christian Brückner in jail after serving rape sentence
The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is expected to be freed on Wednesday as German authorities admit they no longer have legal justification to hold him in jail.
Christian Brückner, 49, is due to be released from prison in Sehnde, northern Germany, after serving a sentence for the rape of an American woman, then 72 years old, in Portugal in 2005.
Continue reading...France proposes ceiling on value of UK components in €150bn EU defence fund
Negotiations soon to begin on UK’s entry to Safe scheme, which it hopes will secure bigger role for its defence firms
France has proposed limiting the use of British-produced military components in the EU’s €150bn defence fund, in a move that could complicate negotiations over the UK’s entry into the scheme.
Four diplomatic sources told the Guardian that French officials had proposed a 50% ceiling on the value of UK components in projects financed through the EU’s €150bn Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund.
Continue reading...16 Nations Warn Israel Against Attacking Gaza-Bound Global Sumud Flotilla – Common Dreams
- 16 Nations Warn Israel Against Attacking Gaza-Bound Global Sumud Flotilla Common Dreams
- More Than a Boat: The Gaza Flotilla as a Symbol of a Growing Global Movement CounterPunch.org
- Aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg sets sail from Tunisia to challenge Gaza blockade France 24
- Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade Al Jazeera
- Greta Thunberg's Gaza-bound flotilla nears Italian port The Jerusalem Post
Top aid groups call on world leaders to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza
MSF, Islamic Relief, Save the Children and CARE International are among the aid groups issuing the joint call.