Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.
‘No skin contact with males’: Afghan women left under earthquake rubble. Courtesy – Gender rules | World News – Hindustan Times
- ‘No skin contact with males’: Afghan women left under earthquake rubble. Courtesy - Gender rules | World News Hindustan Times
- After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers The New York Times
- Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban says NBC News
- Aid Afghanistan earthquake victims CNN
- US yet to approve any help following Afghanistan earthquake, sources say Reuters
Afghans unsure which “crisis to respond to” after earthquake
“In the past 12 hours we have experienced four aftershocks above 4.8 magnitude.”
Lisbon funicular crash victims’ nationalities slowly emerge after Portugal streetcar disaster that killed 16 – CBS News
- Lisbon funicular crash victims' nationalities slowly emerge after Portugal streetcar disaster that killed 16 CBS News
- Three Britons among 16 people killed in Lisbon funicular crash, police confirm | Portugal The Guardian
- 'The hit was very hard': Eyewitness in second carriage shares video of crash moment BBC
- What to know about the deadly Lisbon funicular crash CNN
- Questions Focus on Cable in Lisbon Funicular Crash The New York Times
Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr Nick Maynard on treating Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targeting
Chinese public is divided over whether to seek global dominance or share leadership – NPR
- Chinese public is divided over whether to seek global dominance or share leadership NPR
- Chinese Public Divided on Whether Beijing Should Seek Shared Leadership or Global Dominance Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Chinese embrace their ‘exceptionalism’ but remain wary of US, new poll shows South China Morning Post
- Survey of Chinese Public Opinion on International Affairs Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- How Chinese view US rivalry, Beijing’s deterrence muscle: SCMP daily highlights South China Morning Post
Aftershocks add to injuries from powerful quake in Afghanistan
More than 2,200 people were killed after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend.
Germany opened its doors to 1 million refugees a decade ago. Here’s how the country has changed since – CNN
- Germany opened its doors to 1 million refugees a decade ago. Here’s how the country has changed since CNN
- Migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel's 'We can do it' ten years ago to pulling up the drawbridge BBC
- Opinion | Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall The New York Times
- ‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700-mile escape to Germany The Guardian
- A decade of contrasts: The last ten years of migration in Europe International Rescue Committee
Amid Russian economy warnings, Putin admits Central Bank ‘struggling’ to cut interest rates – The Kyiv Independent
- Amid Russian economy warnings, Putin admits Central Bank 'struggling' to cut interest rates The Kyiv Independent
- Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise Reuters
- Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis Foreign Policy
- Russian economy is stagnating amid Ukraine war, says Sberbank CEO Euronews.com
- Russian Economy Slipped Into ‘Technical Stagnation,’ Sberbank CEO Warns The Moscow Times
Rubio says US will ‘blow up’ foreign crime groups if needed
The secretary of state made the comments during a trip to Ecuador, where he announced new measures targeting criminal gangs.
Indian farmer gives up home so village children can have a school
Mor Singh’s residence now operates as an upper primary school attended by 50-60 students in his village
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups to ‘silence them’
“They want to silence anyone who stands up to Israeli crimes.”
US wants to “silence Palestinian voices” with sanctions
Human rights worker Basel Sourani says the US is using sanctions to shield Israel from facing justice.
Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines
Robert F Kennedy Jr disputed claims by US senators on health policies, COVID-19 vaccines, and antidepressants.
The world’s oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more – NPR
- The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more NPR
- One of the world's biggest icebergs is finally breaking up after 40 years Sky News
- One of the biggest icebergs ever seen could be 'gone in weeks' Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral WXII
- World's largest iceberg, A23a, breaks. See satellite and aerial views. USA Today
Thailand names third prime minister in two years
Multiple administrations have been deposed by court interventions and military coups in recent years.
Thailand names third prime minister in two years
Multiple administrations have been deposed by court interventions and military coups in recent years.
Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
The vote is a major blow to the Shinawatra clan, a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades.
Ukrainian Drones Strike Rosneft Refinery in Ryazan Region – The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian Drones Strike Rosneft Refinery in Ryazan Region The Moscow Times
- Putin’s petrostate faces a kamikaze petrol crisis The Economist
- Ukraine knocks out Russian refineries as Russia kills dozens in Kyiv Al Jazeera
- Ukrainian drone strikes strangle Putin’s fuel supplies politico.eu
- Ukrainian bombing campaign turns Russia’s sheer size into a weakness Atlantic Council
Joe Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery
The former US president had been spotted with a wound on the right side of his head in recent days.