- Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes and curbs Israel-bound trade over the Gaza war AP News
- Turkiye closes airspace to Israel, bans Israeli ships from Turkish ports Al Jazeera
- Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace Reuters
- Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure The Times of Israel
- Turkey cuts Israel ties in trade, airspace amid tensions The Jerusalem Post
Corruption scandal threatens Argentina’s right-wing President Milei and his influential sister – France 24
- Corruption scandal threatens Argentina’s right-wing President Milei and his influential sister France 24
- Argentinian President Javier Milei leaves rally after protesters throw rocks Al Jazeera
- Argentina’s Milei, evacuated after protesters hurl rocks at him on the campaign trail EL PAÍS English
- Argentina’s libertarian president goes on defense as a corruption scandal spreads AP News
- Javier Milei pelted with rocks as sister’s scandal threatens presidency The Telegraph
In a first, Kim Jong Un will attend a gathering of leaders with both Putin and Xi – NPR
- In a first, Kim Jong Un will attend a gathering of leaders with both Putin and Xi NPR
- Xi shows Trump who holds the cards as he sets up meeting with Kim and Putin BBC
- With Russia’s help, North Korea expands its nuclear weapons capability The Washington Post
- Xi Jinping to host Putin and Kim Jong-un in show of defiance to US The Times
- Map Shows China Calling New 'Axis' Leaders to Beijing Newsweek
Macron says Putin would have duped Trump if he doesn’t commit to Zelenskiy meeting – Reuters
- Macron says Putin would have duped Trump if he doesn't commit to Zelenskiy meeting Reuters
- Trump will have been ‘played’ if Putin avoids Zelenskyy meeting, warns Macron – as it happened The Guardian
- Merz, Macron Push for Secondary Sanctions on Russian Backers Bloomberg.com
- Germany, France push for secondary sanctions on Russia amid Ukraine war Al Jazeera
- Putin-Zelenskyy summit won’t happen, says Germany’s Merz politico.eu
Japan accelerates missile deployment amid rising regional tensions – AP News
- Japan accelerates missile deployment amid rising regional tensions AP News
- Japan's $60B defense budget request seeks funding for coastal defense network, more F-35s Breaking Defense
- Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2026 navalnews.com
- Japan Announces Plan to Counter China's Armed Coast Guard Fleet Newsweek
- Pacifist Japan struggles to boost troops as China anxiety grows yahoo.com
Can Russia Weather a Fuel Crisis Caused by Ukrainian Drone Attacks? – The Moscow Times
- Can Russia Weather a Fuel Crisis Caused by Ukrainian Drone Attacks? The Moscow Times
- Russian oil refineries, terminals burn as Ukraine hits Putin's war economy Reuters
- Frustrated Russians grapple with fuel crisis as Ukraine attacks oil refineries The Guardian
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Oil Refineries Have Some Russian Regions Running on Empty Military.com
- Reuters: Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil plants disrupted 17% of its refinery capacity Ґвара Медіа
Finland’s Air Force Will Stop Using the Swastika on Flags – The New York Times
- Finland’s Air Force Will Stop Using the Swastika on Flags The New York Times
- Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland’s air force, but are on the way out AP News
- Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies Euronews.com
- Finland to remove swastikas from the flag of its air force after ‘awkward situations’ The Independent
- Finnish Air Force plans to remove swastikas from unit flags Yle
Russia’s Kuibyshevsk refinery halted operations after drone attacks, sources say – Reuters
- Russia's Kuibyshevsk refinery halted operations after drone attacks, sources say Reuters
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Oil Refineries Have Some Russian Regions Running on Empty Military.com
- Russia and Ukraine Target Energy Sites, Seeking Leverage Away From the Front The New York Times
- Exclusive: Russia's Ust-Luga port to operate at half capacity in September after pipeline damage, sources say Reuters
- Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries as It Faces Missile Barrage Bloomberg.com
Paris and Berlin to discuss French nukes’ role in Europe – politico.eu
Murray Watt backs ‘no-go’ zones where development is banned – but not for Tasmania’s Robbins Island
Environment minister says scientific evidence did not convince government that remote island qualified
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Australia’s environment minister, Murray Watt, has backed the creation of “no-go zones” where development will be banned in some places under a revamped nature law, but said Tasmania’s remote Robbins Island – the site of a contentious windfarm proposal – does not qualify.
Watt this week said the Albanese government would accelerate its plan to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act so that legislation was introduced to parliament this year, sooner than previously suggested.
Continue reading...How the ‘Hobbit’ human species was discovered
Witness History looks back at the 2003 discovery of the Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores.
Video appears to show New Zealand fugitive who fled into wilderness with children 4 years ago – CBS News
- Video appears to show New Zealand fugitive who fled into wilderness with children 4 years ago CBS News
- New CCTV believed to show fugitive father who has spent years with his three children in the wilderness CNN
- New video appears to show New Zealand fugitive dad with his child BBC
- Fugitive Father Hiding in Wilderness with His Kids Seen in New Footage People.com
- New Zealand fugitive and one of his children spotted on CCTV after four years on the run, police believe The Guardian
Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright lied about helicopter crash that killed co-star in Australia, jury finds – CBS News
- Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright lied about helicopter crash that killed co-star in Australia, jury finds CBS News
- Matt Wright: Famous croc wrangler found guilty in evidence tampering trial BBC
- Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright found guilty on two charges after fatal helicopter crash but jury deadlocked on third The Guardian
- Matt Wright guilty on two counts of hindering chopper crash investigation Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Netflix crocodile catcher guilty of lying about helicopter crash The Times
Japan, India to deepen security, economic ties amid U.S. tariffs – Reuters
- Japan, India to deepen security, economic ties amid U.S. tariffs Reuters
- Modi and Ishiba agreed to expand India and Japan’s ties. Here’s what they said PBS
- Quad To Bullet Train And Semi-Conductors, PM Modi Has His Plate Full In Japan NDTV
- Modi seeks closer ties on Asia tour to offset fallout from US tariffs Reuters
- ‘Padharo Maare Des’: PM Modi gets traditional Rajasthani welcome in Japan | Watch Hindustan Times
India’s Modi and Japan’s Ishiba agree to expand ties. Here’s what they said – AP News
- India’s Modi and Japan’s Ishiba agree to expand ties. Here’s what they said AP News
- Indian PM Modi Tours Chip Plant With Japan’s Ishiba Bloomberg.com
- Aging Japan is tripling its investments to $6.8 billion a year in a bid to get India's younger workers Fortune
- Japan, India to deepen security, economic ties amid U.S. tariffs Reuters
- Tokyo To Sendai: PM Modi's Bullet Train Ride With Japanese Counterpart NDTV
Thai court removes PM over leaked phone call with Cambodian leader
Court rules Paetongtarn Shinawatra breached ethics guidelines in a call where she called Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen "uncle" and criticised the Thai army.
UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’
Hundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.
The 1,100-word letter, signed by about a quarter of the 2,000 staff of the Geneva- and New York-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), says the Israeli offensive in Gaza meets the legal threshold of genocide and that this means “arms sales, transfers and related logistical or financial support to Israeli authorities” constitutes a clear breach of international law by all those involved.
Continue reading...Protests erupt in Indonesia over death of man hit by police vehicle
Government faces calls for police reform amid violent clashes across Jakarta and demonstrations in other cities
Hundreds of Indonesians have protested at sites across Jakarta over the death of a man hit by a police vehicle, in the first big test for Prabowo Subianto’s nearly year-old government.
The man, a motorcycle ride-sharing driver, was hit at the site of violent clashes near parliament on Thursday as police sought to disperse demonstrators protesting about a number of issues including lawmakers’ pay and education funding.
Continue reading...Norway Leader Rebukes US Senator Graham’s Criticism of $2 Trillion Fund – Bloomberg.com
- Norway Leader Rebukes US Senator Graham’s Criticism of $2 Trillion Fund Bloomberg.com
- Norwegian Wealth Fund Ditches Caterpillar Over Israel’s Bulldozer Use The Wall Street Journal
- Lindsey Graham Calls for Sanctions on Norway After Major BDS Move yahoo.com
- Graham floats retaliatory tariffs, visa restrictions over Norway BDS move Jewish Insider
- Senator Lindsey Graham threatens Norway after wealth fund divests from Caterpillar Middle East Eye
The Real Limits of Ukrainian Power – Foreign Affairs
- The Real Limits of Ukrainian Power Foreign Affairs
- Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine Atlantic Council
- Why the West Failed the ‘Putin Test’ The Atlantic
- Ukraine’s painful endgame Engelsberg Ideas
- Mapping the Russia-Ukraine War Endgame RealClearDefense