All UNSC members except US back IPC’s Gaza famine report
All members of the UN Security Council, except the US, jointly backed the IPC’s declaration of famine in Gaza.
From penguins to potter wasps: The ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ 2025 competition reveals a planet under pressure – ABC News
- From penguins to potter wasps: The 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' 2025 competition reveals a planet under pressure ABC News
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 – the best pictures so far BBC
- See the astonishing images recognized by Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest USA Today
- Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree Live Science
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly Commended The Atlantic
Why Netanyahu’s hypocritical attack on Macron is so dangerous for Israel – and French Jews – Haaretz
- Why Netanyahu's hypocritical attack on Macron is so dangerous for Israel – and French Jews Haaretz
- France Summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner Over Antisemitism Comments The New York Times
- Opinion | A Letter to Emmanuel Macron The Wall Street Journal
- What to know about Charles Kushner, the US diplomat summoned to Paris over Macron letter AP News
- Right, Again: Macron's Vision Is the Only Way to Guarantee Israel's Future Haaretz
Fulton county election board faces $10,000 a day fine for not appointing Republicans
Democrats voted against appointing two candidates known for election denialism and voter registration challenges
The Fulton county commission in Georgia will be fined $10,000 a day for violating a court order to appoint two Republicans associated with Trump-aligned groups pushing voter fraud conspiracies to the county’s election board.
The county charter states that commissioners “shall” appoint two Republicans and two Democrats nominated by their respective county party chairperson, for two-year terms. When commissioners rejected the nomination by Fulton county’s Republican party chair, the superior court judge David Emerson issued an order requiring the board to appoint them.
Continue reading...All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is ‘man-made crisis’ – Reuters
- All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is 'man-made crisis' Reuters
- UN says Gaza famine expanding, ten more die from hunger amid Israeli siege Al Jazeera
- Headlines for August 27, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Inside Gaza's hospitals: 'The children were very thin. Glazed eyes. It was devastating' Haaretz
- Israel threatens to target UN hunger monitor’s funding over ‘fabricated’ famine report The Times of Israel
Israeli official Alexandrovich skips US court hearing on child sex charges
Judge denies lawyer's claim that Israeli official could skip arraignment for child sex crime charges in Nevada.
Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests tells court he did not touch girls
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies sexually assaulting two teenagers and a woman in Epping last month
An Ethiopian man who became the focus of far-right demonstrations outside a hotel in Epping after being accused of sexually assaulting two teenagers has told a court he did not touch the girls.
“I’m not a wild animal. I can’t do these kind of things,” Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an asylum seeker housed at the Bell hotel in Epping, told his trial at Colchester magistrates court on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Military helicopter rescues people from collapsing building in India
A military helicopter rescued people stranded by raging flood waters from the roof of a collapsing building in India.
Brazil mulls legal challenges to tariffs as impacts weigh on US consumers
Coffee and beef prices have already surged as tariffs on Brazil are expected to drive them higher.
UN says Gaza famine expanding, ten more die from hunger amid Israeli siege
Aid experts tell UN Security Council Gaza famine is 'manmade' as Israel seeks retraction from hunger monitoring system.
Texas bulldozer giant slashed from Norway’s $2 trillion fund – Chron
- Texas bulldozer giant slashed from Norway's $2 trillion fund Chron
- World's largest sovereign wealth fund exits Caterpillar and five banks on Israel concerns CNBC
- Norway fund divests from US firm Caterpillar over Gaza, West Bank abuses Al Jazeera
- Norwegian Wealth Fund Ditches Caterpillar Over Israel’s Bulldozer Use - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations The Guardian
EU leaders open their arms to Moldova, denouncing Putin’s ‘lies’ – politico.eu
- EU leaders open their arms to Moldova, denouncing Putin’s ‘lies’ politico.eu
- European leaders boost Moldova in face of 'relentless' Russia BBC
- German, Polish, French leaders visit Moldova in pre-election show of support for pro-EU president Reuters
- Macron pledges 'determined support' for Moldova, condemns Russian 'lies' ahead of pivotal poll France 24
- Why tiny Moldova is so important to Russia and Europe DW
No Evidence Iran Nuclear Material Has Moved, UN Watchdog Says – Bloomberg.com
- No Evidence Iran Nuclear Material Has Moved, UN Watchdog Says Bloomberg.com
- After Blocking U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Iran Allows Inspectors to Return The New York Times
- UN nuclear watchdog back in Iran, no deal yet on inspections Reuters
- Iran Not Yet Allowing Inspectors Into Main Nuclear Sites, Says U.N. Atomic Agency Chief The Wall Street Journal
- Iran Nuclear Deadline: New Warning Issued Newsweek
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis
Two children, aged eight and 10, have been killed and 17 other people injured following a shooting during Mass.
Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger
Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 children
Ten Palestinians including two children have died from starvation in the last 24 hours, health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday, as Pope Leo XIV demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of the population in the besieged territory.
At least 313 people have died from hunger, including 119 children, since the war in Gaza began and Israel intensified its siege on the Palestinian territory. Last week a UN-backed monitoring body confirmed that Gaza was in the throes of famine and warned that without more aid, increasing numbers of people would lose access to food.
Continue reading...Israeli protesters push harder for hostage deal as divide with Netanyahu deepens – CNN
- Israeli protesters push harder for hostage deal as divide with Netanyahu deepens CNN
- Israeli protesters stage ‘day of disruption’ calling for end to war in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel-Gaza: Hostage families and demonstrators hold day of protests BBC
- How Netanyahu Has Trapped Israel in a Messianic Timeline of Eternal War Haaretz
- As Israelis rally against Gaza war, former hostage longs for her friends to be freed Reuters
Macron backs Bayrou and calls on budget critics to show responsibility
Spokesperson says government in ‘fighting spirit’ after PM called confidence vote he is expected to lose
Emmanuel Macron has given his “full support” to France’s beleaguered prime minister, François Bayrou, who is expected to lose a confidence vote next month, which would be likely to cause the government to collapse.
Macron chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday as France faces a fresh political crisis. The government spokesperson, Sophie Primas, said after the meeting that Macron fully supported Bayrou and the government was in a “fighting spirit”.
Continue reading...Groom dies of injuries from celebratory gunfire after wedding in Turkey
State media report that Ali K, 23, was wounded by shots allegedly fired by a female relative of his wife
A groom has died of injuries he sustained from celebratory gunfire after his wedding in northern Turkey.
As the newlyweds were being escorted home after the ceremony, the groom, identified as Ali K aged 23, was wounded by gunfire, allegedly at the hands of a female relative of his wife, the state news agency Anadolu reported.
Continue reading...Octopus Energy founder appointed as UK government adviser
Greg Jackson expected to use three-year term on Cabinet Office board to push government to modernise
Keir Starmer has appointed the outspoken founder of Octopus Energy as an adviser, with a remit to challenge government thinking.
Greg Jackson has joined the Cabinet Office board, an influential core of government advisers, as a non-executive member.
Continue reading...Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country – The New York Times
- Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country The New York Times
- Ukrainian men aged 18-22 now allowed to cross the border freely, PM says Reuters
- Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian government allows men aged 18-22 to go abroad The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine to allow young men to leave the country Financial Times
- Ukraine allows 18- to 22-year-old men to leave country once again Le Monde.fr