Real Madrid will bring Jose Mourinho back if Florentino Perez is re-elected
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday's election.
US House passes Iran war powers resolution in rare pushback against Trump
Four Republicans allied with Democrats to pass bill to rein in Trump, though it is likely to face a presidential veto.
11 years after one teen’s death sparked massive Argentine protests, a new case shakes the nation – AP News
- 11 years after one teen's death sparked massive Argentine protests, a new case shakes the nation AP News
- Teen's brutal death a flashpoint over violence against women and femicide Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Thousands protest against femicides in massive Ni Una Menos march Buenos Aires Herald
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- APTOPIX Argentina Not One Less Protest Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea
After years of watching China create land to back its expansive claims, others are doing the same.
Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea
After years of watching China create land to back its expansive claims, others are doing the same.
Who is Adam Hamawy? Doctor who served in Gaza is on the path to US Congress
Hamawy's victory in New Jersey likely to make him a rare US Congress member with firsthand experience in besieged Gaza.
Senior official from Germany’s AfD meets top Kremlin associates – Financial Times
- Senior official from Germany’s AfD meets top Kremlin associates Financial Times
- German far-right AfD party official meets with Putin adviser, Gazprom boss Reuters
- Putin's Pipeline Proposal: Germany's Energy Decision Devdiscourse
- MOSCOW BLOG: Germans return to SPIEF as Russia sanctions resolve starts to fray IntelliNews
- Are German businesses returning to Russia's SPIEF meeting? DW
Protests and last-minute construction work disrupt Mexico City ahead of World Cup – Reuters
Russia’s Threadbare Air Defenses – Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Russia’s Threadbare Air Defenses Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Thanks largely to robots, Ukraine is now talking about winning, not just surviving Defense One
- Startups shore up Ukraine's defences with sea drone swarms and robot trucks Reuters
- After a brutal winter, Ukraine’s drones are breaking Russian defenses The Washington Post
- Ukraine scales up drone attacks in Moscow, across Russia to record highs, data shows ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
‘Utterly absurd’: China and EU push back on US forced labour tariff claims – South China Morning Post
- ‘Utterly absurd’: China and EU push back on US forced labour tariff claims South China Morning Post
- Opinion | Trump tries a new trick to raise tariffs The Washington Post
- Trump Proposes New Levies of at Least 10% to Rebuild Tariff Wall Bloomberg.com
- U.S. proposes fresh tariffs on 60 economies over forced labor trade practices CNBC
- Trump threatens tariffs on 60 trading partners including UK and Canada over ‘forced labour’ The Guardian
‘Crazy’ phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks
Israel's PM laughed off reports of friction, but he has tested the patience of other US presidents.
Germany fails to win UN Security Council seat in major diplomatic setback for Merz – politico.eu
- Germany fails to win UN Security Council seat in major diplomatic setback for Merz politico.eu
- Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid BBC
- Grim mood in Berlin after Germany loses Security Council bid DW
- Did Germany lose its UNSC seat because of support for Israel? Al Jazeera
- Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever UN News
Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy – The New York Times
- Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy The New York Times
- Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy The Guardian
- Two arrested after four migrant farm workers killed in Italy minivan fire BBC
- Gangmasters and extreme violence: Four farm workers burned to death in Italy Euronews.com
- 4 migrant farm workers in Italy burned to death in car, according to survivor, police CBC
One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport
Iran says the attack on Kuwait was in retaliation for earlier US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and island.
Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless
German director says he recognises actor should have been better protected during filming of Wrong Move
German director Wim Wenders has withdrawn from circulation his 1975 film Wrong Move, because of a scene featuring a child actor topless who was 13 at the time of filming.
The director said in a statement released on Wednesday: “Streaming, TV and distribution partners have been instructed to no longer make the film publicly accessible.”
Continue reading...Ukraine hits oil refinery as Russia opens St. Petersburg economic forum – The Washington Post
- Ukraine hits oil refinery as Russia opens St. Petersburg economic forum The Washington Post
- Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event The New York Times
- Ukraine’s drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin’s economic showcase AP News
- As ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens, St. Petersburg residents fear more Ukrainian strikes NBC News
- Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal, naval base as Putin's 'Davos' gets under way Reuters
Palantir Systems’ Potential for Enshittification Has Become an ‘Unacceptable’ Risk, UK Politicians Say – Gizmodo
- Palantir Systems' Potential for Enshittification Has Become an 'Unacceptable' Risk, UK Politicians Say Gizmodo
- Britain's reliance on US tech group Palantir is an 'unacceptable weakness," report says Reuters
- The Guardian view on NHS records: patients are not raw material for big tech | Editorial The Guardian
- Palantir’s £330 Million NHS Deal Under Fire From UK Lawmakers Bloomberg
- Palantir signs £9m deal to run police national firearms database The Times
From butterflies to breast milk, Uber’s list of lost items reveals wild backseat discoveries
The rideshare company's annual Lost & Found Index also reveals America's most forgetful city, and the most forgetful day.
US, Iran Exchange Military Strikes to Put Fresh Strains on Ceasefire – Yahoo Finance
- US, Iran Exchange Military Strikes to Put Fresh Strains on Ceasefire Yahoo Finance
- Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire as Iran launches deadly attack on Kuwait airport CBS News
- Attack on Kuwait Airport Further Upends Mideast Travel Amid U.S.-Iran Conflict The New York Times
- U.S., Partner Forces Defend Against Aggressive Iranian Behavior centcom.mil
- Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz Military Times
‘Of course we will give it back’: Bayeux tapestry set for secret journey across Channel
Operation will use specially built container to protect fragile 11th-century embroidery
As the Bayeux tapestry wends its way across the Channel in a top secret operation there will be no jolts, no bumps, no shakes or vibrations – unlike the voyage of William the Conqueror whose 1066 victory at Hastings the artefact recounts.
“Nothing has been left to chance,” Catherine Pégard, the French minister of culture, told a gathering to mark the historic loan, which will be physically achieved with the tapestry, which is really an embroidery, transported in a specially constructed cradle within a container, the minister said.
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