Who’s seeking asylum in Europe today?
The EU’s asylum map is shifting. Many applicants now prefer Spain, but fewer people are applying.
Family of Irish missionary kidnapped in Haiti ‘devastated’
Gena Heraty, from County Mayo, was taken with eight other people from an orphanage which she runs.
Bengaluru stops salaries as India’s Super League turmoil deepens
Indian Super League side Bengaluru has stopped player salaries amid 'uncertainty' around domestic football season.
Japan sets record high temperatures, worries mount over rice crops – Reuters
- Japan sets record high temperatures, worries mount over rice crops Reuters
- Weather tracker: Heat records fall as Japan and South Korea swelter The Guardian
- Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day Al Jazeera
- Japan sets 2 heat records in one day as mercury soars past 107 degrees CBS News
- Japan is suffering from a severe heat wave that melts restaurant food models. The temperature of mor.. 매일경제
80 years after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues
On Ninoshima island, efforts to recover Hiroshima atomic bomb victims’ remains aim to honour the lost and aid survivors.
Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day
The recorded temperatures were 41.6C (106.8F) and 41.8C (107.2F), as weather agency warns of hotter days ahead.
‘Mark My Words’: George Conway’s Chilling Trump Prediction Is ‘Just A Matter Of Time’ – HuffPost
Japan, in its biggest arms deal since World War II, sells stealth frigates worth $6 billion to Australia – Fortune
- Japan, in its biggest arms deal since World War II, sells stealth frigates worth $6 billion to Australia Fortune
- Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal AP News
- Australia to buy 11 advanced warships from Japan dw.com
- Australia selects Japan’s Mogami frigate in $6.5B deal Breaking Defense
- Australia picks Japan to build $10b frigates after fierce contest Australian Broadcasting Corporation
China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus
The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.
Aboriginal group launches legal bid to stop Brisbane Olympic stadium
The group says Victoria Park is culturally and historically significant to Indigenous people.
Israel says it will allow controlled entry of goods into Gaza via merchants – Reuters
- Israel says it will allow controlled entry of goods into Gaza via merchants Reuters
- Security Cabinet Delays Meeting on Gaza Takeover; Smaller Forum With IDF Chief Planned Amid Tensions Haaretz
- Israel Says It Is Easing More Restrictions on Goods Entering Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Israel unveils new mechanism for controlled entry of goods into Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- For first time in nearly a year, Israel to gradually allow flow of goods to Gaza’s private sector The Times of Israel
US attorney general orders grand jury hearings on Trump-Russia probe
The Trump administration alleges political foes were behind attempts to falsely tie him to Russia in the run-up to his 2016 presidential win.
Hong Kong Sees Record Rainstorm Warnings as Deluge Hits City – Bloomberg.com
- Hong Kong Sees Record Rainstorm Warnings as Deluge Hits City Bloomberg.com
- Torrential Rain Batters Hong Kong, Flooding the Waterlogged City The New York Times
- Black rainstorm warning to stay in force in Hong Kong until 5pm South China Morning Post
- Record-breaking Hong Kong deluge shuts down schools, hospital wards Yahoo Home
- Hong Kong reels from heaviest August rain since 1884 Reuters
Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal – Bloomberg.com
- Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal Bloomberg.com
- Japan clinches landmark $6.5 billion warship deal with Australia to counter China Reuters
- Australia picks Mitsubishi over German rival Thyssenkrupp for $6.5bn defence deal Financial Times
- Australia selects Japan’s Mogami frigate in $6.5B deal Breaking Defense
- Australia Selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to Build Frigates The Wall Street Journal
J Street head says he’s now convinced Israel committing genocide in Gaza – The Times of Israel
- J Street head says he’s now convinced Israel committing genocide in Gaza The Times of Israel
- For first time, two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza CNN
- B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip B'Tselem
- The New York Times Does Not Fear Trump… But Bret Stephens Is Another Matter CounterPunch.org
- In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide The New York Times
Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for wanted activists
Hong Kong's Security Bureau announces measures over activists' alleged role in unofficial parliament overseas.
Australia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warships
Australian minister lauds deal for next-generation, Mogami-class frigates and their long-range missile capabilities.
100 Gaza children hope to be evacuated to UK for urgent medical care
Charities urge government to move quickly after it announced scheme to help critically ill and injured children
More than 100 critically ill and injured children in Gaza hope to come to the UK as soon as possible after the government announced a scheme to provide those in severe need with NHS care.
The government announced on Sunday that it would evacuate children from Gaza to the UK for treatment under a scheme to be announced within weeks.
Continue reading...Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims about products
Chinese fast fashion retailer penalised month after €40m fine from French regulator in July
The Italian authorities have fined Shein €1m (£870,000) for making “misleading or omissive” environmental claims about its products, the second time in as many months the Chinese fashion retailer has been targeted by European regulators.
Environmental sustainability and social responsibility messages on Shein’s website were in some cases “vague, generic, and/or overly emphatic” and in others were “misleading or omissive”, said Italy’s competition authority, AGCM.
Continue reading...It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain – The Conversation
- It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain The Conversation
- FURTHER MODIFYING THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES The White House (.gov)
- Tariffs on Fertilizer Cause Drop in Shipments to US, Mosaic Says Bloomberg.com
- Donald Trump thinks he’s winning on trade, but America will lose The Economist
- After a Lag, Consumers Begin to Feel the Pinch of Tariffs The New York Times