Preserving Oualata’s fragile manuscript legacy amid desert threats
Centuries-old manuscripts in Oualata libraries face destruction as desert sands encroach on ancient Mauritanian town.
New US plan for Gaza aid is “not just nonsensical, it’s cruel”
Rami Khouri of the American University of Beirut says Gazans are choosing being starving and being shot
World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says
Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash
The world is facing a new form of climate denial – not the dismissal of climate science, but a concerted attack on the idea that the economy can be reorganised to fight the crisis, the president of global climate talks has warned.
André Corrêa do Lago, the veteran Brazilian diplomat who will direct this year’s UN summit, Cop30, believes his biggest job will be to counter the attempt from some vested interests to prevent climate policies aimed at shifting the global economy to a low-carbon footing.
Continue reading...French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds sentenced to 20 years in jail
Joel Le Scouarnec, who has admitted his guilt, said last week he neither wanted nor expected to be shown leniency.
Gaza aid chaos condemned by humanitarian leaders
At least 3 people died when thousands of starving Palestinians rushed to an aid distribution point.
Why millions of people don’t have enough to eat
On World Hunger Day, AJLabs examines how war, weather and wealth gaps drive starvation.
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
Saúl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers.
The cost of conscience: I lost friends for defending Palestinians
Bearing witness to injustice has a price. I paid it - and I would, again, because silence is complicity.
Gaza’s aid system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed
What unfolded in Rafah on Tuesday was not a tragedy - it was the grim success of colonial humanitarianism.
Video: Paris protesters dye fountain red to signify Gaza bloodbath
Activists in Paris dyed a fountain red to symbolise what they called “the bloodbath” taking place in Gaza.
US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect
The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.
Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn – AP News
- Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn AP News
- Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years The Guardian
- Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire The Conversation
- World Has 80% Chance of Seeing Next Record Hot Year Before 2030 Bloomberg.com
- WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029) World Meteorological Organization WMO
‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map
Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.
Harvard students protest Trump’s university crackdown
Harvard students protested Donald Trump’s decision to cut all remaining federal contracts with the university.
Residents fear for safety after deadly blast at China chemical plant – Reuters
- Residents fear for safety after deadly blast at China chemical plant Reuters
- At least 5 dead, 6 missing after China chemical plant blast Reuters
- Huge explosion at China chemical plant kills at least five BBC
- China chemical plant explosion leaves at least 5 dead Fox News
- Smoke still rising one day after deadly China chemical plant blast Yahoo
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE
Judge rules that companies 'may be obligated to take preventive measures' to counter their emissions.
Shein turns to Hong Kong for flotation as London attempt stalls, reports say
Fast-fashion retailer struggling to gain go-ahead from Chinese regulators for UK listing
Shein is reportedly aiming to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange as the online fast-fashion retailer struggles to gain the go-ahead from Chinese regulators for a flotation in London.
The company, which was founded in China where the majority of its suppliers are based but now has its headquarters in Singapore, is aiming to file a draft prospectus with Hong Kong’s stock exchange in the coming weeks, according to Reuters.
Continue reading...US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’, UNRWA chief says
Philippe Lazzarini's remarks come a day after a deadly incident at an aid distribution centre in Rafah.
UK accused of ‘garbled messaging’ as trade envoy visits Israel to boost links
Lord Austin’s trip to ‘drum up business for Britain’ comes week after foreign secretary suspended trade talks
The coherence of the UK government’s policy towards Israel is under question after Labour permitted its trade envoy to boost commercial links one week after the foreign secretary suspended talks on a further trade deal.
The trade envoy, Lord Austin, was pictured on a visit to Haifa in a post on X shared by the UK’s embassy in Israel. The post welcomed Austin to the country as he visited a hi-tech “customs scanning centre”, a port and a light rail project that the embassy said showed UK and Israeli “cooperation at every stop”.
Continue reading...South Africans pay tribute to acting ‘icon’ Chweneyagae who died age 40
Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.