Local communities vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir
Panama’s new canal dam plan puts thousands of villagers at risk, prompting protests over mass displacement.
US Supreme Court clears way to end TPS for Venezuelans: What it means?
Court order paves the way for potential deportation of some 348,000 Venezuelans granted TPS status by Biden.
‘Diplomatic tsunami’ nears as Europe acts against Israel’s ‘complete madness’ in Gaza – Haaretz
- 'Diplomatic tsunami' nears as Europe acts against Israel's 'complete madness' in Gaza Haaretz
- Israel’s plans for Gaza draw rebuke, review of trade ties from allies The Washington Post
- EU to review agreement with Israel over Gaza concerns, Kallas says Reuters
- Israel 'completely rejects' EU decision to review trade and cooperation deal Euronews.com
- EU to review trade relations with Israel over ‘untenable’ situation in Gaza, says top diplomat – as it happened The Guardian
Tennis’ French Open is days away – what do players need to succeed on clay?
Sliding, slicing and a powerful forehand - BBC Sport assesses what makes a good clay-court player.
Graduates boo Columbia University head over protester’s detention
Students objecting to the detention of a pro-Palestinian protester by immigration authorities chant “Free Mahmoud”.
Watch: Graduates boo Columbia university head over protester’s detention
Students objecting to the detention of a pro-Palestinian protester by ICE chant “Free Mahmoud”.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa expected to take golf stars to Trump meeting
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen reportedly part of delegation as president seeks to reset ties after white ‘genocide’ claims
The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to take the golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen with him to meet Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday, as the government attempts to reset relations with the US amid Trump’s accusations that it is fomenting a white “genocide”.
Ramaphosa’s appeal to Trump’s love of golf, with the potential inclusion of Els and Goosen reported by South African local media, is part of his efforts to avoid a public dressing down of the kind Trump gave to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in February.
Continue reading...Israel belongs in Eurovision
Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values - it embodies them.
Fight for the Pacific – Episode 1: The Battlefield
How global power struggles are impacting local communities, culture and sovereignty in the Solomon Islands and Samoa.
Tigers, jaguars and elephants flee cartel violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa
Sanctuary relocates 700 animals from Culiacan to Mazatlan as cartel violence escalates in Mexico's Sinaloa.
Japan farm minister Taku Eto quits after gaffe over free rice
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba names Shinjiro Koizumi, son of popular former premier Junichiro Koizumi, as successor.
Cheers stars pay tribute to ‘Norm’ actor George Wendt
Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson pay their respects to their "beloved" co-star from the hit US sitcom.
‘Heart bleeds’: Kashmiris grieve children killed on India-Pakistan frontier
An only child; a 5-year-old daughter; 12-year-old twins: To many Kashmiri families, India-Pakistan truce means little.
International Tea Day: Spilling the tea on unusual brews around the world
Tea is the most popular drink in the world with billions of cups drank every day.
At least six killed in school bus blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan
At least six killed and dozens wounded in a blast targeting a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, officials say.
Will EU deal make food cheaper, add $12bn to the UK economy?
PM Keir Starmer has heralded a 'landmark deal' seeking to reset ties between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not having to buy rice – NPR
- Japan's agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not having to buy rice NPR
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- Japan's farm minister said he has never had to buy rice. That cost him his job CNBC
- Japan’s Farm Minister Quits Over Rice Gaffe in Blow to Ishiba Bloomberg.com
- Japan PM Ishiba to sack farm minister Eto over rice remarks, Kyodo says Reuters
US chip export controls are a ‘failure’ because they spur Chinese development, Nvidia boss says
Comments from Jensen Huang come as Beijing accuses the US of ‘bullying and protectionism’
US chip exports controls have been a “failure”, the head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, told a tech forum on Wednesday, as the Chinese government separately slammed US warnings to other countries against using Chinese tech.
Successive US administrations have imposed restrictions on the sale of hi-tech AI chips to China, in an effort to curb China’s military advancement and protect US dominance of the AI industry. But Huang told the Computex tech forum in Taipei that the controls had instead spurred on Chinese developers.
Continue reading...How the mask slipped during US fugitive Nicholas Rossi’s court saga
Unravelling the case of a US fugitive who claimed to be the victim of mistaken identity after being traced in Glasgow.
EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn
Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience
Climate breakdown and wildlife loss are deepening the EU’s “chocolate crisis”, a report has argued, with cocoa one of six key commodities to come mostly from countries vulnerable to environmental threats.
More than two-thirds of the cocoa, coffee, soy, rice, wheat and maize brought into the EU in 2023 came from countries that are not well prepared for climate change, according to the UK consultants Foresight Transitions.
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