Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006

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Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation

The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”.

Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons on Tuesday until further notice after trustees quit over a dispute with the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, a lawyer who was appointed in 2023.

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Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006 – The Guardian

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  1. Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006  The Guardian
  2. Sentebale: Harry leaves African charity he co-founded  BBC.com
  3. ‘Devastated’ Prince Harry leaves his own charity in solidarity with board  The Times
  4. Prince Harry’s charity shuts down after 20 years over ego fights; board members quit  Mint
  5. Prince Harry 'in shock' as he quits Sentebale charity set up in honour of Princess Diana  Sky News
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Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls funding

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Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says ‘hard strategic decisions’ need to be made

Australia will redirect more than $100m in foreign aid toward the Indo-Pacific region to urgently plug funding gaps after Donald Trump announced the US would cancel around $US54bn worth in overseas development assistance programs.

The official development assistance budget for 2025-26 will reach $5.1bn, an increase of $135.9m from 2024-25, but $119m will be reprioritised to support economic, health, humanitarian and climate responses in the neighbouring regions.

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Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat – Miami Herald

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  1. Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat  Miami Herald
  2. WATCH: Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Holness hold joint press conference on security goals  PBS NewsHour
  3. Rubio visits the Caribbean, where energy and migration will top his agenda this week  The Associated Press
  4. The US needs to build a new Caribbean policy. Rubio’s trip to the region can be the first step.  Atlantic Council
  5. What awaits Marco Rubio in the Caribbean  Responsible Statecraft
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In Germany’s New Parliament, Women Are a Rarer Sight – The New York Times

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  1. In Germany’s New Parliament, Women Are a Rarer Sight  The New York Times
  2. Who is new Bundestag President Julia Klöckner?  DW (English)
  3. Germany's emboldened far right takes expanded role in new parliament  Reuters.com
  4. German parliament elects an ex-minister as speaker as it opens a potentially confrontational term  The Associated Press
  5. German parliament sits for first time with AfD as second biggest party  The Guardian
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Hundreds join protest against Hamas in northern Gaza

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Demonstrators shout ‘Hamas out’ and carry banners saying ‘we want to live in peace’

Hundreds of Palestinians have joined protests in northern Gaza, shouting anti-Hamas slogans and calling for an end to the war with Israel, in what has been described as the largest protest against the militant group inside the territory since the 7 October attacks.

Videos and photos shared on social media late on Tuesday showed hundreds of people, mostly men, chanting “Hamas out” and “Hamas terrorists” in Beit Lahiya, where the crowd had gathered a week after the Israeli army resumed its intense bombing of Gaza after nearly two months of a truce.

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In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S. – NPR

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  1. In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.  NPR
  2. 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community  Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  3. Gabbard pressed on omission of climate change from threat report  NewsNation Now
  4. Trump administration highlights drug cartels as major national security threat but omits climate change  CNN
  5. Sen. King Asks About What DNI Gabbard Considers Classified  C-SPAN
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Mexico ‘ranch of horror’ was cartel training site, not ‘extermination camp’ – Reuters.com

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  1. Mexico 'ranch of horror' was cartel training site, not 'extermination camp'  Reuters.com
  2. Secret ovens and human remains: grisly Mexico killing site spotlights forced disappearances  The Guardian
  3. Opinion | Mexico’s Descent Into Cartel Hell  The Wall Street Journal
  4. 2 ex-Mexican police officers arrested over alleged cartel killing site where bones, shoes were found  CBS News
  5. Killing Camp in Mexico Shows Horrors of CJNG Forced Recruitment  InSight Crime
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UK ministers vow to tackle forced labour in supply chains to mollify MPs

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Pledge comes after Labour MPs were whipped to remove legal protections from Great British Energy bill

Ministers have vowed to tackle forced labour in supply chains to mollify MPs after asking them to remove legal protections from the Great British Energy bill.

Labour MPs were whipped on Tuesday night to strip out an amendment intended to ensure that companies using forced labour do not drive the UK’s green energy transition.

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Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk

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Exclusive: Fellows argue Musk has violated code of conduct but council believes investigation ‘could do more harm than good’

The Royal Society has decided not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk over his conduct, saying that to do so could cause damage to the academy and science itself.

Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who also owns the social media platform X, was elected a fellow of the UK’s national academy of sciences in 2018, apparently in recognition of his work in the space and electric vehicle industries.

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Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds

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Data collected by two planes suggests large open-cut coalmine in Bowen Basin is releasing methane at higher rates than official estimates

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane at a Queensland coalmine were likely between three and eight times higher than officially reported, according to UN-backed research that flew aircraft over the site.

Queensland’s open-cut coalmines are known to be a major source of methane and experts are worried that official figures could be a gross underestimation of actual emissions.

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