Farmer’s house in danger from climate change, court told in RWE case

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German coal giant is one of world’s biggest polluters and should contribute to flood defences, says farmer in Peru

A Peruvian farmer’s home is in “concrete danger” from climate change, a court has heard, in the resumption of a decade-long legal battle to get German coal giant RWE to contribute to flood defences in the Andes.

Lawyers for Saúl Luciano Lliuya, who say his home is threatened by rapidly melting glaciers, told the upper regional court in Hamm on Wednesday that the risk of extreme flooding represented a breach of civil law.

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British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say

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Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last month

A British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban are due in court in Kabul on Thursday but have not been informed of the charges, their family has said.

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province.

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Trump and Zelenskyy share ‘frank’ but ‘very good’ call as Ukraine accepts partial ceasefire

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Ukraine’s president says his country is ready to implement pause in strikes on energy and infrastructure

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good telephone call” on Wednesday, according to Trump, in the first conversation between the US president and his Ukrainian counterpart since their disastrous showdown in the White House three weeks ago.

Zelenskyy described the call as “positive, very substantive and frank”, and said he had signed up to a partial ceasefire that Trump agreed with Vladimir Putin a day earlier. The White House said Trump had promised to help with a Ukrainian request to source more air defence batteries for Kyiv.

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Mexico’s attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site – The Associated Press

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  1. Mexico’s attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site  The Associated Press
  2. Top Mexican prosecutor investigating alleged cartel killing site where bones, shoes were found: "Truth will come out"  CBS News
  3. ‘Extermination Camp’ Found in Mexico, Group Searching for the Missing Says  The New York Times
  4. Armed men seen on video targeting group searching for relatives in Jalisco  The Associated Press
  5. The inventory of terror: 1,300 objects have now been found at the Teuchitlán extermination center  EL PAÍS USA
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As U.S. foreign aid programs grind to a halt, African health leaders look for a silver lining – NPR

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  1. As U.S. foreign aid programs grind to a halt, African health leaders look for a silver lining  NPR
  2. 'You can now die': The human cost of America's foreign aid cuts in Africa  NPR
  3. The Real Threat to American Soft Power  Bloomberg
  4. The country that kicked out USAID  Financial Times
  5. Opinion | Gutting U.S.A.I.D. Was a Disaster. Here Is How to Move Forward.  The New York Times
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Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment – Inside Higher Ed

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  1. Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment  Inside Higher Ed
  2. US: Trump administration actions creating an uncertain outlook for international students  ICEF Monitor
  3. International student interest in the US endures under Trump  The PIE News
  4. What They’re Saying: Top Admissions Consultants On MBA Applicants’ Reaction To Trump  Poets&Quants
  5. International enrolment’s precarious moment in US  Times Higher Education
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Israel launches ‘limited ground operation’ to retake Netzarim corridor in Gaza

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UN calls for investigation after staff member among 20 people reportedly killed in renewed airstrikes

Israeli forces have launched a “limited ground operation” to retake the Netzarim corridor, a newly widened road protected by fortified bunkers that divides Gaza and is seen as essential to controlling the devastated Palestinian territory.

The move is a significant escalation of Israel’s new offensive in Gaza and came less than 36 hours after a massive wave of airstrikes that killed more than 400, including 183 children and 94 women, the health ministry there said.

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EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

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Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act

The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with Donald Trump.

The US president has sought to exert pressure on the EU to back away from tougher regulation of American technology groups, warning that he could retaliate by imposing tariffs on foreign companies.

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A child in Gaza watched his mother burn alive. Then he died too. – Mondoweiss

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  1. A child in Gaza watched his mother burn alive. Then he died too.  Mondoweiss
  2. Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll  The Guardian
  3. 'They wanted to be doctors, teachers': Gazans grieve children killed in massive Israeli strikes  BBC.com
  4. 'My son cries all night from hunger': Gazans face food shortage as Israel resumes bombing  Haaretz
  5. 'Nothing Short of Genocide': Israel Kills 200 Children  Common Dreams
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Pope no longer requires mechanical ventilation – Vatican News – English

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  1. Pope no longer requires mechanical ventilation  Vatican News - English
  2. Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves, Vatican says  NBC News
  3. Vatican Releases First Photo of Pope Francis Since He Was Hospitalized  The New York Times
  4. Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask as condition improves, Vatican says  Al Jazeera English
  5. Pope Francis no longer needs ventilation as condition improves, Vatican says  Reuters
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Scoop: Trump’s letter to Iran included 2-month deadline for new nuclear deal – Axios

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  1. Scoop: Trump's letter to Iran included 2-month deadline for new nuclear deal  Axios
  2. Iran says it will consider 'opportunities' as well as threats in Trump letter  Reuters
  3. Opinion | Trump Should Stop Iran’s Nuclear Threat With a Deal  The New York Times
  4. Report: Trump letter to Iran set 2-month deadline to reach nuclear deal  The Times of Israel
  5. Trump drops two-month deadline on nuclear deal with Iran  The Jerusalem Post
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Names and faces of children killed in Israel’s latest offensive on Gaza – Middle East Eye

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  1. Names and faces of children killed in Israel's latest offensive on Gaza  Middle East Eye
  2. 'They wanted to be doctors, teachers': Gazans grieve children killed in massive Israeli strikes  BBC.com
  3. 'My son cries all night from hunger': Gazans face food shortage as Israel resumes bombing  Haaretz
  4. Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza  UNICEF
  5. The Guardian view on Israel breaking the ceasefire: destroying hope along with lives | Editorial  The Guardian
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‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion

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EU launches scheme to buy more weapons in Europe as Russia remains ‘a threat for the foreseeable future’

Europe needs to be able to deter potential invaders by 2030, the EU executive has said as it launched a push to buy more weapons in the bloc and from allied countries, rather than from the US.

The UK, US and Turkey will be excluded from defence contracts funded by a €150bn (£125bn) EU loans programme, unless they sign a security and defence partnership agreement with the EU.

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The EU wants to break its security dependency on the US and buy more European weapons – The Associated Press

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  1. The EU wants to break its security dependency on the US and buy more European weapons  The Associated Press
  2. EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan  POLITICO Europe
  3. Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?  The New York Times
  4. EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund  Financial Times
  5. EU proposes joint defence push amid Russia fears and US worries  Reuters
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