Russian Divers Found Dead Near Popular Philippines Resort – The Moscow Times

  1. Russian Divers Found Dead Near Popular Philippines Resort  The Moscow Times
  2. Philippines shark attack: 2 tourists killed at popular diving spot  Fox News
  3. 2 Divers Dead After Getting Swept Away. One Was Found with 'Both Arms Missing' and Sharks Nearby: Coast Guard  PEOPLE
  4. Tourist Killed by Shark in Scuba Diving Tragedy  The Daily Beast
  5. Russian scuba divers die after getting swept away in Philippines  UPI News
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Federal workers might get email requiring response after Trump and Musk praise efforts to investigate workforce – live – The Guardian US

  1. Federal workers might get email requiring response after Trump and Musk praise efforts to investigate workforce – live  The Guardian US
  2. Trump wants to shrink the State Department’s size, reach and focus  POLITICO
  3. Trump planning sweeping cuts to State Department – Politico  azərbaycan24
  4. Trump wants to shrink size, reach and focus of State Department: Politico  Press TV
  5. Next on the chopping block: State  POLITICO
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25 arrested in major crackdown of AI-generated child abuse images network – POLITICO Europe

  1. 25 arrested in major crackdown of AI-generated child abuse images network  POLITICO Europe
  2. 25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material  Europol
  3. Dozens arrested in global operation over AI-generated child sexual abuse material  CNN
  4. Police arrests suspects tied to AI-generated CSAM distribution ring  BleepingComputer
  5. Two dozen arrested in international swoop for links to AI-made child sex abuse images  Reuters
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China’s defence ministry warns Taiwan ‘we will get you, sooner or later’

Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2

China’s defence ministry spokesperson has warned Taiwan “we will come and get you, sooner or later”, after Taipei announced an expansion of military exercises.

The threat was delivered in a press conference on Thursday, but grabbed attention inside China for its apparent mirroring of a line from the record-breaking children’s movie Ne Zha 2.

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1 thing that upended years of U.S. foreign policy — and other big Trump developments – NPR

  1. 1 thing that upended years of U.S. foreign policy — and other big Trump developments  NPR
  2. Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global power  The Economist
  3. Trump's new world order: Strongmen make the rules  Axios
  4. Might Makes Right: Matt Duss on Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine, from Ukraine to Gaza  Democracy Now!
  5. The World Trump Wants: American Power in the New Age of Nationalism  Foreign Affairs Magazine
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India and EU agree to conclude a long-pending free trade agreement by the end of this year – The Associated Press

  1. India and EU agree to conclude a long-pending free trade agreement by the end of this year  The Associated Press
  2. India and EU commit to year-end deadline for a free trade pact, amid Trump tariff threats  Reuters India
  3. Ursula von der Leyen: EU Commission chief says free trade deal with India could come this year  BBC.com
  4. European Commission chief says India and EU have agreed to conclude a free trade agreement this year  ABC News
  5. India, EU to strike trade deal by end of 2025 — Modi  DW (English)
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IAF kills Hezbollah terrorist Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen in Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post

  1. IAF kills Hezbollah terrorist Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen in Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  2. IDF drone strike in north Lebanon kills Hezbollah weapons operative, says military  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel says killed Hezbollah militant in Lebanon strike  Hindustan Times
  4. 2 killed in Israeli airstrike in northeastern Lebanon despite ceasefire  Anadolu Agency | English
  5. Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah member in Lebanon  Middle East Eye
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Offshore wind farm developer asks Labor to delay application on Illawarra project until after election

Chris Bowen accuses Coalition of creating ‘sovereign risk’ by opposing offshore projects as Nationals celebrate ‘major win’

An offshore windfarm developer has asked the Albanese government to pause its application to progress its project off the Illawarra until after the coming federal election, after the Coalition campaigned against it.

BlueFloat Energy was the only applicant asking for a seven-year feasibility licence to further develop its project in the deep waters of the Illawarra offshore wind zone.

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