- Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake CNN
- Polls open in high-stakes German elections, with conservatives strong favorites The Times of Israel
- Germans head to the polls in critical election with far-right gains expected CNBC
- Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election The New York Times
- German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings The Guardian
‘Trump and Musk are gaslighting’: anti-apartheid artist on how US president and his billionaire ally are attacking South Africa
Ahead of a career retrospective, Sue Williamson tells how the US pair are dragging her country ‘through the mud’
For more than 50 years, Sue Williamson’s art has been shining a light on South Africa’s problems – first to campaign against the apartheid state, and then to question how far the country has progressed in reconciliation and remembrance.
But as she prepares for her first retrospective exhibition, the 84-year-old artist has a new pair of targets in sight: US president Donald Trump and his billionaire, South African-born adviser, Elon Musk.
Continue reading...Redrawing of global energy markets map set to heap benefits on US
The prospects of peace and the return of Russian gas looks likely to serve the interests of Donald Trump
The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago has reverberated through the global energy industry; unravelling Europe’s decades-long reliance on gas imported via pipelines from Russia, and triggering a global squeeze on gas markets that unleashed a cost of living crisis still felt today.
The prospect of a peace deal has many wondering whether the energy industry could be upended once again; this time giving way to a market serving the interests of the US president hoping to broker the deal.
Continue reading...One dead and police hurt in knife attack in France
President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,095
Here are the key developments on the 1,095th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
‘Starmer’s big moment’: can PM persuade Trump not to give in to Putin?
The UK leader has been advised to choose his words carefully at this week’s crucial White House meeting
• Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks
When Keir Starmer is advised on how to handle his crucial meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, he will be told by advisers from Downing Street and the Foreign Office to be very clear on his main points and, above all, to be brief.
“Trump gets bored very easily,” said one well-placed Whitehall source with knowledge of the president’s attention span. “When he loses interest and thinks someone is being boring, he just tunes out. He doesn’t like [the French president, Emmanuel] Macron partly because Macron talks too much and tries to lecture him.”
Continue reading...Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Killed Leader’s Funeral – The New York Times
- Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Killed Leader’s Funeral The New York Times
- Lebanon's Hezbollah to bury Nasrallah in mass funeral Reuters
- At Nasrallah’s funeral, Hezbollah and Iran set to put on a ‘show of strength’ FRANCE 24 English
- Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon as Beirut prepares slain Hezbollah chief's funeral Ynetnews
- Thousands of people attend the funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his death The Associated Press
Archaeologists may have found pharaoh’s second tomb
The potential find comes just days after the announcement of the discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb.
Shopping mall roof collapse leaves 6 dead, 78 injured – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Shopping mall roof collapse leaves 6 dead, 78 injured WKRC TV Cincinnati
- At Least 3 People Killed and 79 Injured After Roof Collapses at Shopping Mall: Reports PEOPLE
- Six dead after roof collapse in a shopping mall in Peru Yahoo
- Horror in Peru as shopping centre roof collapses killing at least 4 Metro.co.uk
- Shopping mall roof collapse in northern Peru leaves 6 dead, 78 injured Livingston Enterprise
Japan’s emperor marks his 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII to the young – ABC News
- Japan's emperor marks his 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII to the young ABC News
- Emperor turns 65, renewing wish for peace 80 years after end of WWII The Japan Times
- Emperor Naruhito of Japan marks his 65th birthday with a call to young people not to forget about World War Tw Daily Mail
- Emperor turns 65; hopes for peace ahead of 80th anniversary of war end Japan Today
- Japan emperor greets public on his 65th birthday, hopes for happiness Kyodo News Plus
Man bitten by shark off Queensland’s Moreton Island in second attack in less than a month
Victim is in a stable condition at a Brisbane hospital with abdominal and leg injuries, authorities say
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A man is recovering in a Brisbane hospital after being bitten by a shark and airlifted for treatment from a Moreton Bay island.
The man, who is reported to be 29, was mauled in the waters off the bay side of Moreton Island near the Wrecks Walking Track shortly after 3pm on Saturday.
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Continue reading...‘Trusted capital from your long-term ally’: Australian super’s US trip to bolster efforts to avoid Trump’s steel tariffs
Super Members Council says summit may sway US president on tariffs on Australian industry after seeing scale of investment in US
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Australia’s $2.8tn superannuation industry will bolster the Albanese government’s bid to secure an exemption from the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports this week.
A delegation of Australia’s largest funds will meet with US government officials from Monday, as part of a four-day summit designed to improve awareness of the industry’s long-term contributions to the US economy and its plans to more than double investment.
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Continue reading...Coalition to match ‘dollar for dollar’ Labor’s plan to make GP visits cheaper in $8.5bn Medicare boost
Less than half of Australians were always bulk billed when they saw a GP in 2023-24, government data says
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The Coalition says it will match “dollar for dollar” Labor’s landmark $8.5bn proposal to dramatically increase Medicare bulk-billing rates for GP visits, pledging to meet Anthony Albanese’s commitment to make nearly all doctors’ appointments free.
Doctor’s groups have welcomed Labor’s pledge to fund 18m extra bulk-billed GP visits annually, but have warned some patients will still miss out because government rebates are sometimes still too low to cover the cost of all appointments. The health minister, Mark Butler, says nine out of 10 GP visits will be covered by 2030 under Labor’s plan, and has accused the Coalition of “cooking the books” on bulk-billing statistics during their time in office.
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Continue reading...From Baywatch to toxic waste – LA’s iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires
Under orders from President Trump, the EPA is trying to fast track the clean-up of toxic debris from LA's fires.
Invisible Losses: Tens of thousands fighting for Russia are dying unnoticed on the frontline in Ukraine
The Kremlin’s recruitment policy is shielding society from the true impact of war.
Bivol takes Beterbiev’s undisputed light-heavyweight world title
Dmitry Bivol defeats Artur Beterbiev in a split-points decision to claim light-heavyweight world title in Saudi Arabia.
Israel indefinitely delays Palestinian prisoner release as hostages freed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the prisoners won't be freed until the next release of hostages is guaranteed.
More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows
‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher
- The Killing Times map of sites where violence occurred on the Australian frontier
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The final findings of the “horrendous” eight-year long “massacre map”, tracing the violent history of the Australian colonial frontier have been released.
The Colonial Frontier Massacres Digital Map Project, spearheaded by the late emerita professor of history at the University of Newcastle, Dr Lyndall Ryan, officially concluded in 2022.
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At least 10,657 people were killed in at least 438 colonial frontier massacres.
10,374 of them were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people killed by colonists.
Only 160 of those killed were non-Indigenous colonists.
There were 13 massacres of colonists by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
The most intense period of massacres was from the late 1830s into 1840s, with a pivotal point being the Myall Creek massacre in 1838 – the first time any perpetrators had been punished.
After the Myall Creek convictions, the government could no longer involve the military and new “police” forces were created, which set a pattern for the rest of the conflict.
About half of all massacres of Aboriginal people were carried out by police and other government agents. Many others were perpetrated by settlers acting with tacit approval of the state.
Some perpetrators were involved in many massacres.
Continue reading...He dreamed of a cycling revolution. Then an SUV crushed him
Paul Varry's death has triggered a debate in Paris over the dramatic expansion of cycle infrastructure.
Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies
From science-fiction to the real world, flying cars are here - but could the concept actually take off?