CAR leader launches meme-coin ‘experiment’
President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.
Trump faces showdown with Jordan over Gaza plan
The BBC's Lucy Williamson assesses the mood ahead of King Abdullah's talks with Donald Trump.
Japan ministry worker on night out loses sensitive files
The ministry worker had left behind the files and his laptop during a five-hour night out.
Luka Doncic makes LA Lakers debut with win against Utah Jazz
Five-time All-NBA guard Luka Doncic begins LA Lakers career just over a week after his blockbuster trade from Dallas.
Corruption derailing climate fight, watchdog warns
Transparency International says corruption holds back global cooperation on climate change policy.
‘Each of us is afraid’: Guinea’s junta leader tightens grip as opposition lies low
Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing power
Across Guinea’s capital, Conakry, billboards and posters proclaim the people’s loyalty to the vision of Mamady Doumbouya, the general who has led the west African country since a coup in September 2021.
The iconography is omnipresent. Along the Fidel Castro highway, the posters hang on poles that rise out of piles of rubbish. Near the grand mosque, one poster is accompanied by the gnomic inscription “Your silence is precious, your eyes reassuring”. Another, bearing an image of him shaking Xi Jinping’s hand at a meeting in Beijing in September, has the caption: “Welcome back Mamady Doumbouya, our pride.”
Continue reading...‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius
Mauritius awaits Trump's approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what's in it for them.
More than 50 are dead after a bus plunged into a gorge in Guatemala – NPR
- More than 50 are dead after a bus plunged into a gorge in Guatemala NPR
- At Least 50 Killed After Bus Plunges Off Bridge and Crashes Into Ravine in Guatamala PEOPLE
- Bus Plunges off Bridge in Guatemala City, Killing at Least 53 The New York Times
- At least 54 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge CNN
- At least 51 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Guatemala ABC News
Trump says Gaza ceasefire should end on Saturday if captives not freed
US President Donald Trump suggested Israel should cancel the ceasefire in Gaza if all captives are not released.
Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance
US president also says he wants a return on US aid given to Ukraine such as rare minerals, in interview with Fox News
US president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.
Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia, Trump discussed the conflict in an interview with broadcaster Fox News that aired on Monday.
Continue reading...Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing day six – as it happened
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Here we go again: suggestion v direction
Steve Ahern is back in the witness box after a short recess. His cross-examination is undertaken by Lattouf’s junior counsel Philip Boncardo.
Continue reading...UN suspends operations in Yemen’s Houthi stronghold after staff detained
The UN said the 'extraordinary and temporary measure' was taken to ensure the safety and security of its personnel.
As Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Trump, can he resist US pressure on Gaza?
Trump’s comments on displacing Palestinians from Gaza faces strong opposition from Jordan and Arab countries.
Google switches name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for US users
California-based internet giant says the name of the body of water will depend on location of the user.
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
Far-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social media than politicians from mainstream or far-left parties, according to a study which argues that amplifying misinformation is now part and parcel of radical right strategy.
“Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage,” said Petter Törnberg of the University of Amsterdam, a co-author of the study with Juliana Chueri of the Dutch capital’s Free University.
Continue reading...North Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear submarine docks in Busan
Pyongyang warns of 'acute military confrontation' after USS Alexandria submarine docks in South Korean port.
South Korea: Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in Daejeon – BBC.com
- South Korea: Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in Daejeon BBC.com
- 8-Year-Old Student Dies After Being Stabbed By Elementary School Teacher PEOPLE
- South Korean teacher admits to stabbing girl to death, police say NBC News
- South Korean elementary school teacher questioned over fatal stabbing of pupil Yahoo
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum
Modified US duties will be enforced ‘without exceptions’, said president, in controversial bid to boost economy
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Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, ramping up his controversial bid to boost the US economy by hiking taxes on imports from overseas.
The modified US duties will be enforced “without exceptions or exemptions”, the president declared, dashing the hopes of countries that hoped to avoid them.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,083
Here are the key developments on the 1,083rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Asian stock markets mixed after Trump tariffs announcement while gold reaches record high
Analysts say measures so far have been less than feared but traders still cautious as uncertainty about US policy ‘has basically exploded’
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on Donald Trump’s next moves after he signed off on 25% tariffs for steel and aluminium imports, having warned of more measures to come.
The president has lived up to his campaign pledges to resume his hardball trade diplomacy to extract concessions on a range of issues, including commerce, immigration and drug trafficking.
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