- Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine The Associated Press
- South Africa's Stilfontein mine: Six bodies pulled up as rescue continues BBC.com
- Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground The Associated Press
- More Than 100 Miners Died of Starvation or Dehydration After Being Trapped in Abandoned Shaft for Months: Reports PEOPLE
- Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead CNN
Ugandan military court rules opposition figure can be tried for treachery
The move escalates the case against Kizza Besigye as a treachery conviction is punishable by the death penalty.
Ben Gvir says he repeatedly foiled hostage deals, urges Smotrich to help him stop this one – The Times of Israel
- Ben Gvir says he repeatedly foiled hostage deals, urges Smotrich to help him stop this one The Times of Israel
- Heart vs head: the hostage deal and the cost of compassion - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s Ben-Gvir says Gaza ceasefire plan is a ‘surrender’ to Hamas Al Jazeera English
- Netanyahu's Far-right Allies Hurl Last-minute Wrecking Ball at Hostage Negotiations Haaretz
- 10 Coalition Members Oppose Agreement With Hamas In Letter To Netanyahu i24NEWS
Trump interest in Greenland is ‘wake-up call to Copenhagen’, says minister
Greenlandic minister says Denmark has failed to act over demands for action on minerals and alleged state abuses
A Greenlandic government minister has said she views Donald Trump’s interest in the territory as positive, saying it has acted as a “wake-up call to Copenhagen” after years of failing to adequately respond to its demands for action on minerals and alleged abuses by the Danish state.
Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for housing, infrastructure, minerals, justice and gender equality, said the government had been trying to drum up interest in collaboration with both the EU and the US for “many years”, but it was only now that it was getting the attention it had been seeking.
Continue reading...Reeves says UK must go ‘further and faster’ in search of economic growth – BBC.com
- Reeves says UK must go 'further and faster' in search of economic growth BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves should quit now, not later this year The Telegraph
- Pound Traders Are Ready for Another 8% Slump After Selloff Bloomberg
- U.K. to Meet Fiscal Rules at All Times, Treasury Chief Says The Wall Street Journal
- Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust The Independent
Israel maintains furious rate of attacks on Gaza amid hopes for ceasefire
Israeli attacks kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, raising death toll since October 7, 2023 to 46,645.
Philippines alarmed after China sends ‘monster ship’ to disputed shoal – NBC News
- Philippines alarmed after China sends ‘monster ship’ to disputed shoal NBC News
- US Ally Challenges Chinese Ships As Dispute Flares Up Newsweek
- Philippines protests China’s deployment of ‘monster ship’ in maritime zone Al Jazeera English
- Philippines Tells China to Withdraw ‘Monster’ Ship Nearing Shore Bloomberg
- China Begins Patrolling Boundary of its "Nine-Dash Line" Claim The Maritime Executive
The whataboutery in African debates on solidarity with Gaza is misplaced
Not standing in solidarity with Gaza because of the need to make African conflicts visible is the wrong approach.
Why I won’t stop telling Gaza’s stories
I continue to report from Gaza because I want to make a record of our existence - our dignity, resilience and hope.
Middle-income Australians experiencing rental stress with a third of pay spent on housing, report shows
Rent has increased by 36% nationally since Covid, CoreLogic finds, which equates to an extra $171 a week on average
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Even Australians on median incomes are in rental stress, a new report has found, with households on middle incomes spending 33% of their wages on housing.
Last year saw the smallest annual rental increase since 2021, going up 4.8% over the year – down from 8.1% in 2023, CoreLogic’s report found.
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Continue reading...After costly appeal and dispute over research standards, religious institution becomes Australia’s 44th university
Australian College of Theology is the third theological institution to get university status since 2020, demonstrating growing power of religious providers
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A college that describes itself as Australia’s largest provider of theological education has become the nation’s 44th university, ending years of costly appeals and demonstrating the growing power of small religious providers.
The Australian College of Theology (ACT) – which will be renamed the Australian University of Theology – is the third religious institution to receive full university status since 2020.
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Continue reading...Lebanon’s PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’
Salam says he is reaching out across the political spectrum in nod to Hezbollah, which opposed his nomination.
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces Senate confirmation hearing
US senators grill Hegseth, a former Fox News host who has Republican backing, over past statements and controversies.
Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables
The announcement comes following a number of incidents in which infrastructure has been damaged.
Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables
The announcement comes following a number of incidents in which infrastructure has been damaged.
German police investigate AfD flyers resembling plane tickets for immigrants
Karlsruhe police say they have opened inquiry into ‘persons unknown on suspicion of incitement of racial hatred’
German police have launched an investigation after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party distributed flyers designed to resemble plane tickets for deportation that were addressed to “illegal immigrants” as part of an increasingly provocative campaign for next month’s general election.
People from immigrant communities in the south-western city of Karlsruhe found the flyers in their letterboxes, although it was not immediately clear if they had been directly targeted.
Continue reading...Brazilian teen Fonseca lights up Australian Open as Medvedev faces fine
Fonseca beats ninth seed Rublev in men's draw while Paolini, Rybakina and Raducanu advance in women's draw on day three.
Message from the Amazon
earthrise meets the Ashaninka who are mobilising global action for the planet from their ancestral lands in the Amazon.
UK bans German meat and dairy products after foot-and-mouth case
Import of pork, lamb and beef as well as live cattle, sheep and pigs suspended amid outbreak near Berlin
Britain has banned imports of German pork, lamb, beef and dairy products to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spreading to the UK after a case of the disease was confirmed last Friday on the outskirts of Berlin.
As well as prohibiting imports of ham, bacon, salami and cheese, the measure bans the import of live cattle, sheep and pigs, along with other animals which are susceptible to foot-and-mouth. No health certificates will be issued by Britain for fresh meat from Germany.
Continue reading...NATO launches new Baltic Sea mission to protect undersea cables
NATO chief Mark Rutte says 'Baltic Sentry' mission to protect critical undersea cables following string of incidents.