- Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT Futurism
- Pope in dialogue with Rome's priests: Be friends, beware of envy and the internet Vatican News
- Don’t use AI to write homilies, Pope Leo tells priests The Times
- Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies EWTN News
- Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok National Catholic Reporter
Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels – The New York Times
- Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels The New York Times
- The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist NPR
- Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’ The Guardian
- Louvre boss resigns months after €88mn jewel heist Financial Times
- Louvre museum director resigns in wake of ‘heist of the century’ CNN
Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend – Newser
- Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend Newser
- Asia’s soft power has been growing for years. But ‘Chinamaxxing’is different CNN
- Britain and the US, calm down. The gen Z Chinamaxxers will do you no harm | Coco Khan The Guardian
- The Everyday Americans Going All In on the Chinese Lifestyle WSJ
- Hot water, boiled apples, and house slippers: Why some Americans are going all in on 'Chinamaxxing' Business Insider
These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace – The New York Times
- These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace The New York Times
- Is it time for Ukraine to cut a deal? The New Daily
- Residents in Moscow, Kiev share thoughts on prospects for peace bastillepost.com
- With Russia grinding closer, Ukrainians weigh the cost of land for peace The Christian Science Monitor
- 4 Years of Russia-Ukraine War: Why Ukrainians Don't Believe in Lasting Peace Foreign Policy
Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’
Laurence des Cars steps down days after parliamentary inquiry called Paris museum a ‘state within a state’
The president of the Louvre in Paris has resigned, four months after a gang of thieves broke into the museum’s Apollo gallery and made off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades.
Laurence des Cars, who had offered to step down in the immediate aftermath of the burglary, tendered her resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in what the French president called “an act of responsibility”, the Elysée Palace said.
Continue reading...Nigeria denies report it paid ‘huge’ ransom to free pupils in mass abduction
The rebuttal was followed by news the police chief was resigning a year before the end of his term.
Ukraine remembers its dead as war enters a fifth year
Events were held across Ukraine to mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Peter Thiel ties put major German military drone deal on shaky ground – politico.eu
- Peter Thiel ties put major German military drone deal on shaky ground politico.eu
- Merz steps up scrutiny of arms procurement amid spending angst Financial Times
- Germany news: Bundestag to vote on major drone deal DW.com
- Germany Set to Approve €540 Million in Kamikaze Drone Orders Bloomberg.com
- Procurement: How the Bundeswehr wants to keep its combat drones up to date Table.Briefings
Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 20
Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
US ambassador to France set for talks with foreign minister after row
Charles Kushner has spoken to France's foreign minister after failing to respond to a summons on Monday.
Canada to deliver nearly 500 armored vehicles to Ukraine – Ukrinform
- Canada to deliver nearly 500 armored vehicles to Ukraine Ukrinform
- Carney pledges $2B for Ukraine, sanctions for Russian 'shadow fleet' as war enters 5th year CBC
- Canada to give Ukraine C$300 million in new military aid, says Ottawa Reuters
- Canada announces new military aid for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia Українська правда
- Canada announces more military aid for Ukraine on war’s fourth anniversary The Globe and Mail
How Hungary hijacked Brussels and Kyiv with a double veto leaving Ukraine in limbo – Euronews.com
- How Hungary hijacked Brussels and Kyiv with a double veto leaving Ukraine in limbo Euronews.com
- Hungary blocks Europe’s aid for Ukraine on war’s fourth anniversary The Washington Post
- EU Support for Ukraine Stumbles as Hungary Looks to Delay Aid The New York Times
- Hungary blocks Russia sanctions, EU cash for Kyiv on eve of Ukraine war anniversary Reuters
- We’ll find a way to get round Hungary and deliver Ukraine’s €90B loan, EU vows politico.eu
US re-asserts 2025 strikes ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear programme
The White House comment comes after a senior Trump aide said Iran is a week away from having material for nuclear bomb.
How Epstein tried to buy a Moroccan palace months before his death
As US federal charges loomed for Epstein, newly released documents show offshore structuring, rejected bank transfers.
Earth’s Largest Land-Based Carbon Sink Has Sprung a Disturbing Leak – Gizmodo
- Earth’s Largest Land-Based Carbon Sink Has Sprung a Disturbing Leak Gizmodo
- Millennial-aged peat carbon outgassed by large humic lakes in the Congo Basin Nature
- Ancient Carbon Escaping From Congo Lakes Threatens Global Climate Fine Day 102.3
- These Lakes Were Meant To Be Storing Ancient Carbon. Instead, They're Releasing Thousands Of Tonnes Every Day IFLScience
- Congo basin blackwater lakes are releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere ScienceDaily
Iran’s government stresses ‘red lines’ as students protest in universities
Some protesting students have already been suspended, and the office of the prosecutor general is now overseeing cases.
Lebanon urges Hezbollah militant group to avoid getting involved if the US strikes Iran – AP News
- Lebanon urges Hezbollah militant group to avoid getting involved if the US strikes Iran AP News
- Israel warns Lebanon of strikes if Hezbollah enters any US-Iran war, Lebanese officials say Reuters
- Lebanon says it was warned its airport could become Israeli target Financial Times
- Iran’s push to control proxies signals looming US strike The Jerusalem Post
- Israel said to warn Lebanon it’ll be hit hard if Hezbollah takes part in any US-Iran war The Times of Israel
Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests
Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in Geneva
Plainclothes police and security forces, many of them armed, have tried to flood Iran’s remaining open universities in an attempt to crush a fourth day of student protests against the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Running battles were reported on some campuses, with videos showing fistfights between the Basji state-backed militia and students at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran. Pick-up trucks with machine-guns were photographed parked outside the University of Tehran, with demonstrations also in Mashhad.
Continue reading...Trump hits out at reports that top US general warned against attacking Iran
General Dan Caine has warned that strikes against Iran could be risky, potentially drawing the US into a prolonged conflict, US media report.
World leaders congratulate the Netherlands new gay Prime Minister… with one big exception – queerty.com
- World leaders congratulate the Netherlands new gay Prime Minister… with one big exception queerty.com
- Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM BBC
- The Dutch have a new government. Now the hunger games begin. politico.eu
- Athlete Nico Keenan proud as gay fiancé Rob Jetten becomes PM OutSports
- Netherlands’ coalition government takes office led by youngest-ever premier Rob Jetten AP News