Calculated hypocrisy: Why Western powers court Beijing but rely on US
Economic engagement with China does not amount to strategic realignment.
Turkey’s president rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
He made the comment on an official visit to Ethiopia, saying it could prove dangerous for a volatile region.
Turkey’s president rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
He made the comment on an official visit to Ethiopia, saying it could prove dangerous for a volatile region.
Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them – Associated Press News
- Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them Associated Press News
- Ukraine's ex-military chief Zaluzhnyi reveals new details of rift with Zelenskiy Reuters
- Zelenskyy and officials allocated insufficient resources for 2023 counteroffensive plan – former Ukrainian mi Українська правда
- Zaluzhny Lifts Lid on Zelensky Rift, Failed Counteroffensive – and Surprise Manafort Contact Kyiv Post
- SSU comments on “visit” to Zaluzhnyi's secret office in 2022 Ukrinform
Trump’s Board of Peace meets: Who’s in, who’s out, what’s on the agenda?
Asian and Middle Eastern partners line up in Washington, while Europe tries to keep a distance.
Palestine Action activists to face retrial over Elbit break-in – BBC
- Palestine Action activists to face retrial over Elbit break-in BBC
- Palestine Action: Aggravated burglary charges dropped against 18 defendants Middle East Eye
- Palestine Action activists to face retrial over UK Elbit factory raid following backlash The Times of Israel
- Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial over a break-in at an Israel-linked defence firm's UK site. Sky News
- Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped The Guardian
Vonn’s skis didn’t release in Olympic crash as safety concerns resurface
'Smart binding' system in development, but costs are a concern as well as whether skiers really want it.
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions
Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court
When the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.
For years, she has sat as a judge at the international criminal court, weighing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity; now she is on the same list as terrorists and those involved in organised crime. “It really was a moment of a bit of disbelief,” she said.
Continue reading...Russia Cuts Oil Drilling as Money Dries Up, With Output at Risk – Bloomberg
- Russia Cuts Oil Drilling as Money Dries Up, With Output at Risk Bloomberg
- Suffocating Western pressure may finally force Russian oil output cuts Reuters
- Sanctions, Ship Seizures and Low Prices Squeeze Russia’s Oil Industry The Wall Street Journal
- Wave of Bankruptcies Hits Russian Oil as Half of Sector Operates at a Loss UNITED24 Media
- Russia Is Running Out of Places to Put Its Oil as Exports Stall Kyiv Post
Carney offers to ‘broker a bridge’ to build giant anti-Trump trade club – politico.eu
- Carney offers to ‘broker a bridge’ to build giant anti-Trump trade club politico.eu
- Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance politico.eu
- ‘Canada can broker a bridge,’ Carney says on new trading bloc efforts - National Global News
- Opinion: How Canada and allies can stand up to Trump and other great-power bullies The Globe and Mail
- John Ivison: Canada's pivot to Europe for trade gains traction as Trump loses momentum National Post
Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit – BBC
- Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit BBC
- India tells university to leave AI summit after presenting Chinese robot as its own, sources say Reuters
- Claim: A tweet by China Pulse alleges that Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the Chinese robot presented at Galgotia University is an Indian robot. #PIBFactCheck: ❌ The Claim is false ▪️The Union Minister has nowhere stated that the robot present x.com
- Indian University Slammed for Claiming China-Made Robot as Own Bloomberg
- Indian university faces backlash for presenting Chinese robot as its own Al Jazeera
Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit
A professor claimed that a robotic dog made by Chinese firm Unitree had been made by the university.
Vatican declines participation in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – dw.com
- Vatican declines participation in Trump's 'Board of Peace' dw.com
- Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ CNN
- Vatican will not join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Cardinal Parolin says America Magazine
- Pope snubs Trump’s Gaza peace board politico.eu
- Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises The Independent
Social media suspended in Gabon for ‘spreading of false information’
The media regulator said the ban would be in place "until further notice".
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds – The Guardian
- Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds The Guardian
- Coffee producers across the world are facing more crop-damaging heat, new climate change analysis says CBC
- Why coffee might cost you more, according to researchers ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
- Climate change threatens coffee yields as India logs 30 additional hot days a year Times of India
- Climate change threatens coffee-growing regions — study dw.com
Researchers didn’t think there were sharks in Antarctica waters. Then one was caught on camera. – CBS News
- Researchers didn't think there were sharks in Antarctica waters. Then one was caught on camera. CBS News
- Shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s deep waters CNN
- Elusive sleeper shark seen off Antarctica in a first Scientific American
- Shark Found in Antarctica for First Time Ever — What Scientists Discovered The Weather Channel
- Sharks Have Officially Reached Antarctica, and Scientists Are Shook Gizmodo
Peru’s Congress ousts president after four months in office
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be removed and the country's seventh since 2016.
UK Seeks EU Allies to Counter France’s ‘Made in Europe’ Push – Bloomberg
- UK Seeks EU Allies to Counter France’s ‘Made in Europe’ Push Bloomberg
- Von der Leyen’s industry master plan runs into trouble politico.eu
- Brussels to tie EV subsidies to 70% local content rule Financial Times
- What is in the EU's draft 'made in Europe' law? Reuters
- EU will propose 70% local content rules for EVs to qualify for incentives, report says Automotive News
Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria’s highest mountain
Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.
Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria’s highest mountain – BBC
- Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain BBC
- Austrian climber faces manslaughter trial after girlfriend froze to death on mountain The Independent
- Guilty or not? Austrian man on trial for leaving as girlfriend freezes to death on mountain Times of India
- A Man Is Heading To Court After Leaving Partner To Freeze Near The Summit Of Austria’s Highest Peak 2oceansvibe News
- Man who 'left girlfriend to die' on Austria's biggest mountain goes on trial lbc.co.uk