School protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to act
Dozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers.
The Hormuz bonus: Sailor salaries soar for transits amid Iran war
Reports have emerged that tanker captains are earning $100,000 plus a $50,000 per-trip bonus to transit the strait.
Photos: Protests erupt after 87-year-old evicted woman dies in Madrid
Nationwide outrage grows after the death of woman whose eviction sparked protests and political tensions.
Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city – Yahoo
- Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city Yahoo
- Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge BBC
- Escalating Assaults on Ukrainian Cities Are Producing an Enormous Toll The New York Times
- At least 30 people killed in Russian bus bombing in Ukraine NBC News
- Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 12 people Al Jazeera
3 Kinzhals for a Power Plant, 20 Drones for a Boiler: Leaked Document Shows How Russia Plans to Freeze Ukraine – Kyiv Post
- 3 Kinzhals for a Power Plant, 20 Drones for a Boiler: Leaked Document Shows How Russia Plans to Freeze Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Exclusive: 'Key Targets': A Russian Blueprint For A Cold, Dark Winter In Ukraine Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- As Trump Dithers, Ukraine War Is Approaching a ‘Fatal Point of No Return’ Rolling Stone
- Russia: Doubling Down in Ukraine – and Against the West RealClearDefense
- Fewer targets, more waves: jet-powered Gerans partly free Russia to concentrate missiles, ISW says Euromaidan Press
Malaysia PM says will work on Myanmar’s ASEAN reintegration
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing in Malaysia for a two-day visit, his first since he became president in April.
Russian attack on buses in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 30 people
Eighteen people were wounded in strike on the city in eastern Donetsk region, local authorities say.
Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize
Lenora Thaker wins $30,000 prize for ‘a work of state significance’ for The Pearl of Tagai Town, which draws on her family’s history in Cairns-Malay Town
A “stunning” debut novel described as “unambiguously and distinctively Queensland” has won the $30,000 top prize at the Queensland literary awards (QLAs).
Meriam and Wagedagam author Lenora Thaker won the Queensland premier’s award for a work of state significance for her historical novel The Pearl of Tagai Town, which was inspired by her ancestors’ lives in an unmapped shantytown known as Cairns-Malay Town. The town once housed Indigenous Australians, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian and Sri Lankan residents who had been segregated from the white population; it existed from the late 1800s until the late 1950s.
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Continue reading...A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report – Our World in Data
- A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report Our World in Data
- Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher The Guardian
- UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF BBC
- ‘Nature can recover’: Inside the race to rescue world’s crisis-hit wildlife Al Jazeera
- Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says Reuters
USS Lincoln carrier to return to port in San Diego after record-breaking deployment – US politics live
Vessel spent over 260 consecutive days at sea without a port call, a US navy record
As Donald Trump struggled to end the war with Iran, and the Lincoln’s deployment dragged on, reports emerged over the summer of shortages of food and basic supplies, and deteriorating mental health and morale among some crew members, including that two crew members had attempted to jump overboard.
At the time, senior Trump administration officials dismissed the reports. Hegseth claimed they “completely misrepresented” the reality, while Trump, when asked in August whether the deployment had gone on too long, responded, “Not nearly long enough” – a remark that upset some naval families.
Continue reading...How much does France spend on education compared with the rest of Europe?
Amid student protests, Al Jazeera visualises how French spending stacks up against defence and healthcare.
USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea
Deployment for nearly a year was marked by reports of supply shortages, and deteriorating morale and mental health among crew
The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon.
It marks the end of a deployment that has been described as “one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era” and that became marked by a record-stretch at sea, repeated deployment extensions, and reports of supply shortages, and deteriorating morale and mental health among some crew members.
Continue reading...Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade
Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change
They may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within a decade.
This week, it emerged that Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – the UK’s second- and sixth-largest supermarket chains – had held merger talks between last November and February, before the larger player decided to walk away.
Continue reading...Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France’s policing of high school protests – NBC News
- Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France’s policing of high school protests NBC News
- Live Updates: Students Rally in France for Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week The New York Times
- Politics The Economist
- French officials say they’re listening to protestors. Here’s why they’re not stopping. CNN
- Student Protesters in France are Holding Signs Referencing May 1968. Here’s Why It’s Significant Time Magazine
South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.
Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say – The Guardian
- Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say The Guardian
- UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF BBC
- ‘Nature can recover’: Inside the race to rescue world’s crisis-hit wildlife Al Jazeera
- Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says Mongabay News
- Stark 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations since 1970, India presents ground for hope: WWF Living Planet Report The Times of India
Tanker attacked off Qatar as Iran claims route transporting oil through strait of Hormuz will be ‘closed’ – The Guardian
UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power
Police say the incident is not connected to ongoing investigations at the RAF Fairford airbase.
New direct train services from London to Wrexham and Rochdale rejected
Regulator also vetoes extra Blackpool service, citing lack of space on west coast mainline for new direct trains to capital
Plans to run direct train services to Wrexham and Rochdale from London have been rejected by the rail regulator because of “significant pressure” on the line.
The Office of Rail and Road said that there was insufficient space on the crowded west coast mainline to introduce the two new separate train services.
Continue reading...Bosnia’s political future looks increasingly like its past
Three nationalist parties are poised to dominate again, deepening fears of division and paralysis.