- Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal as Iran war highlights capabilities, and necessities CBS News
- Zelenskiy says some 20 countries interested in drone deals with Ukraine Reuters
- What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf? Al Jazeera
- Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine signs four drone deals with 20 countries The Jerusalem Post
- Visiting Bahrain, Zelensky offers to sign deal to share anti-drone expertise The Times of Israel
Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
Ministers rally around embattled leader, who says he will ‘get on with governing’ unless process for challenge is triggered
Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will fight on as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met, as ministers began to rally around the embattled leader.
The Guardian understands Starmer did not give cabinet critics time to respond, before moving the conversation on to the Middle East, and none called directly on him to resign during Tuesday’s meeting.
Continue reading...French president announces billions in African investments at summit focused on partnership – AP News
- French president announces billions in African investments at summit focused on partnership AP News
- Macron Makes a Bid for New Partners in Africa The New York Times
- 'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence BBC
- Macron takes the stage uninvited at Africa summit to scold crowd for 'total lack of respect' Fox News
- After a decade of crises between France and its former colonies, Macron chooses Kenya for the last major African trip of his presidency Le Monde.fr
Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump
Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
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The budget for Australia’s contentious Aukus deal has ballooned by more than $430m over four years, with the agency charged with securing the country’s nuclear-powered submarines requiring a massive injection of funding and staffing.
The Australian Submarine Agency’s resourcing for next financial year will jump by a third – from $385m to $512m.
Continue reading...US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says
Nine out of 10 workers express support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight for
US workers overwhelmingly support pro-worker policies on artificial intelligence (AI) and view labor unions as the most reliable protectors of workers from the effects of AI, according to a new poll released by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US.
More than nine out of 10 workers surveyed expressed support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight for, including 95% supporting a requirement that a human be the final decision maker on any issues affecting individual workers and their employment.
Continue reading...EU needs to delay social media access for children – von der Leyen
She told an EU summit that an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online by July.
European ministers to discuss sending rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs
Exclusive: Council of Europe to meet in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body expected to recognise countries’ right to control borders
European ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian.
Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Europe by irregular routes would take place “at a multilateral level” at a meeting in Moldova on Friday.
Continue reading...WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praises Spain’s ‘compassion and solidarity’ in evacuating virus-hit cruise ship
The head of the World Health Organization has warned countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases after the outbreak onboard the MV Hondius, and thanked Spain for the “compassion and solidarity” it had shown by taking in the stricken cruise ship and evacuating its passengers and crew.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to follow the WHO’s advice and recommendations, which include a 42-day quarantine and constant monitoring of high-risk contacts.
Continue reading...More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi
As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedom
More than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate, after she was transferred to hospital amid concerns over her rapidly deteriorating health.
In a statement released on Tuesday, 112 Nobel laureates urged the Iranian authorities and the international community to act “without delay” to secure Mohammadi’s release and ensure her continued access to medical treatment.
Continue reading...Sicily police investigate illegal race with horse-drawn carts and Kalashnikovs
Horses seized and several people questioned after animal rights activist shares video of race along country roads
A video showing an illegal horse race in Sicily, with spectators firing pistols into the air and brandishing Kalashnikov rifles, has prompted a police investigation that has led to the seizure of the animals.
The clip, reportedly filmed last Friday, shows two jockeys driving horse-drawn carts at breakneck speed along country roads in the town of Palagonia, near Catania, in eastern Sicily. Behind them, dozens of people follow on scooters, firing shots into the air. The footage was posted on social media by an animal rights activist named Enrico Rizzi.
Continue reading...Canvas hack: company pays criminals to delete students’ stolen data
The company behind Canvas says it has "reached an agreement" with the hackers who disrupted thousands of colleges and universities.
Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children
The lawsuit comes amid increased scrutiny over platform features like auto-play that deliver endless content to users.
In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes – Los Angeles Times
- In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes Los Angeles Times
- US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say CNN
- How Xi Is Playing His Iran Cards as Trump Heads to Beijing WSJ
- What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran war Politico
- China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War The New York Times
Federal budget 2026 winners and losers: rich families, overseas travellers and illegal tobacco – summary
Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budget
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Being a winner or a loser from the federal budget can be the difference between hundreds of dollars – or tightening your belt even further.
Tuesday’s federal budget comes at a strange time. Donald Trump is waging a war on Iran that is impacting fuel supplies globally, including Australia. Inflation is still causing havoc on household budgets. Government programs are costing more than ever.
Continue reading...US passengers of hantavirus cruise ship being monitored in Nebraska
Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, 16 in Nebraska and another six passengers in Canada.
Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure
NDIS changes foreshadowed by health minister Mark Butler will drastically reduce access to the scheme, with nearly 700 staff positions to go at NDIA
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The government expects to recoup $36.2bn by curbing the national disability insurance scheme’s growth over the next four years as it looks to return to the NDIS’s “original purpose” of supporting people with “significant and permanent disability”.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said the budget’s savings package amounted to genuine economic reform, beyond the “usual nips and tucks”.
Continue reading...Australia unveils changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax – Reuters
- Australia unveils changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax Reuters
- Australia dumps tax breaks for landlords to help young own a home Reuters
- Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Budget capital gains tax changes and negative gearing reform explained The Guardian
- Australian Budget Mixes Economic Reform With Fuel Security, Spending Cuts WSJ
No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
The clipping economy: How short-form video ‘clippers’ are overrunning the internet – NPR
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
David Malpass also said that Beijing's claim to be a developing nation was no longer credible.