G7 ministers unite to back Ukraine and warn Russia of sanctions – Reuters
- G7 ministers unite to back Ukraine and warn Russia of sanctions Reuters
- Canada Finds Solidarity at G-7 in Push Against Trump’s 51st State Idea The Wall Street Journal
- Allies preserve unity even as Trump’s tariffs and Canada taunts overshadow G7 meeting The Seattle Times
- Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as Trump threatens more tariffs on US allies The Associated Press
- Allies Wrap up a G7 Meeting Overshadowed by Trump's Tariffs and Canada Taunts U.S. News & World Report
Hamas says it agreed to release American hostage, return four others’ bodies – Axios
- Hamas says it agreed to release American hostage, return four others' bodies Axios
- Hamas says it is prepared to release American-Israeli hostage and bodies of four dual nationals CNN
- Hamas says it will release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage The Washington Post
- Israel slams Hamas ‘manipulation’ after it says it will free 1 living, 4 slain hostages The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Hamas agrees to free Israeli-American captive to move Gaza truce Al Jazeera English
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Continue reading...Putin makes clear Russia will only play ball with Ukraine by his rules
While carefully avoiding an outright rejection of US ceasefire proposals, Moscow is playing for time
For once, the US president and European leaders were on the same page.
Grasping for a familiar metaphor, a chorus of western heads of state declared this week that “the ball was in Russia’s court” after Ukraine agreed in talks with the US on Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
Continue reading...China criticises Hong Kong firm’s sale of majority stake in Panama ports
Commentary urged CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ about ‘what position and side they are on’ in sale to US investors
China has criticised the sale of the business that controls ports in Panama to US investors, saying the Hong Kong-based parent company should “think twice” and that the $22.8bn deal is “power politics” that is not in the country’s national interest.
Shares in the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison fell more than 6% on Friday after a critical commentary appeared in the Beijing-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao in Hong Kong.
Continue reading...Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens – Financial Times
- Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens Financial Times
- Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More The New York Times
- "Germany is back": Merz secures key support for debt deal Reuters
- German stocks lift European markets higher after lawmakers reportedly agree to spending boost; Kering down 11% CNBC
- Germany’s Merz secures breakthrough on gargantuan spending plan POLITICO Europe
Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique
More than 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours, destroying 900 homes and leaving 40,000 people without power
Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, it intensified over the next few days to a moderate tropical storm, affecting northern Madagascar on Saturday and killing at least one person.
Jude strengthened into a tropical cyclone as it tracked westwards over the Mozambique Channel, where sea surface temperatures of close to 30C provided the heat and moisture necessary to fuel the cyclone.
Continue reading...Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’ – The Guardian
- Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’ The Guardian
- Taiwan calls China 'foreign hostile force' and vows tough measures BBC.com
- Taiwan’s president seeks to bring back military courts Financial Times
- Taiwan's leader says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration and spying The Associated Press
- Taiwan Cracks Down on Chinese ‘Gray Zone’ Espionage The Wall Street Journal
YouTuber stabbed to death as she livestreamed on Tokyo street – CBS News
- YouTuber stabbed to death as she livestreamed on Tokyo street CBS News
- Police arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming on Tokyo street The Associated Press
- Online Influencer Stabbed to Death in Tokyo While Livestreaming The New York Times
- Killing of livestreamer in Tokyo a reminder of social media risks NHK WORLD
- Woman fatally stabbed in Tokyo while livestreaming Kyodo News Plus
British man killed by President William Ruto’s convoy in Kenya – BBC.com
- British man killed by President William Ruto's convoy in Kenya BBC.com
- British man killed in Kenya after being knocked over by president’s speeding motorcade CNN
- Briton dies in Kenya after being hit by vehicle in president’s motorcade The Guardian
- British man dies after being hit by Kenyan president's motorcade - as driver arrested Sky News
- British national killed by vehicle in Kenyan president’s motorcade Yahoo
British man killed by president’s convoy in Kenya hit-and-run
The car did not stop after hitting Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, on a road in the capital, Nairobi.
China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West – The New York Times
- China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West The New York Times
- China hits out at ‘threats of force’ on Iran as Trump pushes for new nuclear deal CNN
- Iranian officials talk nuclear program with Chinese and Russian counterparts NPR
- China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks Reuters
- Russia, China and Iran call for end to U.S. sanctions on Iran and resumption of nuclear talks CBS News
UK hoping to work with China to counteract Trump’s climate-hostile policies
Ed Miliband visits Beijing as part of plan to create global axis working in favour of climate action
The UK is hoping to shape a new global axis in favour of climate action along with China and a host of developing countries, to offset the impact of Donald Trump’s abandonment of green policies and his sharp veer towards climate-hostile countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Ed Miliband, the UK’s energy and net zero secretary, arrived in Beijing on Friday for three days of talks with top Chinese officials, including discussions on green technology supply chains, coal and the critical minerals needed for clean energy. The UK’s green economy is growing three times faster than the rest of the economy, but access to components and materials will be crucial for that to continue.
Continue reading...Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law
Experts say legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in latest government-backed crackdown
Human rights groups in Peru have voiced alarm over a controversial anti-NGO law that prevents civil society organisations from taking legal action against the state for human rights abuses – a move that activists say will prevent the vulnerable from accessing justice.
Peru’s deeply unpopular congress added a harsher amendment to an existing bill which was fast-tracked through the chamber with 81 votes in favour, 16 against and four abstentions on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia
The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered at a wastewater facility during routine maintenance
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The biggest ever fatberg found in Western Australia has been pulled from a sewer, weighing in at 30,000kg.
Fatbergs are made up of material that cannot dissolve in water – such as oil, grease and wet wipes flushed down sinks and toilets – which then pile up and stick together.
Continue reading...Schumer decision to vote for Republican funding bill a ‘huge slap in the face’, says AOC – US politics live
Senate working to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadline
Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.
“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Continue reading...Tight security as ruling expected in South Korean president’s impeachment
Security is tight around South Korea’s top court where protesters are waiting to hear the final ruling on President Yoon
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs
Elon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to retaliatory tariffs that would also affect other automotive manufacturers in the US.
In an unsigned letter to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, Tesla said it “supports fair trade” but that the US administration should ensure it did not “inadvertently harm US companies”.
Continue reading...Hungary drops veto on EU’s Russia sanctions rollover after several oligarchs de-listed – EURACTIV
- Hungary drops veto on EU’s Russia sanctions rollover after several oligarchs de-listed EURACTIV
- EU envoys renew sanctions on Russian individuals, entities Reuters
- Ukraine updates: European Union extends Russian sanctions DW (English)
- Hungary drops veto and agrees to prolong EU sanctions on Russian individuals Euronews
- Hungary Demands Sanctions Relief for Russian Billionaire Fridman Ahead of EU Sanctions Vote – FT The Moscow Times