WPL 2025 final: Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women; teams, stream
Al Jazeera takes a closer look at the Women's Premier League final at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk appears to mark end of audacious operation
Some say incursion achieved many goals while others wonder if it cost Ukrainian lives for no tangible gain
Under constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields, often walking miles to reach Ukrainian territory.
The Ukrainian retreat from the Kursk region, carried out in stages over the past two weeks, appears to mark the end of one of the most audacious and surprising operations of the conflict, and strips Ukraine of one of its few solid bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations with Russia.
Continue reading...Lawyer says Philippines’ Duterte was ‘abducted’, too ill to testify at ICC – Reuters
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- Former Philippines leader Duterte appears in Hague courtroom via video link on ‘war on drugs’ charges CNN
- Access Asia - Philippine ex-President Duterte faces charges for war on drugs FRANCE 24 English
- Philippines Duterte's first night in ICC custody is a pivotal moment for the court BBC.com
- The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who brought ex-president Duterte to justice The Guardian
‘Germany is back’: Merz secures Greens’ support for defence spend boost
Backing of Greens is tantamount to approval of chancellor-in-waiting’s proposal to relax debt brake
Germany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has said he has secured the support of the Green party for his radical plan to increase spending on defence and infrastructure after marathon talks that went through the night, paving the way for its approval in parliament.
“Germany is back,” Merz said in Berlin on Friday. “Germany is making its large contribution to the defence of freedom and peace in Europe.”
Continue reading...Residents near Ukraine’s frontline sceptical of ceasefire deal
People in a town near the frontline in Ukraine’s Sumy region have told Al Jazeera they are mistrustful of US peace deal.
Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits Italy
Tuscany's president advises residents to exercise "the utmost attention and caution".
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for moving Palestinians uprooted from Gaza – The Associated Press
- AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for moving Palestinians uprooted from Gaza The Associated Press
- Somalia rejects any plan to use its territory to resettle Palestinians, minister says The Times of Israel
- Sudan rejects US request to discuss taking in Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan The Guardian US
- US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza - report The Jerusalem Post
- Somalia and Somaliland say no talks on resettling Palestinians from Gaza Reuters
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte a no-show for first court hearing in The Hague – NBC News
- Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte a no-show for first court hearing in The Hague NBC News
- Former Philippine President Duterte appears before international court judges in The Hague by video PBS NewsHour
- Rodrigo Roa Duterte makes first appearance before the ICC: confirmation of charges hearing scheduled for 23 September 2025 the International Criminal Court
- Arrested Philippine ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown The Associated Press
- Philippines Duterte's first night in ICC custody is a pivotal moment for the court BBC.com
Columbia expels, suspends students after government threats: What we know
Move comes after Columbia was targeted in federal funding cuts last week.
The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US
For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterial
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It’s not really about the tariffs.
Not for Australia the brutal humiliation meted out on camera to Ukraine in the Oval Office. Nor Canada’s escalating war of invective and retaliatory sanctions.
Continue reading...Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appears by video link in Hague accused of crimes against humanity – as it happened
Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousands. This live blog is closed
Philippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is appearing by video link before judges at the international criminal court.
Duterte would follow the proceedings through a video link, a court spokesperson said.
To some Duterte’s arrest this week came as a sudden shock. But for years many brave Filipinos, from priests, politicians, pathologists, to relatives of the victims and journalists, have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign and collect enough evidence to hold Duterte to account.
Continue reading...Germany parties agree plan for spending boost, debt brake overhaul
The plan calls for a $545bn fund for infrastructure spending.
Russian sentenced to life for war crimes in Ukraine
Voislav Torden, of Russian far-right group Rusich, is found guilty of charges relating to an ambush which killed 22.
Russian mercenary sentenced to life by Finnish court for war crimes in Ukraine – BBC.com
- Russian mercenary sentenced to life by Finnish court for war crimes in Ukraine BBC.com
- Finland Court Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine The New York Times
- Court in Finland sentences Rusich group commander to life imprisonment for war crimes in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
- Finland sentences Russian neo-Nazi mercenary Yan Petrovsky to life for war crimes in Ukraine Kyiv Independent
- Russian jailed for life in Finland for Ukraine war crimes Reuters
Iraqi PM says Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed – Reuters
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
Mahmoud Khalil arrest: A step towards the end of free speech in the US?
Redi Tlhabi discusses Mahmoud Khalil's arrest and the larger impact with his lawyer and a Columbia University student
Can global institutions stop Israel’s breach of international law?
Redi Tlhabi talks with a former top UN official on whether international institutions could hold Israel to account.
Get the app, consider capacity and be ready for behavioural change: top tips on installing a home battery
Guardian readers share what they wish they had known before taking the plunge
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