- An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- ‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate The Guardian
- Israel's genocidal war wipes out 1,369 Gazan families| Gulf Times Gulf Times
- Palestinian children must not be excluded from international protection – Says Foreign Ministry on occasion of World Children's Day WAFA - Palestine News Agency
- "We've lost our childhood" -- Gaza's children share heartbreaking life experiences of war Xinhua
‘Every parent’s nightmare’: family of Melbourne teen fighting for life after feared methanol poisoning hopes for answers
Parents ‘want to ensure no other family’ feels same anguish as Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles remain in Thai hospitals
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The family of one of two teenagers fighting for life in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos hope authorities work out exactly what happened “as soon as possible”.
Melbourne friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week.
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Continue reading...Heatwave forecast for south-eastern Australia triggers energy supply and fire danger warnings
Coming hot weather prompts Australian Energy Market Operator to predict shortfall in electricity supplies for NSW and Queensland
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South-eastern Australia will endure its first big heatwave of the season in the coming days, elevating fire risks and potentially straining the power grid in some states.
Dean Narramore, a senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster, said day and night temperatures would be as much as 8-14C hotter than usual for this time of year.
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Continue reading...North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine – The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea sends mystery general to lead its troops in Russia – WSJ Ukrainska Pravda
- Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’ The Guardian
- North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says The Associated Press
- North Korea troops have joined Ukraine war battles as part of Russian units, Seoul says Reuters
Prado show aims to highlight true colours of polychrome sculpture
Madrid Exhibition intends to rescue the technique – coloured paint applied to statues – from centuries of indifference
In a darkened corner of the Prado, not far from an outsized crucifixion and a sculpture of a dead, recumbent Christ with eyes of glass, teeth of ivory and fingernails of horn, is another depiction of Jesus that is remarkable in its poignancy, its humanity and its history.
The tiny, painted terracotta scene, titled Los primeros pasos de Jesús (Jesus’s First Steps), is domestic rather than divine and shows a chubby, beaming infant ambling towards his equally beaming father. Its creator was the Spanish baroque artist Luisa Roldán who, despite becoming the first female sculptor to the royal court in 1692, is only now making her debut in the hallowed Madrid museum.
Continue reading...Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’
Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace
Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenpeace has warned, raising fears about the safety of the country’s three operational nuclear power stations.
The strikes by Moscow were aimed at electricity substations “critical to the operation of Ukraine’s nuclear plants” and there is a possibility that the reactors could lose power and become unsafe, according to a briefing note prepared for the Guardian.
Continue reading...Greece faces general strike as workers protest cost of living squeeze
Unions demand ‘dignified wages’ as unequal recovery from debt crisis has left many struggling with higher costs
A nationwide strike by public- and private-sector employees looks likely to paralyse Greece on Wednesday as the pro-business government of the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, comes under increased pressure to deal with a worsening cost of living crisis.
Unions demanding “dignified wages” in the face of soaring consumer costs and widening wealth inequality vowed that the 24-hour strike would bring the country to a standstill, with protest rallies planned in cities countrywide.
Continue reading...As Trump Returns to Power, World Leaders Seek Stability With China – The New York Times
- As Trump Returns to Power, World Leaders Seek Stability With China The New York Times
- The gap between global threats and American power will grow in 2025 The Economist
- Donald Trump's Election Win Has World Leaders in a Spin Newsweek
- How different a commander in chief will Trump be? CNN
- How Countries and Companies Are Planning for Trump Foreign Policy
Lebanon’s Day After: Will the Country Survive the War With Israel? – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Lebanon’s Day After: Will the Country Survive the War With Israel? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Hezbollah’s Rockets Remain a Threat Despite Israel’s Crushing Offensive The New York Times
- How will Hezbollah factor into Lebanon’s future? The Jerusalem Post
- How Israel and Lebanon can stop the slaughter Another ceasefire is bound to fail UnHerd
- Are We on the Verge of Lebanon's Third Civil War? Haaretz
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid – The Associated Press
- Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid The Associated Press
- Trump’s first week in office may set tone on abortion policy Roll Call
- Interview: Women’s Rights Under Trump Human Rights Watch
- Presidency of Trump may significantly impact reproductive health in US: Report India New England
- What will happen with abortion rights now in America? The Economist
Argentina’s Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China’s Xi after shaking up the G20 – The Associated Press
- Argentina’s Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China’s Xi after shaking up the G20 The Associated Press
- Milei’s Meeting With Xi Signals He’s Come Full Circle on China Bloomberg
- From Tension to Understanding: Argentina-China Relations Under Milei The Diplomat
- China's Xi meets Argentina's Milei for the first time in Rio Reuters
- Xi says China ready to continue financial cooperation with Argentina China Daily
Delhi pollution: Living in Indian capital is like watching a dystopian film again and again – BBC.com
- Delhi pollution: Living in Indian capital is like watching a dystopian film again and again BBC.com
- What is cloud seeding? All about artificial rain used when AQI is high Hindustan Times
- Delhi Air Quality Alert: Delhi, India hazardous air quality IQAir News
- Toxic smog persists over India's north, schools reopen in Pakistan Reuters India
- Every Delhi-NCR family has one or more members with pollution-related health issues, claims survey Hindustan Times
Chinese vessel spotted where Baltic Sea cables were severed – Financial Times
- Chinese vessel spotted where Baltic Sea cables were severed Financial Times
- Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut CNN
- A Chinese ship was near both subsea internet cables that were mysteriously cut, report says Business Insider
- Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says The New York Times
- US allies accuse Russia of 'escalating hybrid activities' against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed Fox News
MSF halts work in Haitian capital over attacks
The charity acts after an attack on its staff in the capital and the alleged killing of two patients by police.
Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized – The Associated Press
- Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized The Associated Press
- Two teens fighting for their lives after drinking cocktails laced with methanol during Thailand vacation New York Post
- Families at bedsides of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones in Thailand after apparent Laos methanol poisoning ABC News
- 'Every parent's nightmare': Families give updates on teens fighting for life in Thailand 9News
Who is Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid?
Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US Senate
Donald Trump has chosen Mehmet Oz, best known for starring in his eponymous daytime talkshow for more than a decade and leaning heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The cardiothoracic surgeon, who faced immense backlash from the medical and scientific communities for pushing misinformation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, will oversee the agency that operates on a $2.6tn annual budget and provides healthcare to more than 100 million people.
“I am honored to be nominated by [Donald Trump] to lead CMS,” Oz posted on X on Tuesday. “I look forward to serving my country to Make America Healthy Again under the leadership of HHS Secretary [Robert F Kennedy Jr].”
Continue reading...‘Bomb cyclone’ brings high winds and soaking rain to north-west US
Strongest atmospheric river seen by California, Washington and Oregon this season knocks out power and downs trees
What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the north-west US in decades arrived on Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region.
The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning on Tuesday and lasting through Friday as the strongest atmospheric river – a large plume of moisture – that California and the Pacific north-west has seen this season bears down on the region. The storm system is considered a “ bomb cyclone”, which occurs when a cyclone intensifies rapidly.
Continue reading...Pacific island governor backs $800m US military upgrade amid China threat
Northern Mariana Islands governor says ‘the world is changing in the Indo-Pacific’ as work continues in the US territory on defense development
The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands says an $800m US military upgrade plan which includes a new airfield in the Pacific territory “has to happen” amid concern over China’s recent missile tests in the region.
Tinian, home to about 3,500 people, is one of the three main islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated US territory. During the second world war, the US launched a nuclear bomb against Japan from Tinian, and now a major rehabilitation of a deserted airfield and other military upgrades are under way on the island.
Continue reading...Diddy faces more than two dozen lawsuits as he sits in jail
Criminal charges against the 54-year-old could land him in prison - and the list of accusers is growing
The makings of a grand Trump deal in the Middle East – POLITICO Europe
- The makings of a grand Trump deal in the Middle East POLITICO Europe
- Opinion | How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect The New York Times
- On genocide, Trump will be no different from Biden Al Jazeera English
- How Trump can continue to realign the Middle East in his second term The Hill
- President-elect Donald Trump is poised to pick up where he left off The Jerusalem Post