- Thousands swarm the streets of Tirana in major 'Pink Flamingo' anti-government protests Euronews
- Albanians take to the streets in protest for the 35th night in a row AP News
- Man who sold land for Kushner-backed Albania development probed over alleged money laundering, drug trafficking CBS News
- Albania PM Rama: Protests a stage for anti-Trump forces DW.com
- 'Flamingo Revolution' takes off as thousands demand Albanian PM's resignation BBC
Coal is back in AustralianSuper’s portfolio. What happened to that net zero pledge?
In 2020 Australia’s biggest super fund dumped its Whitehaven shares. Fast forward to 2026 and it is now the coalminer’s single biggest investor
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Almost six years ago, the country’s biggest superannuation fund announced a major policy update: AustralianSuper’s investment portfolio would be subject to a net zero carbon emissions target in line with the Paris agreement.
To make the point, the fund dumped its holdings in the large thermal and metallurgical coalminer Whitehaven Coal.
Continue reading...Fears Queenslanders could be forced to pay for mine cleanup as LNP reviews environmental ‘red tape’
Mining minister Dale Last says the state has an ‘enormous opportunity’ to become a global leader in critical minerals
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Queenslanders are being warned they could be left to pay for the clean up of abandoned mines if rehabilitation laws are weakened, after the state government announced a bid to cut environmental “red tape” for resources companies.
The state’s treasurer, David Janetzki, and the mining minister, Dale Last, this week announced a review of a scheme that requires resources companies to provide surety to cover remediation and rehabilitation costs when mines close.
Continue reading...Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run
Tens of thousands of fans formed an ocean of blue outside the airport in capital city, Praia.
Iran seeks to tighten control over strait of Hormuz alongside Khamenei funeral
IRGC warnings force ships to turn back as Tehran uses passages from Qur’an to send messages to Gulf delegations
The diplomatic and military contest for control of the strait of Hormuz has intensified alongside the dramatic scenes of mourning for the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with some claiming Khamenei’s legacy ultimately depends on Tehran’s grip on the waterway, and so the global economy.
Over the past 48 hours, as crowds have swirled in Tehran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appeared to have started to plug a gaping and growing gap in their monopoly control of the strait.
Continue reading...“Russia Has Lost the Black Sea,” Zelenskyy Says – UNITED24 Media
- “Russia Has Lost the Black Sea,” Zelenskyy Says UNITED24 Media
- Zelenskyy approves decision to establish Naval Academy in Odesa Українська правда
- Zelensky: Ukrainian Navy has proven that strength is not always measured by number of ships Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Working trip of the President of Ukraine to Odesa region Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
- Ukraine Is Gradually Displacing Russia from the Black Sea — Navy UA.NEWS
Cape Verde celebrates team’s return after historic World Cup
Cape Verde's football team is getting a hero's welcome on its return home after a historic World Cup run.
NYPD detective shot in Brooklyn, teen suspect in custody: cops, sources – New York Post
- NYPD detective shot in Brooklyn, teen suspect in custody: cops, sources New York Post
- NYPD officer shot in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; 18-year-old suspect in custody ABC7 New York
- NYPD detective shot in Brooklyn and saved by armored vest, police commissioner says Newsday
- NYPD detective shot in bulletproof vest, wounded in Brooklyn clash with teen New York Daily News
- NYPD officer shot in Brooklyn after armed man approached unmarked police vehicle, Tisch says CBS News
Trump’s $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west
With voters embracing leaders who brazenly monetise public office, experts say an ethical code is breaking down
Donald Trump came to office in 2017 after decades of bankruptcies and business failures. Yes, he was rich, but his latest financial disclosure, published this week, suggests he will depart billions richer.
In the first year of his second term, he made more than $2bn from Trump hotels, Trump golf courses, Trump cryptocurrency, Trump watches, Trump cologne, Trump Bibles and more.
Continue reading...Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledge unity ahead of judicial verdict – Euronews
- Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledge unity ahead of judicial verdict Euronews
- Marine Le Pen appeal verdict: Why this moment matters for France BBC
- What to know: Le Pen’s possible stand-in as presidential candidate is no carbon copy AP News
- Meeting Jordan Bardella, France’s possible president The Economist
- France’s far-right star Bardella is about to find out whether he’s running for president politico.eu
Extreme weather disrupts US’s 250th anniversary celebrations
Extreme weather disrupted the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations, forcing evacuations, cancellations and delays.
Millions attend funeral prayers for Iran’s Khamenei and family
Millions of people have attended funeral prayers in Tehran for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Houthi rebels kill 16 Yemeni government troops in fiercest clashes in years
Medical sources on the Red Sea coast report 16 dead from pro-government forces and 22 wounded.
Reform UK’s Farage failed to disclose funds from convicted criminal: Report – Al Jazeera
- Reform UK’s Farage failed to disclose funds from convicted criminal: Report Al Jazeera
- Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal The Times
- UK Reform's Nigel Farage faces fresh misconduct allegations DW.com
- Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud The Guardian
- Reform denies rules broken by Farage after benefits from ally not declared BBC
Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s life in ‘grave danger’
‘This is the last time you'll see me.’
Nigeria says two nationals killed in South Africa amid rise of anti-migrant attacks – BBC
Travellers are now stuffing their bags with sun cream – BBC
Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall – Futurism
- Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall Futurism
- 🌳 China has planted 66 billion trees: the consequences on our atmosphere Techno-Science.net
- China's Tree-Planting Initiative: Environmental Benefits vs. Groundwater Depletion Risks The Times of India
- China's 66 billion trees in deserts are absorbing more CO2 and growing faster than natural ones WION
- China began planting millions of trees in 1978: five decades later, the ‘Great Green Wall’ is consuming natura Diario AS
Gaza protests against two Democrats spark outcry and debate on tactics
Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflict’s role in US elections
Two recent incidents involving US congressional candidates on opposite coasts have blown up into major controversies, underscoring how the Israel-Palestine conflict has transformed US elections – and illustrating how aggressive protest tactics can spark backlash that overshadows the issues activists meant to highlight.
Scott Wiener, a gay Jewish state senator and trans rights advocate who is currently the frontrunner in the race to replace the longtime representative Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th district, said he felt forced to leave last week’s annual trans pride march in San Francisco after a group of people ran up to him at a local park where the event was taking place, surrounded him and screamed at him over his positions on Israel’s war on Gaza.
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