- Israel prepares for renewed Gaza ground offensive as Hamas shows no sign of disarming Ynetnews
- US still committed to disarming Hamas, source says, after Katz claims it will not happen - report The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Will ‘Finish Job’ in Gaza and Remove Palestinians, Says Defense Minister ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- White House takes fresh swipe at Katz for ‘encouraging the migration’ of Gazans The Times of Israel
- As World 'Pretends There's a Ceasefire,' Israeli Minister Doubles Down on Gaza Expulsion Plan Common Dreams
Israel Will ‘Finish Job’ in Gaza and Remove Palestinians, Says Defense Minister – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Israel Will ‘Finish Job’ in Gaza and Remove Palestinians, Says Defense Minister ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- US remains committed to Hamas disarmament, despite Katz claims, Board of Peace source says The Jerusalem Post
- As World 'Pretends There's a Ceasefire,' Israeli Minister Doubles Down on Gaza Expulsion Plan Common Dreams
- White House takes fresh swipe at Katz for ‘encouraging the migration’ of Gazans timesofisrael.com
- Israel prepares for renewed Gaza ground offensive as Hamas shows no sign of disarming Ynetnews
‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip
Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors
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The Victorian premier has made another policy backflip, announcing a re-elected Labor government would give police and protective services officers the power to stop and search people for knives using handheld metal detectors – despite experts warning of a lack of evidence that the measure reduces violent crime.
Ben Carroll on Wednesday announced he would match a commitment made by the Coalition opposition last year to introduce Queensland’s Jack’s Law, named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who was fatally stabbed in Surfers Paradise in 2019.
Continue reading...What’s the Pinglu Canal, China’s new gateway to Southeast Asia? – Al Jazeera
- What’s the Pinglu Canal, China’s new gateway to Southeast Asia? Al Jazeera
- China launches Pinglu Canal, slashing transit time to Southeast Asia South China Morning Post
- Mainland welcomes Taiwan companies to share Pinglu Canal opportunities news.cgtn.com
- I Surveyed China’s Pinglu Canal in 1968. Fifty-Eight Years Later, I Watched It Open. Vocal
- A China committed to high-standard opening-up is surging forward along the Pinglu Canal: Global Times editorial Global Times
US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns over racial inequality.
Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year
Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror
Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives by groups linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State, according to new figures compiled by the conflict monitor Acled.
As the US marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks launched by al-Qaida against targets in Washington and New York, the statistics underline the continued expansion of the veteran organisation in parts of Africa – in stark contrast with its relative weakness elsewhere.
Continue reading...Runaway horse captured by police on motorbikes
The unharmed horse escaped from its owner before the start of a parade in New Mexico
Zelensky Says Putin Wants All of Ukraine, Rejecting ‘Win-Win’ Peace Concept After 4 Years of War – Kyiv Post
- Zelensky Says Putin Wants All of Ukraine, Rejecting ‘Win-Win’ Peace Concept After 4 Years of War Kyiv Post
- Zelenskyy says war cannot end in win-win outcome after so many deaths Українська правда
- Russian military deaths could reach one million by year-end -- Zelensky Ukrinform
- Zelenskyy says "of course" Putin is lying to Trump officials Yahoo
- What Ukraine's Victory Means Now: Zelenskyy Says Peace Is the Main Goal UA.NEWS
China defence minister urges an end to ‘provocative acts’ to open security forum – Reuters
- China defence minister urges an end to 'provocative acts' to open security forum Reuters
- China’s defence chief warns against coercion, avoids US, Japan mention Al Jazeera
- China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends Reuters
- Chinese defence chief skirts flashpoints at Xiangshan Forum ahead of Xi-Trump summit South China Morning Post
- China Defense Minister Urges Nations to Step Up AI Oversight Bloomberg.com
Sydney man who allegedly called 13-year-old Muslim girl a ‘terrorist’ berates judge after bail refused
Omar Yassine was arrested and charged with stalking and intimidation after allegedly hurling insults at year 8 student wearing a hijab
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A middle-aged man accused of a “disgusting” Islamophobic attack on a 13-year-old girl has berated a judge after he was denied bail
Omar Yassine made an eventful court appearance on Wednesday after being held by police overnight for allegedly verbally abusing the Muslim schoolgirl on a Sydney bus.
Continue reading...Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says
Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid
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Anthropic, the AI company behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.
The $31.9bn datacentre will be the largest of its kind in Australia, according to planning documents.
Continue reading...How retailers in the south of England are fighting back against shoplifting – BBC
- How retailers in the south of England are fighting back against shoplifting BBC
- Shoplifting under reported says Devon and Cornwall PCC BBC
- Just 270 shoplifters behind almost 30,000 offences The Telegraph
- How West businesses and the police are tackling shoplifting bbc.co.uk
- Social Media is now the hot avenue to stop shoplifters by naming and shaming them Digital Trends
‘Shoplifters will take anything’: Life in a theft hotspot – BBC
- 'Shoplifters will take anything': Life in a theft hotspot BBC
- Just 270 shoplifters behind almost 30,000 offences The Telegraph
- Shops seeing 'teens and little old ladies' steal nz.news.yahoo.com
- Forget the police. These shop owners are putting shoplifters on social media Digital Trends
- 'No one should feel afraid to go to work': How shoplifting is hitting high streets across England BBC
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America
Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the latest annual death toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness.
Organised crime groups or professional killers were implicated in more than a third of the 124 killings of defenders in 2025 as narco-trafficking activities overlapped with intrusions into indigenous territories and environmental crime, such as illegal logging and wildcat gold mining.
Continue reading...NBC helicopter crash in LA kills at least three people with others injured
Accident occurred as news crews in Los Angeles were covering a bus crash that had killed at least two people hours earlier
A news helicopter crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood has killed at least three people, after it came to the ground and burst into flames near the site of a bus crash that occurred hours earlier.
The helicopter crashed near a one-storey commercial building in the neighborhood of Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley, as news crews were covering the bus crash that left at least two people dead and six others injured, according the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Continue reading...The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the world – The Conversation
- The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the world The Conversation
- Geography Is Power The New York Times
- Who are the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels threatening a key maritime passage? The Washington Post
- Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war AP News
- Yemen’s Gate of Tears: How another critical waterway became Iran’s wild card CNN
Oil prices fall after U.S. says damaged Saudi pipeline will restart operations in days – CNBC
- Oil prices fall after U.S. says damaged Saudi pipeline will restart operations in days CNBC
- Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks The New York Times
- Insight: Houthi blitz leaves Saudi Arabia exposed, Iran emboldened Reuters
- Oil Futures Rise as More Oil Routes Are Obstructed WSJ
- MBS and Saudi Arabia Face Crisis With Escalating Houthi Attacks, Oil Pipeline Shut Bloomberg.com
Poll shows rising trust in global institutions, less comfort with US as global leader – Reuters
- Poll shows rising trust in global institutions, less comfort with US as global leader Reuters
- China is not ready for a post-American world The Economist
- 2026 Polling Data Survey The Rockefeller Foundation
- Opinion | The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US South China Morning Post
- New Global Poll: Amid Growing Pessimism, Security Tops Priorities for International Cooperation PR Newswire
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines
A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the Parthenon, the famed Greek temple that overlooks Athens.
Scholars have marvelled at the building on the Acropolis hill for more than 2,000 years and heaped praise on its architects for their clever use of geometry. Its subtle curves are said to correct optical illusions that would have otherwise ruined the Parthenon’s clean lines.
Continue reading...Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions
Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the government’s climate advisers have said.
Building a third runway and new terminals, as some in government want to do, would breach the UK’s carbon budgets and make reaching net zero by 2050 impossible, on current policies, according to the Climate Change Committee.
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