- Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old Soviet-era film to a tiny audience has alarmed Taiwan Reuters
- Film Screening Fuels East Asian Historical Tensions devdiscourse.com
- Posters displaying Russia's role in World War Two in East Asia at an exhibition in Taipei The Lufkin Daily News
- Thousands of flags honour 9/11 victims at Malibu university Inbox.eu
- Taiwan Warns Russia May Be Using a Taipei Film Screening to Echo Beijing’s Anti-Japan Narrative Межа. Новини України.
$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally
Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 million women and girls worldwide, have welcomed an unprecedented $15.5m (£11.4m) fund aimed at creating “unstoppable momentum” to finally end the practice.
The launch of the fund comes as women’s rights are increasingly under attack and donor funding is in sharp decline, particularly for work led by FGM survivors in local communities. It is thought to be the largest single philanthropic contribution to ending the practice of FGM.
Continue reading...China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash – CNBC
- China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash CNBC
- Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights South China Morning Post
- War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims AP News
- Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: 'Coercion, bullying' Fox News
- Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience washingtonpost.com
Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeaways
Protesters gather on final night as US Republicans seek to rally base ahead of consequential legislative elections.
Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy
European Parliament's Pina Picierno says Hsiao's visit 'was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation'.
Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.
Former Carlton president apologises to ex-wife as lewd photo defamation case settles
Luke Sayers says he accepts Cate Sayers did not post photo of his genitals as she says settlement closes ‘painful and difficult chapter’
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The embattled former AFL club president Luke Sayers has apologised to his former wife for the harm he caused as her defamation case over a lewd photo settled.
Lawyers for Sayers, the immediate past president of the Carlton football club, read out the apology in the Victorian supreme court on Friday after indicating the settlement.
Continue reading...Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers handed lengthy prison terms – CNN
- Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers handed lengthy prison terms CNN
- Organizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison The New York Times
- Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison BBC
- Opinion | This slogan infuriates Beijing. Judges have turned it into a crime. The Washington Post
- Tiananmen Square vigil organisers jailed for seven years in Hong Kong The Guardian
Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts – Al Jazeera
- Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts Al Jazeera
- When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead The Economist
- The evangelical Supreme Court justice shaping Brazil’s election Reuters
- Brazilian Supreme Court Chief-Justice weighs in on the turmoil shaking the institution apnews.com
- Brazil’s Supreme Court Is Betraying Its Citizens Bloomberg.com
Coach crash kills several people in Swiss Alps
The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps.
Bessent says ‘a large bank’ will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy – CNBC
- Bessent says 'a large bank' will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy CNBC
- Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says Reuters
- US Airline Sanctions Sever Some of Iran’s Last Outside Links bloomberg.com
- How the U.S. Treasury's New Aviation Sanctions on Iran Extend Beyond Tehran Time Magazine
- US Imposes New Sanctions On Hezbollah And Irania Proxy Networks | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
The student behind ‘cockroach’ protests that forced an Indian minister to quit
It has been a rollercoaster ride for 'cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.
Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash – Politico
- Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash Politico
- China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru South China Morning Post
- Trump list of US-designated ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ in Latin America grows to 21 apnews.com
- Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three The Guardian
- Rubio says he will seek $45 million in security funding for Ecuador Reuters
Civilians told to flee Ukraine’s fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.
Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons – The Guardian
- Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons The Guardian
- Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026 Anthropic
- Yemeni militants used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles Financial Times
- Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons The New York Times
- Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models Reuters
Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience – The Washington Post
- Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience The Washington Post
- China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash CNBC
- War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims apnews.com
- Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights South China Morning Post
- US Ally Reminds Trump’s America How To Talk Tough on China Newsweek
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor – France 24
- Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor France 24
- Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher Reuters
- 4.1 magnitude tremor recorded after Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon Sky News
- Israel blows up Hizbollah tunnel system in southern Lebanon Financial Times
- IDF: Over 1,100 tons of explosives used to blow up tunnel system in south Lebanon The Times of Israel
China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru – South China Morning Post
- China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru South China Morning Post
- Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash Politico
- U.S. destroys another alleged drug boat as Rubio defends deadly strikes, says cartels are "like a cancer" CBS News
- Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21 PBS
- Rubio's LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine Responsible Statecraft