Les Simpson: return of Québécois show spares viewers from ‘European French’

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Beloved animated series will return for 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media reaches deal with Disney

Fans of Les Simpson have a message for anyone who doubted the future of the beloved and long-running Québécois version of the animated satirical show: Mange de la crotte.

Les Simpson will return for its 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media said it had reached an agreement with Disney for the rights to air and dub the show. The deal caps nearly a year of uncertainty surrounding the adaptation, which is beloved in Canada’s lone francophone province.

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Starmer Rival Streeting Prepares to Resign and Challenge Prime Minister – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Starmer Rival Streeting Prepares to Resign and Challenge Prime Minister  Bloomberg.com
  2. UK's Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King's Speech  Reuters
  3. 'Wes, prime minister?' and 'My flare lady'  BBC
  4. Labour have turned into the Tories  The Economist
  5. CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: Starmer’s EU push faces a harsh political reality  CNBC
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EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings

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New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout Europe

Cross-border train journeys through several European countries are the stuff of many a holidaymaker’s dreams.

But the reality of trying to buy the tickets, navigating multiple websites without knowing who can help if a connection is missed, can prove less than relaxing. As one MEP puts it, it can often require “five tabs, three apps and a prayer”.

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Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway

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After drawing delighted crowds since first sighted in Orkney the young male has swum 400 miles across the North Sea

A peripatetic walrus who became a local celebrity as he toured the north-east coast of Scotland has now been spotted in Norway, bringing to an end his Celtic sojourn.

The young male was christened Magnus after he after first hauled his estimated 2.5-metre frame out of the sea on to Stronsay pier in Orkney on 16 April.

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US man accused of killing rock singer in 1993 arrested after decades on the run

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Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama

A suspect accused of murdering his rock singer friend in 1993 has been apprehended in Central America after spending more than 30 years successfully evading authorities.

According to the US Marshals Service, Richard Werstine, who was wanted in connection with the killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama.

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Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in deadly daytime assault

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Strikes killed at least six people as Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief ceasefire

Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 800 drones in a large-scale daytime assault that killed at least six people on Wednesday, hours after a previous deadly barrage.

The strikes came as Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks after a brief ceasefire, and despite the latest suggestion from Donald Trump that the war could soon come to an end.

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Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?

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Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say

Rent-vesting – a popular strategy used by young Australians to save for their first home – could be killed off by Labor’s tax changes on investment properties, experts warn.

Renters have used the strategy to keep living in their preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere, hoping it will rise in price so they can sell and put the profits towards their first home.

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Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion

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Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate

Palestinian voices are being excluded from the debate on social cohesion, the peak body for Palestinians in Australia has said after it was refused leave to appear before the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion.

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (Apan) made detailed submissions on the issues of antisemitism – including how it is defined – as well as on racism and social cohesion, but was told it did not have a “direct and substantial” interest in the public hearings, which are under way in Sydney.

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Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI

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Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job security

A court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than £28,000 in compensation.

The worker, whose surname is Zhou, joined a tech company in the eastern city of Hangzhou in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor overseeing large language models used in AI products.

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Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator wanted by ICC

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Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest

Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest.

Ronald dela Rosa, a Philippine senator accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has spent two nights in the country’s senate in a standoff with the authorities.

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In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands – Breaking Defense

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  1. In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands  Breaking Defense
  2. Ground zero: NATO’s drone war comes down to earth in Latvia  CBC
  3. NATO exercise in Latvia reveals Western alliance’s drone vulnerabilities  The Globe and Mail
  4. NATO boosts uncrewed usage and shifts on concept of operations based on lessons learned from Ukraine  Shephard Media
  5. Seven Thousand Soldiers: Latvia Becomes One of the Sites for Major NATO Exercises  Inbox.eu
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Trump Tower Australia plans scrapped as developer blames Iran war for making Trump brand “toxic” – CBS News

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  1. Trump Tower Australia plans scrapped as developer blames Iran war for making Trump brand "toxic"  CBS News
  2. Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’  CNN
  3. Trump Tower Deal in Australia Falls Apart And a Blame Game Begins  The New York Times
  4. Trump Organization drops plan for first Australian skyscraper, blames partner  Reuters
  5. ‘Toxic’ Trump Tower Deal Goes Up in Flames in Ally Country  Yahoo Finance
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“Monster wolf” robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks – CBS News

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  1. "Monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks  CBS News
  2. 2 Sets of Human Remains Found in Suspected Bear Attacks  People.com
  3. Black bear sightings in Japan more than doubled in 2025  The Japan Times
  4. Bear Sightings Surge in Japan After Hibernation Period Ends  nippon.com
  5. The Yomiuri Shimbun and other Japanese media reported on the 13th that the wolf-shaped robot "Monste..  매일경제
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