Rick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in Vietnam

Former Yes musician plays at sanctuary to raise awareness of animals that remain stuck in cages at ‘bile farms’

Rick Wakeman has played to all kinds of people around the globe, but he has now performed to an audience he had never encountered before – an enclosure of 150 bears.

The former Yes musician, who has gone on to have a prolific solo career, played the piano at a Vietnamese bear sanctuary.

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UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis – theconversation.com

  1. UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis  theconversation.com
  2. U.N. Leader Uses Final Speech to Issue Stark Warning  The New York Times
  3. UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'  AP News
  4. Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address  The Guardian
  5. State of world getting worse as UN Security Council paralysed: Guterres  Al Jazeera
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Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard

Man accused of being accessory to murders at Stalag 326 VI K amid race to prosecute suspects before they die

A 105-year-old man is under investigation on suspicion of being an accessory to multiple murders at a Nazi prisoner of war camp, German prosecutors have said.

The case, which is being handled by the public prosecutor’s office in Dortmund, centres on the Stalag 326 VI K camp in western Germany, in what is now the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Hitler’s possible role in niece’s death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi, report says – cbsnews.com

  1. Hitler's possible role in niece's death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi, report says  cbsnews.com
  2. Hitler may have murdered his niece, new evidence suggests  The Telegraph
  3. Hitler ‘lied’ about alibi as new clues expose niece's time of death and 'cover up'  dailystar.co.uk
  4. Did Hitler kill his niece? The evidence examined  The Times
  5. Did Hitler kill his niece? New documents challenge alibi in Geli Raubal’s mysterious death  Ynetnews
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105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany – BBC

  1. 105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany  BBC
  2. Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard  The Guardian
  3. Accused 105-year-old Nazi POW camp guard under investigation in Germany  cbsnews.com
  4. Man, 105, probed over crimes in alleged role as Nazi PoW guard after mass graves found  dailystar.co.uk
  5. Man, 105, Accused of Aiding Nazi War Crimes  Newser
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Arab parties denounce ban from Israel’s October election – Al Jazeera

  1. Arab parties denounce ban from Israel’s October election  Al Jazeera
  2. Israel’s Election Commission Tries to Bar Leading Arab Parties  bloomberg.com
  3. Central Elections Committee bars Arab Ra'am, Joint List parties from running in October elections  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israeli election panel clears center-left Democrats to run in election  Haaretz
  5. Election panel rejects bids to bar Democrats, Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism parties  The Times of Israel
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Who are the Houthis in Yemen and what do they want? – BBC

  1. Who are the Houthis in Yemen and what do they want?  BBC
  2. As Houthis ramp up attacks, Saudi Arabia projects calm but finds few allies  NBC News
  3. Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP  AP News
  4. Video Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seize control of key Red Sea ports in Yemen  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Why the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia Are Back at War  The New York Times
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Family of Iranian twins sentenced to death and decades in jail ask UN for help

Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were charged with ‘waging war against God’ after joining protests against Tehran regime

The family of 21-year-old twins who have been sentenced respectively to death and decades in jail for protesting against the Iranian regime have appealed to the United Nations for help.

A formal “submission of information” relating to the case of Taraneh and Romina Rahimi has been submitted by British human right lawyers on their family’s behalf.

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