Nearly all journalists covering US Defense Department reject new rules
Pentagon correspondent Nancy Youssef says she and her colleagues made a tough decision, but new rules were "untenable"
Concerns for civilians high after RSF claims control of Sudan’s el-Fasher
UN chief Guterres warns of 'terrible escalation' of conflict as officials sound alarm over reports of civilian killings.
Bombs left behind in Gaza present significant challenge
Nicholas Torbet, Middle East director at The HALO Trust, says the scale of unexploded ordnance in Gaza is remarkable
Deadly violence in Cameroon ahead of presidential election results
Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet
UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforce a de facto split in the nation.
Argentina’s Milei wins big in midterms with ‘chainsaw’ austerity
Milei's radical spending cuts have won favour with Donald Trump, but also attracted widespread criticism.
Conflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone – AP News
- Conflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone AP News
- UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon shoots down Israeli drone BBC
- UNIFIL shoots down IDF surveillance drone over southern Lebanon, sparking public tiff The Times of Israel
- 'Disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers': UNIFIL alleges Israeli grenade attack The Jerusalem Post
- UN rocked by furious Israel accusation News.com.au
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world’s economy – NPR
Mali shuts schools as fuel blockade imposed by fighters paralyses country
Military rulers order two-week closure for schools, universities as JNIM's fuel blockade causes further disruptions.
Why Riek Machar’s trial brings ‘existentially high’ stakes for South Sudan
Some see the first vice president’s trial as a provocation that has set the country on a path to war.
Brazil on the cusp of US trade deal: Lula
Brazilian president expects 'definitive solution' in the coming days over tariffs raised by US over Bolsonaro jailing.
Is the US planning an attack on Venezuela?
AJ Defense Editor @alexgatopoulos looks at the US's show of force toward Venezuela and why it's happening
Trump departs ASEAN with lingering questions for Southeast Asia’s trade
Trump's deals with Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia do not address transshipment and semiconductor tariffs.
For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck – AP News
- For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck AP News
- Japan Deals With the Price of Playing to Trump: $550 Billion The New York Times
- Japan’s new prime minister faces her biggest test yet: Meeting Trump CNN
- Takaichi’s tightrope: Flatter Trump, don’t feed him Politico
- When is Trump going to Japan? President set to meet with new Japanese prime minister USA Today
‘I had to make up girlfriends while in the Navy due to gay ban’ – BBC
- 'I had to make up girlfriends while in the Navy due to gay ban' BBC
- Memorial to LGBT veterans means 'no more shame' BBC
- King Charles III dedicates Britain's first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans The Guardian
- King Charles unveils UK's first LGBT armed forces memorial Reuters
Republican senator calls Trump’s military airstrikes ‘extrajudicial killings’
Rand Paul’s comments come days after president claimed US lawmakers wouldn’t take issue with Venezuelan strikes
The Trump administration’s military airtrikes against boats off Venezuela’s coast that the White House claims were being used for drug trafficking are “extrajudicial killings”, said Rand Paul, the president’s fellow Republican and US senator from Kentucky.
Paul’s strong comments on the topic came on Sunday during an interview on Republican-friendly Fox News, three days after Donald Trump publicly claimed he “can’t imagine” federal lawmakers would have “any problem” with the strikes when asked about seeking congressional approval for them.
Continue reading...Could COVID-19 mRNA vaccines also fight cancer?
New study reveals that vaccines developed using mRNA might hold the key to 'off-the-shelf' cancer vaccine.
Rodgers, Steelers fall short as Love leads Packers’ win
Aaron Rodgers' former quarterback understudy Jordan Love stars as Green Bay Packers defeat Pittsburgh Steelers.
Barnaby Joyce’s walkout and endless net zero rehashing? The Nationals are ‘having a normal one’
The former deputy prime minister staying out of the Nationals party room is the latest sign some in the Coalition are in no rush to finish their ugly airing of grievances
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The Nationals are once again, in the words of Chris Bowen, “having a normal one”.
Another Monday, another parliamentary week, another chapter in the seemingly never-ending story of the Coalition putting its fingers in its ears and screaming as they debate whether to ignore global momentum, scientific consensus and pleas from the business community, and seek to relitigate a position on net zero reached four years ago by the Morrison government.
Continue reading...Argentina’s Milei celebrates as early results show election win
Argentina’s President Javier Milei sang to his supporters after early results showed he had won the country’s midterm el