- EU's new approach to lure India away from Russia's orbit DW
- EU's new strategy to lure India away from Russia's orbit DW
- EU needs deals with India, others to reduce US dependency, von der Leyen says Reuters
- EU calls for closer ties with India despite Modi’s links to Russia The Guardian
- Russian oil purchases an issue: EU’s Kaja Kallas says partnership with India 'not only about trade’; what The Times of India
‘War on free speech’: Outcry after Maldives passes controversial media bill
Critics say new media regulatory bill will muzzle the press and free speech online, a claim the government dismisses.
Precious gold samples stolen in raid on French natural history museum
Museum says specimens taken are worth €600,000 based on price of gold but have ‘immeasurable heritage value’
Historic gold samples with a street value of €600,000 but priceless to scientists and researchers have been stolen from the French national natural history museum in the latest of a series of museum robberies in France.
“This has happened in a critical context for cultural establishments in France, particularly museums,” the Paris museum said. “Several public collections have been the victims of robberies in the past months.”
Continue reading...US Treasury Sec Bessent accused of contradictory mortgage pledges: Report
The Bloomberg News report comes as the White House pushes to fire fed governor Lisa Cook for a similar reason.
Iran and European ministers make little progress as renewed UN sanctions loom, diplomats say – Reuters
- Iran and European ministers make little progress as renewed UN sanctions loom, diplomats say Reuters
- ‘Ball still in Iran’s court,’ European powers say after nuclear issues call Al Jazeera
- Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop the ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions AP News
- Snapback mechanism: A turning point in Iran nuclear crisis? | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- Iran’s FM to speak with European powers to avert sanctions on nuclear program The Times of Israel
Israel’s culture minister threatens national film awards after Palestinian story takes top prize
Miki Zohar says he will cancel funding for the Ophir awards after The Sea, about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who is denied entry to Tel Aviv, wins best picture
Israel’s culture minister, Miki Zohar, has announced that funding for the Ophirs, the country’s national film awards, would be cancelled after The Sea, a film about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won the best feature film prize.
In a statement on X, translated by Israeli news media, Zohar said: “There is no greater slap in the face of Israeli citizens than the embarrassing and detached annual Ophir awards ceremony. Starting with the 2026 budget, this pathetic ceremony will no longer be funded by taxpayers’ money. Under my watch, Israeli citizens will not pay from their pockets for a ceremony that spits in the faces of our heroic soldiers.”
Continue reading...EU’s top body presents proposal to suspend free trade agreement with Israel – The Times of Israel
- EU’s top body presents proposal to suspend free trade agreement with Israel The Times of Israel
- Weak sanctions that do not stop the massacre Vatican News
- Merz: Germany still to decide whether to back sanctions on Israel Reuters
- Europe finally stands up to Israel — but only halfway Responsible Statecraft
- EU unveils plan to hit Israel with tariffs, sanctions amid Gaza war outcry politico.eu
Israeli tanks surround Gaza City ahead of ground incursion as EU proposes sanctions amid global outcry – CNN
- Israeli tanks surround Gaza City ahead of ground incursion as EU proposes sanctions amid global outcry CNN
- Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside The New York Times
- Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF operating 'in the heart of Gaza City' ABC News
- Israel opens new route out of Gaza City, death toll passes 65,000 Reuters
- Gaza City’s communications cut amid widening Israeli ground invasion The Washington Post
What Elon Musk gets wrong about Europe’s hard right – The Economist
- What Elon Musk gets wrong about Europe’s hard right The Economist
- I left the Tommy Robinson rally with the worrying realisation: this movement is only going to get bigger | Helen Pidd The Guardian
- Elon Musk says UK needs ‘revolutionary’ change of government in speech to anti-migrant rally CNN
- ‘Stop the boats’: Anti-immigration rally in London taps into economic malaise The Christian Science Monitor
- Elon Musk's comments at march were abhorrent, says home secretary BBC
British protesters say ‘No to racism, no to Trump’
Demonstrators offer counterbalance to royal grandeur and flattery of US president at Windsor Castle.
Indonesia’s Subianto appoints new security minister after deadly protests
Ex-rival and former general Djamari Chaniago selected after protests about the economy left 10 dead last month.
Lebanon’s terrible year: From exploding pagers to Israeli occupation
The pager attack in Lebanon kicked off a year that upended the country's political and military reality.
EU proposes suspending trade concessions with Israel over Gaza
The European Commission has presented a measure to suspend its trade concessions on Israeli exports due to the Gaza war.
Four-pronged Russian attack fails to crush Ukraine this summer — Zelenskyy reveals staggering losses – Euromaidan Press
- Four-pronged Russian attack fails to crush Ukraine this summer — Zelenskyy reveals staggering losses Euromaidan Press
- Russia Planning Two More Major Offensives, Zelensky Warns Newsweek
- Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces make progress in Sumy border areas Reuters
- Zelenskyy: Russia plans two major offensives, three previous failed Українська правда
- Russia Harbors No Friendly Intentions – And That Is Putting It Mildly – Address by the President Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
Why Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quit over Gaza
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, has resigned, accusing Unilever of silencing its stance on Gaza.
Israel Strikes Houthi Sites at Hudaydah Port Amid Gaza City Assault – The New York Times
- Israel Strikes Houthi Sites at Hudaydah Port Amid Gaza City Assault The New York Times
- Israel launches series of strikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah Al Jazeera
- Israel strikes the Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthi rebels activate air defenses AP News
- ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’: After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen The New York Times
- Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa Kills Journalists Human Rights Watch
Sudan family torn apart by war is reunited after Al Jazeera report
Sudanese father, Shamoun Idris reunited with his wife and seven children after spotting them in an Al Jazeera report.
AI can forecast your future health – just like the weather
An artificial intelligence model can predict the risk of more than 1,000 diseases, a team of scientists say.
AI can forecast your future health – just like the weather
An artificial intelligence model can predict the risk of more than 1,000 diseases, a team of scientists say.
How the EU’s far right has seized on Charlie Kirk’s killing
Leaders from Orbán to Le Pen have framed the shooting as evidence of persecution – a strategy that experts say could further normalise extremism across the continent
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Before his fatal shooting, few if any of the leaders of Europe’s resurgent far right had so much as mentioned the name of Charlie Kirk. Since last week, the propaganda potential of the conservative US activist’s killing has escaped none of them.
Kirk, a rising star of Donald Trump’s Maga movement, was hit in the neck by a single bullet as he addressed students in Utah on 10 September. A 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, has been charged, but his alleged motives remain unclear.
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