Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050 – report
Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment predicts more frequent and severe climate hazards.
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China’s influence grows – AP News
- Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China’s influence grows AP News
- 'Totally integrated': Australia to join military forces with PNG Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australia-PNG relationship on par with US, NZ: Albanese AFR
- Australia PM Albanese Arrives in PNG Ahead of Defence Treaty Signing U.S. News & World Report
- Australia, Papua New Guinea to sign 'historic' defence deal Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Prime Madeleine McCann suspect refuses Met interview before German prison release
Scotland Yard made formal request to interview Christian Brückner, due for release from seven-year rape sentence
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has refused to be interviewed by the Metropolitan police before his pending release from prison in Germany, the force has said.
The Met confirmed it had submitted a formal international request to question Christian Brückner, the 49-year-old German national who has long been under investigation in connection with Madeleine’s disappearance, but the suspect declined.
Continue reading...China set to open security forum amid regional tensions – Reuters
- China set to open security forum amid regional tensions Reuters
- Beijing Xiangshan Forum to uphold international order China Daily
- China, which showed off its power earlier this month with a military parade attended by the leaders 매일경제
- Defense ministry: Over 100 countries to attend China's security forum news.cgtn.com
- Secretary-General of ASEAN to participate in the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum ASEAN Main Portal
Philippine president supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful – AP News
- Philippine president supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful AP News
- Philippines' Marcos says no one will be spared in infrastructure corruption probe Reuters
- Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified CNA
- Cendaña questions appointment of Reyes as ICI chair Inquirer.net
- Marcos Taps Anger Over Philippine Elite in Corruption Fight Bloomberg.com
IDF chief to Knesset ahead Gaza offensive: Netanyahu gives no plan, army unsure what’s next – Ynetnews
- IDF chief to Knesset ahead Gaza offensive: Netanyahu gives no plan, army unsure what's next Ynetnews
- Report: Israeli Army Chief Says Netanyahu Not Informing IDF on Next Stage of Gaza War Haaretz
- Gaza’s worst fear is no longer bombs but ‘humanitarian cities’ Al Jazeera
- IDF braces for Hamas kidnapping attempts in Gaza City offensive, officers say yahoo.com
- Israel weighs Gaza offensive or ceasefire deal The Jerusalem Post
Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds
Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria
The violent weather that battered Europe this summer caused short-term economic losses of at least €43bn, according to an EU-wide estimate, with costs expected to rise to €126bn by 2029.
The immediate hit to the economy from a single brutal summer of heat, drought and flooding amounted to 0.26% of the EU’s economic output in 2024, according to the rapid analysis, which has not been submitted for peer review but is based on relationships between weather and economic data that were published in an academic study this month.
Continue reading...Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance – Foreign Affairs
- Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance Foreign Affairs
- The axis of upheaval: inside the 12 September Guardian Weekly The Guardian
- China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape Atlantic Council
- China Shows Unity With Russia and North Korea, but Divisions Linger The Wall Street Journal
- Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance The Conversation
Philippines’ Marcos says no one will be spared in infrastructure corruption probe – Reuters
- Philippines' Marcos says no one will be spared in infrastructure corruption probe Reuters
- Philippine president supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful AP News
- Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified CNA
- Ex-solons call ICI a ‘step forward,’ despite concerns over implementation Inquirer.net
- Lacson pins hope on new infra commission Philippine News Agency
US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise – AP News
- US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise AP News
- North Korean leader's sister warns against US joint drills Reuters
- North Korea Warns US Over Nuclear War Games Newsweek
- North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea Al Jazeera
- US Holds Drills With Asian Allies, Drawing North Korea’s Rebuke Bloomberg.com
Watch: Soda truck falls into sinkhole in Mexico City
Initial reports suggested the sinkhole was caused by a collapsed drainage system, according to Iztapalapa's mayor.
Watch: Soda truck falls into sinkhole in Mexico City
Initial reports suggested the sinkhole was caused by a collapsed drainage system, according to Iztapalapa's mayor.
Watch: Best looks from the Emmys red carpet
Jenny Ortega, Sydney Sweeney and Pedro Pascal were among the stars to walk the red carpet.
The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia – Financial Times
- The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia Financial Times
- Exclusive: Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders Reuters
- ‘More egalitarian’: How Nepal’s Gen Z used gaming app Discord to pick PM Al Jazeera
- The key issues that drove Gen Z protests that toppled Nepal’s government PBS
- Young Nepalis brought down the government. Now they need a plan. The Washington Post
Turkey: Thousands protest against crackdown on opposition – DW
- Turkey: Thousands protest against crackdown on opposition DW
- Turkey court delays ruling on opposition leader amid political crisis Reuters
- Tens of thousands protest in Ankara against legal crackdown on Turkish opposition The Guardian
- Turkiye court adjourns case challenging CHP opposition party’s congress Al Jazeera
- Transcript: Turkey’s opposition is under siege Financial Times
Trump insists foreign workers are ‘welcome’ days after arrest of hundreds of South Koreans
US president says he doesn’t want to ‘disincentivize investment’ after images of workers chained and handcuffed caused widespread alarm in South Korea
President Donald Trump has said foreign workers sent to the United States are “welcome” and he doesn’t want to “frighten off” investors, 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I don’t want to frighten off or disincentivize investment.
Continue reading...Madeleine McCann suspect refuses Met Police interview
Christian Brückner is due to be released from prison in Germany on a separate offence this week.
US farmers are being squeezed – and it’s testing their deep loyalty to Trump
Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup match hit by ‘no handshake’ controversy
Indian captain Yadav and his squad did not indulge in the customary post-match handshakes with Pakistan.
‘It’s just scary’: In Florida, parents ponder future with fewer vaccines
Florida is pushing to end vaccine mandates as RFK Jr, an immunisation sceptic, remakes US vaccine policy.