- Pope to Israeli President: Urgent ceasefire and aid for Gaza Vatican News
- Pope Leo raises 'tragic situation in Gaza' in meeting with Israeli president Reuters
- Herzog meets with Pope Leo, asks for help with the hostages, gives reassurances about Christians in the Holy Land The Times of Israel
- Pope, Israeli president discuss war in Gaza and potential paths to peace Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo XIV discusses Gaza, 2-state solution with Israeli president Catholic News Agency
Organ transplants for immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something?
The presidents of China and Russia were overheard discussing transplants as a way to prolong life.
Afghan earthquake death toll jumps to 2,205, as rescue efforts continue, official says – ABC News
- Afghan earthquake death toll jumps to 2,205, as rescue efforts continue, official says ABC News
- Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises, survivors face aid crunch Reuters
- Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,200 Al Jazeera
- Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban says NBC News
- Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything UN News
White House lambasts $2 trillion Norwegian wealth fund’s Caterpillar exit – CNBC
Dozens die after boat hits tree stump in Nigerian river
The overloaded boat was carrying passengers including children when it hit a submerged tree stump.
Dozens die after boat hits tree stump in Nigerian river
The overloaded boat was carrying passengers including children when it hit a submerged tree stump.
‘Out of control’: Witnesses describe fatal Lisbon funicular crash
At least 16 people were killed and 20 more injured, some critically, Portuguese authorities say.
Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing – NBC News
- Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing NBC News
- Painting looted by Nazis handed in as police find other suspected stolen art yahoo.com
- Ghislandi painting looted by Nazis recovered in Argentina BBC
- "Portrait of a Lady," Italian painting looted by Nazis and recently seen in real estate listing, recovered in Argentina CBS News
- Argentine police recover Nazi-looted Italian painting spotted in property ad France 24
Grandfather accidentally takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre
The man returned with the one-year-old as soon as he realised the mistake, and an investigation into the centre's safety protocols has been opened.
Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube and others for failing to register with the government – AP News
- Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube and others for failing to register with the government AP News
- Nepal to block some social media including Facebook Reuters
- Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others Al Jazeera
- Nepal bans Facebook, X, YouTube, 23 other social media platforms The Hindu
- Nepal to block Facebook, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, others DW
Watch: BBC correspondent at scene of Lisbon funicular crash
Local media reports suggest a cable came loose along the railway's route, causing it to lose control - a national day of mourning is being observed
Taiwan accuses China of breaching international law over drilling
Island’s government demands halt to Chinese oil and gas operations in its exclusive economic zone
Taiwan’s government has accused China of breaching international law by drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and immediately demanded it halt the activity.
The statement from the office of Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, came after revelations first reported by the Guardian that several Chinese oil rigs and associated vessels had been detected inside Taiwan’s EEZ, near the disputed Pratas Islands, which are under Taiwanese control.
Continue reading...Soldiers doused with gasoline, set on fire during mission to destroy cocaine lab, Colombia army says – CBS News
Lisbon funicular crash death toll climbs to 16 as Elevador da Gloria disaster leaves Portugal reeling – CBS News
- Lisbon funicular crash death toll climbs to 16 as Elevador da Gloria disaster leaves Portugal reeling CBS News
- Portugal Searches for Cause of Lisbon Funicular Crash as Death Toll Rises The New York Times
- At least 16 dead, 21 injured after streetcar derails in Lisbon, city says ABC News
- Portugal observes national day of mourning as Lisbon streetcar death toll rises to 17 NPR
- Historic Lisbon train derails in deadly crash at tourist hotspot CNN
Indian doctors remove parasitic foetuses from baby’s stomach
The 20-day-old baby had two malformed foetuses inside her abdomen.
Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like. – The New York Times
Will I be arrested next, after Graham Linehan? – Spiked
- Will I be arrested next, after Graham Linehan? Spiked
- Graham Linehan told police trans teenager taunted him about divorce, trial hears The Guardian
- TV writer Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender X posts sparks free-speech debate NBC News
- Graham Linehan goes on trial over alleged harassment of trans woman BBC
- Comedy writer arrested for anti-trans tweets? UK speech crackdown is a warning. | Opinion USA Today
Pro-Israel activists join genocide scholars group, highlighting open entry for non-experts – The Times of Israel
- Pro-Israel activists join genocide scholars group, highlighting open entry for non-experts The Times of Israel
- Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, leading scholars’ association says The Washington Post
- “Uniting for Peace”: How U.N. Could Override U.S. Veto, Send Peacekeepers to Gaza, Block Arms & More Democracy Now!
- Another Reason Not to Trust the ‘Experts’ The Free Press
- Why did genocide scholars association say Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide? Al Jazeera
Reeves has ‘full confidence’ in Rayner, and thinks deputy PM can keep her job – UK politics live
Chancellor offers unequivocal backing to colleague following stamp duty error
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, was also asked in her Sky News interview if the Rayner controversy showed that the stamp duty regime was “way too complicated”. Reeves sidestepped the question, saying:
Well, look, Angela tried to do the right thing, and of course it is incumbent on all of us to try to properly understand the rules, and she is now working to make sure that the correct tax is paid.
Well, the definitive advice came in on Wednesday morning, and that’s when Angela put out the statement.
On Tuesday as well some court injunctions were lifted related to her disabled son and those circumstances, and that’s why Angela was able to make a full statement on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Russian Economy Slipped Into ‘Technical Stagnation,’ Sberbank CEO Warns – The Moscow Times
- Russian Economy Slipped Into ‘Technical Stagnation,’ Sberbank CEO Warns The Moscow Times
- Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise Reuters
- Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis Foreign Policy
- Russian economy is stagnating amid Ukraine war, says Sberbank CEO Euronews.com
- Putin Ally Issues Dire Warning About Russian Economy Newsweek