- Countries can't agree on how to stop plastic crisis DW
- Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided BBC
- The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial The Guardian
- United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal The New York Times
- Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leave world few options to confront growing pollution crisis AP News
King Charles warns of war’s ‘true cost’ at VJ Day’s 80th anniversary – Reuters
- King Charles warns of war's 'true cost' at VJ Day's 80th anniversary Reuters
- King and Queen lead two-minute silence to mark 80 years since VJ Day BBC
- King Charles leads 80th VJ Day commemoration in UK The Guardian
- Kate Middleton and Prince William Release Emotional Message to Mark Poignant Anniversary amid Summer Break People.com
- VJ Day tribute: Queen moved to tears as veteran comforts King over cancer diagnosis The Telegraph
USSR sweatshirt and chicken kyiv: Russia dials up trolling before Alaska summit
Foreign minister’s attire and inflight menu for Russian media are latest in series of provocations towards Ukraine
In a not-so-subtle act of trolling, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Alaska on the eve of the US–Russia summit wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with “USSR”.
Once seen in western capitals as a pragmatic and skilled diplomat, the 75-year-old has in recent years mirrored the Kremlin’s radicalised politics, adopting an increasingly combative tone and resorting to trolling and mockery.
Continue reading...Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – as it happened
Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, who has spent more than 20 years in Israeli custody
At least 16 Palestinian people, including five aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing medical sources.
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Continue reading...Explosion at Russian gunpowder plant kills at least five – Meduza
- Explosion at Russian gunpowder plant kills at least five Meduza
- A fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130 ABC News
- Explosion Rocks Military Factory in Ryazan, Killing Four Russian Soldiers and Injuring Dozens UNITED24 Media
- Blast in Russian factory injures 130 The Jerusalem Post
- Explosion at Russian gunpowder factory kills 5, as fighting continues in Ukraine ahead of Alaska summit New York Post
Japan PM Ishiba expresses ‘remorse’ on WWII surrender anniversary – Euronews.com
- Japan PM Ishiba expresses 'remorse' on WWII surrender anniversary Euronews.com
- Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII France 24
- How does Japan remember the end of WW2? BBC
- Abe Made the Perfect WWII Declaration. It Should Stand. Bloomberg.com
- South Korea criticises Japanese officials' visit to Tokyo war shrine Reuters
Column | Trump’s big boost to Russia and China – The Washington Post
- Column | Trump’s big boost to Russia and China The Washington Post
- China eyes Trump-Putin meeting, gauges West’s resolve on Ukraine Fox News
- China Can Help Trump and Putin End the War in Ukraine Foreign Policy
- Why Xi Is Closely Watching The Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- China Has Most To Gain From Trump-Putin Talks in Alaska: Analyst Newsweek
Democrats are fighting fire with fire over redistricting – but will democracy burn?
Trump’s plan to boost Republican House seats in the midterms through gerrymandering has provoked a reaction
The mid-decade redistricting war looming between Republicans and Democrats is exposing an idea that’s corroding American democracy – voters may not matter that much in determining who controls the US House.
After Texas Republicans unveiled a Donald Trump-fueled plan to pick up five additional US House seats last month, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, unveiled a plan on Thursday to throw out districts drawn by an independent commission and put in place new ones that would add five Democratic seats in response. Republicans are also expected to push ahead with plans to redraw maps in Ohio, Missouri, Florida and possibly Indiana, in their favor.
Continue reading...Texas legislature to end special session without passing new electoral maps
Governor Greg Abbott said he will immediately call another session as Democratic lawmakers signaled return to state
Texas lawmakers will adjourn their first special session without passing new congressional maps on Friday, though Governor Greg Abbott has said he will immediately call another session and Democratic lawmakers signaled they are likely to return to the state.
Abbott has pledged he will call consecutive special sessions until Democrats have returned. More than 50 Democrats left the state last month in order to deny a quorum in the legislature after Republicans announced plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps, at the request of Donald Trump, in order to gain five Republican seats.
Continue reading...Collision of Chinese vessels in waters near China’s Huangyan Dao likely caused by avoiding hitting Philippine Coast Guard Ship: expert – Global Times
- Collision of Chinese vessels in waters near China’s Huangyan Dao likely caused by avoiding hitting Philippine Coast Guard Ship: expert Global Times
- China's catastrophic South China Sea crash shows how dangerous high-risk moves at sea can be Business Insider
- US warships sail in vicinity of disputed shoal where Chinese ships collided CNN
- Scarborough Shoal Incident 2.0: The PLAN Inches Closer to War U.S. Naval Institute
- Beijing slams Philippine ships in first comment on South China Sea collision South China Morning Post
Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis – CNN
- Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis CNN
- Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided BBC
- Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics Yale E360
- The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial The Guardian
- Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal Reuters
Guardian Australia wins Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, photography and columnist
Leaving Gaza interactive, a portrait by Carly Earl, and columnist Ranjana Srivastava claim media accolades
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Guardian Australia has won three Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, outstanding portrait photography and outstanding columnist at an industry event in Sydney.
The Leaving Gaza interactive, which showcased text messages exchanged between Palestinian friends – one in Gaza, one in the US – in the opening days of the Israel-Gaza war, won the innovation category.
Continue reading...French prime minister condemns cutting down tree planted in memory of murdered Jew – Ynetnews
- French prime minister condemns cutting down tree planted in memory of murdered Jew Ynetnews
- Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down The Guardian
- Macron vows to punish act of ‘hate’ after memorial tree for slain French Jew cut down The Times of Israel
- French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew AP News
- Macron vows to punish 'hatred' after olive tree honoring Jewish victim is cut down Le Monde.fr
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on Asos
Shein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, increased sales in the UK by about a third to more than £2bn last year, overtaking the British rival Boohoo and closing in on Asos.
The company, which had been considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange but is expected to list in Hong Kong, said profits rose 56% to £38.2m last year on which it paid £9.6m corporation tax, according to accounts filed at Companies House this week.
Continue reading...Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat – Al Jazeera
- Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat Al Jazeera
- Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – as it happened The Guardian
- Itamar Ben Gvir taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti BBC
- Far-right Israeli minister pays surprise visit to jailed Palestinian leader Reuters
- Israel releases video showing public humiliation of prominent Palestinian prisoner Sky News
UK government states that ‘safety’ act is about influence over public discourse – Hacker News
- UK government states that 'safety' act is about influence over public discourse Hacker News
- Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced BBC
- Online Safety Act was botched from the start The Times
- The Online Safety Act censors dissent, while letting paedophiles roam free The Telegraph
- The UK Shows How Not To Do Online Age Verification | Opinion Newsweek
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead – The Japan Times
- Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead The Japan Times
- Hiker's friend watches in horror as brown bear drags man into bushes on mountain: report Fox News
- Hiker's body found after bear drags him from trail into forest in Japan, officials say CBS News
- Hokkaido police identify dead climber attacked by bear | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News nhk.or.jp
- Hiker Tried to Fight Off Bear Before Being Dragged into Forest, Friend Says. His Body Was Just Found People.com
West Bank settlement plan illegal, Germany tells Israel – DW
- West Bank settlement plan illegal, Germany tells Israel DW
- UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law Reuters
- Israel’s West Bank settlement plan could ‘bury’ the prospect of a Palestinian state. Here’s why CNN
- News Wrap: Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement PBS
- Israeli Plan to Expand Settlements and “Bury” Palestinian State Draws International Condemnation Democracy Now!
Trump faces “serious risks” with Putin’s “maximalist demands”
David Salvo, of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, warns of Putin's push to sway Trump on Ukraine.
Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience – Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo: Mary’s song, the Magnificat, strengthens our hope Vatican News
- Why Catholics need to resist the controlling narrative about the Assumption America Magazine
- The Assumption reminds us our bodies are blessings Global Sisters Report
- Remembering Mother Angelica’s reflections on Mary’s assumption: ‘It just makes sense’ catholicnewsagency.com