International Day of Indigenous Peoples: The right to remain apart – Vatican News

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  1. International Day of Indigenous Peoples: The right to remain apart  Vatican News
  2. Indigenous sovereignty in the AI era  ohchr
  3. Statement of the AU Commission Chairperson on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples  African Union
  4. Int’l day of the world’s indigenous peoples: Indigenous communities now just as vulnerable  The Daily Star
  5. International Indigenous Peoples' Day at Nungbrung - O9th August 2025 :: Centre For Research & Advocacy, Manipur -  E-Pao
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Albanese and Luxon urge Israel to reconsider Gaza City takeover during ‘warm, generous’ meeting

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Australian and New Zealand leaders reject possible US trade retaliation over recognising Palestinian statehood and reaffirm plans to deepen security ties

Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, have urged Israel to reconsider its plans to take over Gaza City and reaffirmed their intentions to deepen security ties, as they met in Queenstown on Saturday.

Following a pōwhiri (formal Māori welcome) at Te Wharehuanui – a private retreat built by the billionaire Xero founder, Rod Drury – Luxon said the world had become uncertain and fractious, and that New Zealand “has no greater friend than Australia”.

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Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

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Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study.

Computer modelling predicts that levels of nature connectedness will continue to decline unless there are far-reaching policy and societal changes – with introducing children to nature at a young age and radically greening urban environments the most effective interventions.

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Italians turn away from private beaches amid debate over rising prices

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Figures suggest shift from country’s traditional summer culture, with lounger and parasol rentals up to €90 a day

Italians appear to be snubbing beaches this summer, amid claims they are rebelling against the high prices charged by the owners of private beach concessions.

Going to the beach and renting cabins, loungers and parasols – usually at the same location – has long been an ingrained habit of Italian summer holiday culture.

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‘Nazis don’t belong in this country’: Victorian premier scathing over masked march by ‘goons’ in Melbourne CBD

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Man allegedly assaulted after confronting group of about 100 people on march to Flagstaff Gardens early on Saturday

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has condemned “goons” who took part in a neo-Nazi march through the streets of Melbourne in the early hours of Saturday morning.

About 100 people dressed in black with face coverings marched through the Melbourne CBD, including down Bourke Street, police said in a statement.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan sign historic US-brokered peace deal – DW

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  1. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign historic US-brokered peace deal  DW
  2. Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal at White House that creates a ‘Trump Route’ in region  The Guardian
  3. Trump Administration: Latest News and Updates  The New York Times
  4. President Trump Brokers Another Historic Peace Deal  The White House (.gov)
  5. Trump announces peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia  Reuters
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Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing

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Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning nuclear war was ‘looming’ over everyone

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in 80 years on Saturday, commemorating the moment the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.

The two bells rang out at Immaculate Conception cathedral, also called the Urakami cathedral, at 11.02am, the moment the bomb was dropped on 9 August 1945, three days after a nuclear attack on Hiroshima.

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