- Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty Reuters
- Plastic crisis highlighted by Lancet ahead of Global Plastics Treaty NBC News
- UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says The Guardian
- Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns CBS News
- Summit opens in final push for plastics treaty to tackle crisis BBC
Israel at War Day 670 | Gaza Health Ministry: 135 Killed by Israeli Fire in Past 24 Hours Including 87 Waiting for Aid – Haaretz
If America goes after India’s oil trade, China will benefit – The Economist
- If America goes after India’s oil trade, China will benefit The Economist
- Trump wants India to stop buying Russian oil. Why is Modi saying no? CNN
- What to Know About India’s Oil Trade With Russia The New York Times
- Russia Oil Prices to India Dip on Sanctions, Threats, Kpler Says Bloomberg.com
- Explained: How much Russian oil does India buy? The Independent
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk warns of layoffs as competition grows
Sales slump especially in the US market as Wegovy's grip on the obesity drug market loosens.
‘A grave sin’: Hezbollah dismisses Lebanon’s move to restrict arms
Lebanon's cabinet has said it wants to establish a state monopoly on arms by the end of the year.
Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Americans are divided between support and opposition for the US decision to drop an atomic bomb during World War II.
A Danish zoo is seeking unwanted pets — to feed to its predators – The Washington Post
- A Danish zoo is seeking unwanted pets — to feed to its predators The Washington Post
- A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators The New York Times
- Zoo in Denmark calls for unwanted pets to feed its animals NBC News
- Zoo Encourages Public to Donate Unwanted Pets to Help Feed Resident Animals People.com
- Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators ABC News
Syria signs $14bn infrastructure deals, will revamp Damascus airport
Syria's fledgling government has sought investment to reconstruct the country after its devastating yearslong civil war.
Wildfire in southern France rages as firefighters battle for control
A wildfire in southern France has burned an estimated 13,000 hectares, about the total for the entire country last year.
India, Once America’s Counterweight to China, Is Now Facing Trump’s Wrath – The New York Times
- India, Once America’s Counterweight to China, Is Now Facing Trump’s Wrath The New York Times
- Trump is favoring China over India on trade The Hill
- Op Salvage, or US Plus One: Why India must take the lead now to rescue globalisation The Economic Times
- How Trump United India, China, and Russia, against America India Today
- In A Hostile New World, Can Our Govt Save Us? Times of India
US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico
Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste's leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking.
Italy gives final approval for world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily
The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.
Italy gives final approval for world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily
The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.
‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France
Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to flee
Hundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.
The blaze burned an area the size of Paris over one afternoon and night and was still burning on Wednesday evening, making it the second biggest fire in France in 50 years.
Continue reading...Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a "national tragedy".
Man who killed woman in ‘vicious and brutal attack’ in Suffolk jailed for life
Victim’s family say Roy Barclay has given no explanation for what the judge called an ‘outburst of horrific violence’
A man who beat a woman to death in a “vicious and brutal attack” as she walked her dog, having previously been in prison for a similar assault on a man in his 80s, has been jailed for life.
Anita Rose, 57, was found grievously wounded on 24 July 2024 in Brantham, Suffolk, with her dog tied to her leg by its lead to stop it running off. Her attacker was Roy Barclay, 56, who had been living rough to escape capture.
Continue reading...Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits
Ex-president can see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remains
A Brazilian supreme court judge has eased the terms of Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest, allowing the far-right former president to receive visits from family members without prior judicial approval.
The former paratrooper turned populist has been under house arrest since Monday, when Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the measure on the grounds that Bolsonaro had allegedly violated court orders.
Continue reading...M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says
UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in 'one of the largest documented death tolls' despite a truce.
Shooter in custody after five soldiers shot on Georgia military base, army says
Parts of base had been on lockdown earlier after shooter was reported, as base says all five were moved to hospital
Five soldiers were shot and wounded on Wednesday on the Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia before the shooter was taken into custody.
Parts of the base had been locked down earlier on Wednesday after a shooter was reported on the sprawling army post, a spokesperson said.
Continue reading...Bomb scare rattles Democrats who fled Texas amid showdown with governor
Lawmakers had been sheltering in Illinois after denying Texas Republicans quorum for gerrymandering scheme
Texas Democrats who fled the state say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday morning amid an ongoing clash with Republicans over their effort to block a new congressional map from going into place.
John Bucy III, a Democrat who represents Austin in the state legislature, confirmed the threat on X on Wednesday and said the lawmakers were evacuated. “This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down’. Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated,” he said.
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