Tanzania’s ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenyan backlash
They are barred from areas like mobile money transfers, tour guiding, small-scale mining and curio shops.
NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
- NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
- US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth CNN
- When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It The New York Times
- Nisar: Isro and Nasa set for launch of 'first-of-its-kind' satellite BBC
- 'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video) Space
As more nations say they may recognize Palestine, hostages’ families pan move as ‘shameful’ – The Times of Israel
- As more nations say they may recognize Palestine, hostages’ families pan move as ‘shameful’ The Times of Israel
- Britain and France Have Pledged to Recognize a Palestinian State. What Would It Mean? The New York Times
- Starmer says he is listening to hostages but sticking to Palestine statehood plan The Guardian
- Minister says lawyers missing the point on Palestinian recognition BBC
- Britain warns Israel it could recognise Palestinian state as Gaza starvation spreads Reuters
UN holds emergency talks over sky-high accommodation costs at Cop30 in Brazil
Concerns poorer countries could be priced out of negotiations in Belém as room rates soar amid shortage
The UN climate bureau has held an urgent meeting about concerns that sky-high rates for accommodation at this year’s Cop30 summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations.
Brazil is preparing to host Cop30 this November in the rainforest city of Belém, where representatives of nearly every government in the world will gather to negotiate their joint efforts to curb the climate crisis.
Continue reading...Olympic star Dahlmeier dead after climbing accident
Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.
Olympic star Dahlmeier dead after climbing accident
Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.
As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza – The Times of Israel
- As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Why Israel and Hamas Won’t Stop Fighting - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- How the Israeli Right Explains the Aid Disaster It Created The New Yorker
- Opinion | Gaza’s Hunger Is a Moral Crisis The New York Times
- Israel’s greatest existential threat is its own government MSNBC News
Freed British-Israeli hostage accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine
Emily Damari was held captive by Hamas for more than 15 months and says decision ‘risks rewarding terror’
A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas for more than 15 months has accused Keir Starmer of “moral failure” after he set the UK on course to recognise a Palestinian state.
Emily Damari, 29, who was released in January, said the prime minister was “not standing on the right side of history” and should be ashamed.
Continue reading...Russian missile hits Ukrainian training unit, killing and wounding servicemen
Ukraine's military says three people were killed as Russia posted video of what it said was the strike.
Russian missile hits Ukrainian training unit, killing and wounding servicemen
Ukraine's military says three people were killed as Russia posted video of what it said was the strike.
India and US launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ satellite
Nasa-Isro joint mission Nisar will record the minutest of changes in the land, sea or ice sheets.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moves against anti-graft bodies had chilling effect, warns official – Financial Times
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moves against anti-graft bodies had chilling effect, warns official Financial Times
- Why did Zelenskyy try to curb autonomy of Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies? Al Jazeera
- Zelensky Learned the Wrong Lesson From Trump The Atlantic
- EU to Make Reduced Aid Payout to Ukraine Due to Lagging Reforms Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine Girds For More Anti-Corruption Protests Ahead Of Key Bill In Parliament Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. – The Washington Post
- 60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. The Washington Post
- At least 46 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, Gaza hospitals say, as the war drags on AP News
- LIVE: Israel starves seven more Palestinians to death in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,000 The Guardian
- Gaza's deadliest days linked by a pattern of attacks on families | World News Sky News
We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich – The Guardian
- We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich The Guardian
- Free Press ‘Media Capitulation Index’ Reveals How the Nation’s Biggest Media Companies Are Responding to Trump freepress.net
- A chicken for The New York Times, a star for Bloomberg: A new “Media Capitulation Index” ranks large media and tech companies Nieman Lab
- American Crisis exclusive: The 'Media Capitulation Index' American Crisis | Margaret Sullivan
- Trust in the media is crumbling WLOS
Thailand and Cambodia trade accusations but fragile truce holds – Reuters
- Thailand and Cambodia trade accusations but fragile truce holds Reuters
- Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains The New York Times
- Cambodians return to scenes of destruction after fleeing border fighting with Thailand AP News
- Ceasefire holding along Thailand-Cambodia border as military leaders meet after days of deadly clashes CNN
- Thailand and Cambodia reaffirm ceasefire after China-brokered meeting in Shanghai ABC News
Council recognises right of River Test to flow unimpeded and unpolluted
Test is one of only about 200 chalk streams in the world and councillors says biodiversity in and around it has declined
The right of a famous chalk stream, the Test in Hampshire, to flow freely and unpolluted has been officially recognised by politicians.
Councillors on Test Valley borough council voted unanimously to acknowledge “the intrinsic rights” of the rivers within its boundaries including the Test, which is renowned for its trout and fly fishing.
Continue reading...Bank of England governor blocks Rachel Reeves’s Revolut meeting
Concerns about chancellor’s involvement in independent process over fintech’s banking licence
The governor of the Bank of England blocked a meeting that Rachel Reeves tried to secure with watchdogs and Revolut, amid concerns the chancellor was meddling in an independent process over the fintech’s UK banking licence.
Andrew Bailey intervened after learning of the plan to bring together representatives from Revolut, the Treasury and the Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority, to discuss the fintech’s ambitions to become a fully authorised UK bank.
Continue reading...China’s leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition – Reuters
- China's leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition Reuters
- China Politburo Signals Confidence in Economy Despite Trade War Bloomberg.com
- China Politburo Holds off on Further Stimulus - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- China promises to help companies slammed by tariffs, as talks with the US left in limbo AP News
- China to convene gathering in October to discuss next five-year plan South China Morning Post
Trump deserves Open at Turnberry, says son
Eric Trump - US President Donald Trump's son - says his father "deserves" to have his Turnberry course host The Open again.
US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth – CNN
- US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth CNN
- Nisar: Isro and Nasa set for launch of 'first-of-its-kind' satellite BBC
- NASA partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) NASA Science (.gov)
- India launches NASA-ISRO satellite to track climate threats from space Reuters
- When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It The New York Times