EU-China summit exposes deepening tensions – DW

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  1. EU-China summit exposes deepening tensions  DW
  2. EU-China ties at 'inflection point', von der Leyen says after tense Beijing summit  Reuters
  3. Beijing’s Trade Tactics, Ukraine Stance Cast Pall Over Europe-China Ties  The Wall Street Journal
  4. China Fails to Capitalize on Europe’s Grievances Over US Tariffs  Bloomberg
  5. China’s Xi calls for pragmatism at summit with EU in uncertain times  Al Jazeera
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Cambodia calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ with Thailand as deadly clashes enter a third day

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Thousands of people have been evacuated from either side of the border, while fighting has left at least 32 people dead

Cambodia wants an “immediate ceasefire” with Thailand, the country’s envoy to the United Nations has said, with Bangkok also signalling an openness to talks after two days of deadly clashes that have left 32 dead and thousands displaced.

“Cambodia asked for an immediate ceasefire – unconditionally – and we also call for the peaceful solution of the dispute,” said UN ambassador Chhea Keo, after a closed meeting of the Council attended by Cambodia and Thailand.

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Law professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne to ‘destruction’ sues for discrimination

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Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker files court application against university after 2023 email to Melbourne law school dean leaked last month

A University of Melbourne law professor who wrote an email saying the institution was dictated to by “‘Blak’ activists” who were leading it to “destruction” is suing Australia’s top-ranked university for discrimination.

Last month, a 2023 email written by Dr Eric Descheemaeker to the then head of the Melbourne Law School (MLS) was leaked and posted around the university’s Parkville campus. In the email, in response to the announcement of a cultural safety review at the university, Descheemaeker said MLS was “celebrating the ‘noble savage’” and likened it to an “ideological re-education camp”.

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‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse – Los Angeles Times

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  1. ‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse  Los Angeles Times
  2. In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed  AP News
  3. 'They shot patients in beds' – BBC hears claims of massacre at Suweida hospital  BBC
  4. Inside Syria’s Sectarian Cauldron: Kidnapping Triggers Cascade of Violence  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Hospitals in Syria's Sweida struggling after sectarian clashes, WHO says  Reuters
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‘Ignoring hot flushes is wrong’: study challenges assumptions about perimenopause symptoms

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Research notes lack of interventions for perimenopausal women despite finding that hot flushes and night sweats can be as severe as for those of menopause

Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found.

The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years.

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Ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore to take up government communications role

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Dinsmore will join Whitehall as civil servant in top communications role after reportedly impressing Starmer during interview

A former editor of the Sun will take up a senior communications role at the heart of government.

David Dinsmore, editor of the tabloid from 2013 to 2015, will be a civil service appointment rather than a political adviser, tasked with improving the government’s communications operation. The role is separate to the No 10 director of communications.

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