- Pompeii welcomes home erotic mosaic looted by Nazi officer Reuters
- Erotic mosaic stolen by Nazi captain in second world war returned to Pompeii The Guardian
- Erotic ancient mosaic stolen by Nazi German captain during WWII is returned to Pompeii CBS News
- A Risqué Pompeii Mosaic Returns Home Decades After Wartime Theft Artnet News
- IN PHOTOS | Ancient Roman mosaic returns to Pompeii after being looted by the Nazis CBC
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon, including 5 Hezbollah fighters, source says – Reuters
- Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon, including 5 Hezbollah fighters, source says Reuters
- Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, governor says BBC
- Updates: Israel guns down hungry Palestinians in Gaza mass-casualty attack Al Jazeera
- Headlines for July 15, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Egypt and Jordan condemn Israeli strikes as Sweida crisis escalates The Jerusalem Post
US inflation from tariffs that economists feared begins to emerge
US consumer prices increased by the most in five months in June amid higher costs for some goods.
International Views of China Turn Slightly More Positive – Pew Research Center
- International Views of China Turn Slightly More Positive Pew Research Center
- China’s Reputation Improves in Pew Survey as US Sees Drop Bloomberg.com
- Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says AP News
- Map Shows Where Xi Jinping Is More Popular Than Donald Trump Newsweek
- Australians now favour economic ties with China over the US, survey finds Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vandals cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree. They were just sentenced to more than 4 years in prison – PBS
- Vandals cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree. They were just sentenced to more than 4 years in prison PBS
- Men Who Cut Down Beloved Tree in England Get More Than 4 Years in Prison The New York Times
- Men sentenced to over 4 years in prison for cutting down iconic tree Yahoo
- Duo sentenced to four years for ‘moronic’ killing of tree in England The Washington Post
- Sycamore Gap vandals face their fate in English court for felling beloved tree New York Post
France holds Bastille Day military parade that, years ago, inspired Trump – The Washington Post
- France holds Bastille Day military parade that, years ago, inspired Trump The Washington Post
- France marks Bastille Day with grand Paris parade, celebrations Al Jazeera
- Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Indonesian troops join France's Bastille Day military parade on Champs-Élysées France 24
- France National Day U.S. Department of State (.gov)
In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways – NPR
Rome cancels support for Gergiev concert – Slippedisc
- Rome cancels support for Gergiev concert Slippedisc
- Navalny’s widow leads calls for Italy to cancel concert by pro-Putin conductor The Guardian
- Putin’s friend Gergiev set to conduct as Italy breaks ban on pro-Kremlin artists BBC
- Italy minister warns concert with pro-Putin conductor risks turning into propaganda coup Reuters
- Peter Gelb Condemns Valery Gergiev’s Upcoming Perfomance in Italy OperaWire
Muhammadu Buhari: Ex-Nigeria president’s political life in pictures – BBC
- Muhammadu Buhari: Ex-Nigeria president's political life in pictures BBC
- Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari with burial in home state Reuters
- Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82 NPR
- Buhari’s daughter mourns late father Punch Newspapers
- Muhammadu Buhari failed to build a better Nigeria, twice The Economist
‘Turbaned Tornado’: World’s oldest marathon runner dies in hit-and-run
Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, has died at the age of 114 from a hit-and-run accident.
UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory role
Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence
A former UK Middle East minister has been accused of breaching transparency rules over a paid advisory role with an influential Bahraini centre that has links to the Gulf state’s government.
The Conservative peer Tariq Ahmad, who denies wrongdoing, was cleared by a watchdog to take up his role as a paid adviser to the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence (KHC).
Continue reading...Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, governor says
The Israeli military said it had struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah.
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, governor says
The Israeli military said it had struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah.
Architectural home designs for $1: NSW releases housing pattern book aimed at boosting construction
Premier says plans have affordability and fast approval in mind as expert welcomes potential to ‘democratise good design’
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
What if you could buy architect-designed drawings for a new home for $1 – and have certainty your council would approve it within 10 to 20 days?
The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, will release the state’s housing pattern book on Wednesday, which contains eight blueprints for architect-designed townhouses, terraces and manor houses, chosen from internationally renowned firms including Sam Crawford Architects, Carter Williamson Architects, Saha and Anthony Gill Architects.
Continue reading...Social services department warned Tanya Plibersek she faces uphill battle amid ‘political polarisation’
Brief obtained under freedom of information laws shows new minister told of ‘increased risk of entrenched disadvantage’ in Australia
Tanya Plibersek has an uphill battle to justify and prioritise Australia’s multibillion-dollar social services system, her department has warned, against a backdrop of “rising geopolitical tensions and political polarisation”.
The Department of Social Services, which is responsible for a quarter of federal government spending, delivered the warning to the new social services minister about the flow-on effects of global uncertainty in a brief dated 13 May and obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws.
Continue reading...French PM floats axing 2 public holidays to escape financial crisis – politico.eu
- French PM floats axing 2 public holidays to escape financial crisis politico.eu
- France's PM wants to scrap two public holidays to help fix public finances Reuters
- How the French government came up with a contested goal of €40 billion in savings Le Monde.fr
- French Premier Says Country on Cliff Edge as Debt Soars Bloomberg
- French prime minister 'set to cancel two public holidays' in austerity budget The Local France
Two dead after flash flooding in New Jersey and New York City
The New Jersey governor has declared a state of emergency as some roads are blocked and subways delayed.
China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat – The Moscow Times
- China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat The Moscow Times
- Russia's Lavrov meets with China's President Xi, Russia says Reuters
- China vows ‘deeper’ support for Russia after Trump threat The Telegraph
- China pledges deeper support for Russia amid Trump tariff threats The Kyiv Independent
- China-Russia ties are more mature and stable than any major relationship: Wang South China Morning Post
MSF says 3 of its workers were ‘intentionally’ killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The 2021 incident was 'intentional and targeted killing' of three clearly identified aid workers, says medical charity.
Trump permits Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, CEO says
Chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently met with Donald Trump as US-China trade rivalry deepens
Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, says the chipmaker has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.
“Today, I’m announcing that the US government has approved for us filing licenses to start shipping H20s,” Huang told reporters in Beijing.
Continue reading...