Poland’s Tight Election Puts Europe on Alert for Another Jolt – Bloomberg

  1. Poland’s Tight Election Puts Europe on Alert for Another Jolt  Bloomberg
  2. High stakes as Poland heads to round two of presidential election  Al Jazeera
  3. Karol Nawrocki, a possible Polish president with a shadowy past  The Economist
  4. Polish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative  BBC
  5. Skeletons in Nawrocki’s closet fail to dent his Polish presidential bid  politico.eu
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One Nation picks up four Senate spots, with surprise NSW seat for former British soldier Warwick Stacey

Final Senate result confirms pathway for Labor to pass legislation with either Coalition or Greens support alone, or majority of diverse crossbench

One Nation has gained an unexpected Senate seat in New South Wales, taking Pauline Hanson’s party to four members in the upper house – equalling its best-ever result in a federal election.

Warwick Stacey, a former member of the British army, has snagged the sixth Senate seat in NSW and will join fellow new senator Tyron Whitten who was yesterday elected in Western Australia.

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North Korea’s Surging Military Aid to Russia Detailed in Report – Bloomberg

  1. North Korea’s Surging Military Aid to Russia Detailed in Report  Bloomberg
  2. US and allies accuse North Korea and Russia of flagrantly violating UN sanctions in military deals  AP News
  3. Ukrainian cities ‘terrorised’ by North Korean weapons in Russian hands – report  The Guardian
  4. 100 Ballistic Missiles, Rocket Launchers. What N Korea Gave Russia: Report  NDTV
  5. Russia's Reward to North Korea for Troops Revealed  Newsweek
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Hong Kong releases second group of democrats jailed for four years in national security trial

Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups

Four people jailed in the landmark national security trial of the “Hong Kong 47”, the pro-democracy figures accused of conspiracy to commit subversion, were freed on Friday after more than four years behind bars, the second group to be released in a month.

Among those freed was longtime political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups, the Civil Human Rights Front, which disbanded in 2021.

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Woman’s life-saving treatment delayed by Trump cuts to NIH: ‘Cancer shouldn’t be political’

Natalie Phelps, who has stage 4 colorectal cancer, has raised the alarm over how patients in the agency’s clinical trials are facing setbacks in treatment

A 43-year-old woman and mother of two with advanced cancer says she is experiencing life-or-death delays in treatment because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Natalie Phelps, who has stage 4 colorectal cancer, has spoken publicly, raising the alarm about a setback in care for herself and others who are part of clinical trials run by the agency. Her story has made it into congressional hearings and spurred a spat between a Democratic senator and the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Behind the scenes, she and others are advocating to get her treatment started sooner.

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Germany Moves To Thwart Trump’s Ukraine Peace Initiative – OpEd – Eurasia Review

  1. Germany Moves To Thwart Trump’s Ukraine Peace Initiative – OpEd  Eurasia Review
  2. Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles  BBC
  3. What are Germany’s Taurus missiles that Ukraine wants?  Al Jazeera
  4. Germany to Step Up Ukraine Aid as Europe Scrambles to Replace U.S.  WSJ
  5. Germany Agrees on €5 Billion in Fresh Military Aid to Ukraine  Bloomberg
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Vet complaint process in UK often ‘stacked against pet owners’

Consumer group Which? says owners are put off complaining and system for doing so is not fit for purpose

Britain’s pet owners often face an uphill struggle when they are unhappy with their vet because the industry’s complaints system is not fit for purpose, according to a leading consumer body.

The findings from Which? that the complaints process “is often stacked against pet owners” come as the UK competition watchdog is investigating the veterinary sector amid concerns that above-inflation price hikes and other issues mean consumers are not getting a fair deal.

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