DR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila’s immunity
He is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.
Ukraine expected to ratify US minerals deal lacking security guarantees
Deal hailed as 'diplomatic win' for Ukraine, but former Russian President Medvedev says Trump has 'broken' Kyiv.
South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president – AP News
- South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president AP News
- South Korea's acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president NPR
- South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-Soo Resigns The New York Times
- South Korea acting leader Han Duck-soo resigns ahead of expected presidential run Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- US Trade Tariffs Live News Updates: White House says small businesses to get tariff relief through taxes The Economic Times
What is behind the violence in Syria?
Clashes in Damascus suburbs have killed more than 30 people this week.
Snake halts Japanese bullet trains after wrapping around power line
The famously punctual train service was suspended for almost two hours.
Snake halts Japanese bullet trains after wrapping around power line
The famously punctual train service was suspended for almost two hours.
Video shows moment Bondi Junction stabber ran at police officer in Sydney shopping centre holding knife
CCTV footage released by court shows Amy Scott walking up an escalator, then starting to run when she sees Joel Cauchi
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The New South Wales coroner’s court has released footage showing the moment the Bondi Junction stabber launched himself towards a lone police officer at speed holding a 30cm knife.
The video, made public on Thursday afternoon, is a compilation of CCTV footage and a 3D reconstruction of the route NSW Police inspector Amy Scott took when she entered Westfield Bondi Junction on 13 April 2024 in pursuit of Joel Cauchi, who had just stabbed 16 people.
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Continue reading...This May Day, workers unite to make big polluters pay for climate damage
Pushed to the brink by heat and injustice, South Asia’s workers demand reparations from fossil fuel corporations.
Haitians flee across country’s longest river to escape gang violence
Video shows dozens of Haitians trying to cross the country’s longest river to escape escalating gang violence after arme
Upcoming conclave will be first with more than 120 Cardinal electors – Vatican News
- Upcoming conclave will be first with more than 120 Cardinal electors Vatican News
- Fist fights, ghostly pranks and schism: a brief history of conclaves past The Guardian
- Englewood, Chicago native Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 1st African American cardinal in US, prepares for largest-ever papal conclave ABC7 Chicago
- When is the conclave? The Vatican sets date to elect new head after Pope Francis' death USA Today
- Will Italy get the papacy back after half a century of foreigners? Reuters
Singapore’s ruling party pulls out all stops online to woo youth
The People's Action Party has upped its social media game this election to attract young voters - will it succeed?
Journalist Nick McKenzie admits to ‘deceptive methods’ if in the public interest during Ben Roberts-Smith bid for appeal
McKenzie was also questioned over his communications with Roberts-Smith’s ex-wife, Emma Roberts, and her friend Danielle Scott
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Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie has agreed in Ben Roberts-Smith’s bid to reopen his appeal for his defamation case that he has used “deceptive methods and subterfuge” to obtain information “on occasion if it is in the public interest”.
McKenzie was cross-examined on Thursday afternoon by Roberts-Smith’s lawyer, Arthur Moses SC. It’s part of a two-day hearing in which the war veteran is arguing the appeal should be reopened in light of new evidence that he claims shows there was a “miscarriage of justice” in the defamation proceedings caused by McKenzie’s alleged “misconduct”.
Continue reading...China’s not backing down from Trump’s trillion-dollar game of chicken – Axios
- China's not backing down from Trump's trillion-dollar game of chicken Axios
- The global costs of the US-China tariff war are mounting. And the worst may be yet to come The Conversation
- Shipments from China fall as Trump’s tariffs loom over economy PBS
- Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war BBC
- Trump should just declare victory on tariffs and pivot exclusively to China The Hill
Seven takeaways from US-Ukraine resources deal
What this will and won't change for US assistance to Ukraine, three years into the war.
Israel continues to battle raging wildfires
Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.
Watch: Runaway kangaroo closes stretch of Alabama interstate
Runaway kangaroo 'Sheila' shut down part of an interstate in Alabama before being caught.
Kim Jong-un revisits North Korea’s new destroyer for missile test – Euronews.com
- Kim Jong-un revisits North Korea's new destroyer for missile test Euronews.com
- Kim Jong Un Wants More Nuclear Weapons on North Korean Warships USNI News
- North Korea conducts first test firing of its new warship's weapons system Reuters
- Kim Jong Un oversees missile tests on new North Korean warship ABC News
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US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against Russia
Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to Ukraine
The US and Kyiv have signed an agreement to share profits and royalties from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths, sealing a deal that Donald Trump has said will provide an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine’s defense and its reconstruction after he brokers a peace deal with Russia.
The minerals deal, which has been the subject of tense negotiations for months and nearly fell through hours before it was signed, will establish a US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund that the Trump administration has said will begin to repay an estimated $175bn in aid provided to Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
Continue reading...South Korean Election Front-Runner at Risk From Guilty Verdict – Bloomberg
- South Korean Election Front-Runner at Risk From Guilty Verdict Bloomberg
- South Korea presidential frontrunner's eligibility in doubt after court ruling Reuters
- South Korea top court overturns presidential frontrunner's criminal case CNBC
- South Korea's top court rules against presidential frontrunner, potentially upending election NBC News
- South Korea’s presidential race upended as frontrunner returns to court The Washington Post
US urges India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after Kashmir killings
India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind the Kashmir attack, which Islamabad denies.