- Ant smugglers arrested in Kenya as government warns of changing trafficking trends AP News
- Kenyan agents bust plot to smuggle giant ants for sale to foreign insect lovers Reuters
- Ant smugglers caught with hundreds of prized insects in Kenya BBC
- Belgian Teenagers Admit to Trafficking Insects from Kenya After Being Caught Smuggling 5,000 Ants People.com
- Animal smugglers target bizarre new trend as two teenagers arrested in Kenya The Independent
Severe sandstorms engulf southern Iraq
A severe sandstorm blanketed southern Iraq, causing airports to close down and hospitalising over 3,500 people.
Muslim Gunmen Massacre at Least 40 Christians in Nigeria on Palm Sunday, 113 Killed Since March – cbn.com
- Muslim Gunmen Massacre at Least 40 Christians in Nigeria on Palm Sunday, 113 Killed Since March cbn.com
- Christians among 113 killed in latest spate of attacks in Nigeria Open Doors UK & Ireland
- Attack leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says NPR
- At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria's Plateau state Reuters
- Plateau: Outrage grows over killings, Gov Mutfwang apologises Vanguard News
Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit
Tech companies, fashion firms and agribusinesses face body blows from Trump's eye-watering tariffs on China.
The human cost of two years of war in Sudan
After two years of war in Sudan, millions of people are on the brink of starvation.
Lego Exec Dies After Horrific Alpine Skiing Accident – The Daily Beast
- Lego Exec Dies After Horrific Alpine Skiing Accident The Daily Beast
- Lego Boss Michael Halbye Dies in Swiss Skiing Accident at 64 After Fall on the Slopes People.com
- Lego executive and friend of Denmark's Queen Mary dies in skiing accident NBC News
- Lego boss and close friend of Danish Queen Mary dies in skiing accident New York Post
- Lego boss and close friend of Danish royal family killed in skiing accident The Independent
Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan could lead to major electricity shortages, analysis says
Coalition’s proposal overestimates the reliability of Australia’s ageing coal generators, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says
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Peter Dutton’s plan to build less renewable energy and keep Australia’s coal plants running longer has overestimated the reliability of ageing generators and could lead to major electricity shortages, according to a new analysis.
The Coalition has pledged to put taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors at seven sites around Australia and has pointed to modelling by Frontier Economics that shows the country’s ageing coal fleet would need to take up the slack in electricity generation while they are built.
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Continue reading...Coalition MP Colin Boyce told climate science deniers blackouts a ‘big political opportunity’
Boyce tells Climate and Energy Realists Queensland that opposition to renewables is growing and fellow MPs should adopt a ‘do nothing strategy’
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Coalition MP Colin Boyce told a group of climate science deniers that blackouts were “a big political opportunity” and that he had urged fellow MPs to adopt a “do nothing strategy” that would allow power outages and build opposition to net-zero policies.
A video of Boyce, posted on YouTube, speaking to the Climate and Energy Realists Queensland group, includes comments by the Flynn MP that net-zero climate policies “need a rethink”.
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Continue reading...Brisbane Greens MP joins OnlyFans to ‘make people pay attention’ to HIV prevention drug policy
Exclusive: Stephen Bates spruiks free PrEP and PEP proposal on subscription platform best known for adult content, as well as on dating app Grindr
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The Greens MP Stephen Bates has joined OnlyFans – a first for an Australian politician – as the party pushes to make the HIV prevention drugs PrEP and PEP free.
It may normally be a career-ending move for a politician to be joining a site known for pornography, but Bates has joined the site with the first video on his free-to-subscribe page announcing the Greens’ push to make PrEP and PEP prescriptions free to anyone with a script.
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Continue reading...Muslim advocacy group to preference Greens above Labor in some seats despite disagreement on religious freedom
Muslim Votes Matter concerned about policy preventing religious schools from discriminating against teachers or students
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A potentially influential Muslim advocacy group is planning to tell voters to preference the Greens above Labor on how-to-vote cards in several key seats, despite objecting to the minor party’s position on religious freedom in schools.
Muslim Votes Matter has expressed concern about the party’s plan to ensure religious schools cannot discriminate against teachers or students on the basis of their sexuality, but has welcomed a commitment to ensure “all rights are acknowledged and taken into account”.
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Continue reading...Axing Labor’s free Tafe would mean fewer builders and higher house prices, experts warn
The Coalition remains opposed to the scheme, claiming it is ‘badly designed and poorly targeted’
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Australia’s construction worker shortage – and prospects for affordable housing – would worsen if Peter Dutton scraps Labor’s free Tafe program, experts warn, pushing housing prices even further out of reach of prospective buyers.
After a video emerged of Liberal frontbencher Sarah Henderson saying the fee-free Tafe policy was “just not working”, the opposition leader was asked on Tuesday if he would cut the scheme – designed to encourage people to work in priority industries like the construction sector.
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Continue reading...Santa Lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of His Neighbors Are Not Thrilled. – The New York Times
Santa Lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of His Neighbors Are Not Thrilled. The New York Times
Would military strikes kill Iran’s nuclear programme? Probably not – Reuters
- Would military strikes kill Iran's nuclear programme? Probably not Reuters
- How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon as Trump Eyes a Deal? Bloomberg.com
- The Iran Threat Geiger Counter: Extreme Danger Grows | Institute for Science and International Security Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
- Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program The Times of Israel
- Don’t let Iran stall its way into going nuclear New York Post
French PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable – France 24
- French PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable France 24
- French opposition parties raise spectre of no-confidence vote over 2026 budget Reuters
- France risks ‘irreversible’ harm from overspending, PM warns Financial Times
- France Needs €40 Billion in Savings to Reach 2026 Deficit Target Bloomberg
- OPINION: 'Make the French work harder' - good luck convincing them The Local France
Israel has killed at least 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says
Death toll announced as Israel launches new attack in southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring three.
Rare footage from Sudanese city under siege
El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.
Pakistan police bus bombing kills three
Three police officers were killed and 18 others injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on a police bus in Pakistan.
Netanyahu to Macron: Recognizing Palestine would be a win ‘for terrorism’ – politico.eu
- Netanyahu to Macron: Recognizing Palestine would be a win ‘for terrorism’ politico.eu
- Netanyahu, Macron Spar Over Recognition of Palestinian State Bloomberg
- In the Netanyahu vs. Macron spat, the French president knows what's best for Israel | Opinion Haaretz
- France's Macron tells Israel's Netanyahu to end Gaza plight DW
- PA President Abbas, French President Macron discuss Israel-Hamas ceasefire, reject Gaza plan The Jerusalem Post
EU mulls plan to let importers break Russian gas contracts without penalties
European Commission may reportedly let companies declare force majeure as part of strategy to rid bloc of Russian fossil fuels by 2027
The European Commission is considering plans that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts without paying penalties to Moscow, it has been reported.
Citing three officials with knowledge of the plan, the Financial Times reported that the commission was studying the possibility of allowing companies to declare force majeure, which would absolve importers of their obligations to pay penalty fees for ending contracts.
Continue reading...Andrew Tate High Court case could be legal first, barrister says – BBC
- Andrew Tate High Court case could be legal first, barrister says BBC
- Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told The Guardian
- Andrew Tate faces UK civil trial in 2027 over abuse, coercive control allegations Reuters
- Andrew Tate faces UK civil trial over allegations of rape, abuse and coercive control Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Andrew Tate faces 2027 civil trial accused of abusing four women in 'first case of its kind' Sky News