French FM bats for ‘Franco-Chinese partnership’ during Beijing visit
France urges multilateralism and deepened ties with China amid trade and security tensions with the US.
South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis
Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 27 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites
Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.
At least 27 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating.
Continue reading...US House Democrat backing El Salvador’s strongman president
Vicente Gonzalez tirelessly promoting Nayib Bukele, including reposting calls to ‘impeach corrupt judges’
A Texas Democrat is co-chair of a congressional caucus that has tirelessly promoted El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, including on the caucus’s X account by reposting calls to “impeach the corrupt judges” who impede the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Bukeke is also currently at the center of a scandal in the US involving the transport of hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, where they have entered the country’s notorious prisons for gang members – despite clear evidence that some of them have no gang links.
Continue reading...Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide
A new documentary, ‘The Encampments’ is shedding new light on the US college protests against the Gaza genocide.
UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action – Reuters UK
- UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action Reuters UK
- Just Stop Oil says it will stop throwing soup at paintings and end disruptive protest CNN
- Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis Just Stop Oil
- From Soup to Nuts National Review
- Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action The Guardian
Germany leads defiance to Trump car tariffs, saying it ‘will not give in’
Major economies vow to retaliate, with China accusing Washington of violating international trade rules.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high
Video shows Mount Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, launching fountains of molten lava up to 180 metres high.
Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal – Haaretz
- Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal Haaretz
- Israel’s antisemitism conference draws Europe’s far-right leaders to Jerusalem NBC News
- Israel embraces France’s far-right, turning a blind eye to its Nazi past CNN
- Right-wing politics take center stage at Israel’s controversial antisemitism confab The Times of Israel
- Bardella: National Rally best shield for French Jews The Jerusalem Post
How the South Korea wildfires became so deadly
Full transcript of Trump team’s Yemen attack plan that was shared on Signal
US officials accidentally leaked Yemen attack plans in Signal chat shared with The Atlantic editor-in-chief.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart join Avengers: Doomsday cast
The film is set for release in May 2026, with Robert Downey Jr already announced as playing Doctor Doom.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart join Avengers: Doomsday cast
The film is set for release in May 2026, with Robert Downey Jr already announced as playing Doctor Doom.
BBC’s Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests
Mark Lowen was covering the protests in Istanbul when he was arrested and later deported back to the UK, the BBC has said.
BBC’s Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests
Mark Lowen was covering the protests in Istanbul when he was arrested and later deported back to the UK, the BBC has said.
Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs – The Associated Press
- Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs The Associated Press
- Brazil's Lula warns Trump's tariffs risk inflation, vows WTO challenge on steel Reuters
- Brazil president on Trump tariffs: ‘Protectionism does not help any country in the world’ The Hill
- Brazil sees trade tensions getting worse before they get better American Journal of Transportation
- US Tariffs Are Lesser of Two Evils for Brazil’s Biofuel Makers Bloomberg
VP’s arrest ends South Sudan peace deal, his party says
Riek Machar and his wife are detained after a convoy of 20 armed vehicles entered his home, his party says.
Is coup trial ruling the beginning of the end for Bolsonaro and his supporters?
While many in Brazil delight at the ex president’s predicted downfall, others fear who may follow in his far-right footsteps
There were cries of joy in progressive parts of Rio on Wednesday as Brazil’s supreme court ruled that the former president Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for an alleged coup plot.
“No amnesty! No amnesty!” one elated lefty roared from his balcony into the sunny autumn afternoon.
Continue reading...Prosecutors seek 15 years for ex-Spanish football president Villar
Angel Maria Villar was replaced by Luis Rubiales in 2017 but now faces corruption and embezzlement charges.
Ukrainians in front line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them – NPR
- Ukrainians in front line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them NPR
- The War in Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year The Atlantic
- 'Under the drones and bombs, I found heroes in Ukraine' Vatican News - English
- Ukrainian Military Chaplain Brings Christ’s Light to War’s Dark Trenches National Catholic Register
- Lifelines Of Hope For War-weary Ukraine Christian Aid Ministries
Sudan: At starvation’s edge
Life for displaced Sudanese families is precarious.