Pokémon boss believes series can last another 50 to 100 years
CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara speaks to the BBC about the future of the world's most valuable media franchise.
‘I need help’: Freed from Myanmar’s scam centres, thousands are now stranded
The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.
Romania’s far-right candidate, championed by Vance and Musk, detained by police – The Washington Post
- Romania’s far-right candidate, championed by Vance and Musk, detained by police The Washington Post
- Romanian far-right presidential frontrunner taken into custody after JD Vance's rebuke of European elections Fox News
- Romania launches criminal inquiry against far-right presidential frontrunner Reuters
- Far-right Romanian politician who led canceled presidential vote is questioned by prosecutors ABC News
- Romanian prosecutors charge Georgescu in unexpected criminal case Euronews
Did Iron Age ‘begin’ in India? Tamil Nadu dig sparks debate
Tamil Nadu’s iron artefacts may predate Turkey's Anatolia, reshaping early Iron Age history.
Ukraine needs US security guarantee to deter Putin – PM – BBC.com
- Ukraine needs US security guarantee to deter Putin - PM BBC.com
- UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine The New York Times
- Starmer to press Trump on security guarantees in critical Ukraine talks The Guardian
- Trump has been flirting with Putin. Can Keir Starmer woo him back to the West? CNN
- Sir Keir Starmer insists he trusts Donald Trump ahead of Washington summit Sky News
Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns
UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’
Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the US provides security guarantees as he arrived for critical talks with Donald Trump at the most precarious moment for European stability in decades.
With the future of Ukrainian security hanging in the balance, he urged the president to commit a US backstop to a British and French-led peacekeeping force, saying it was the only way to avoid Russia plunging Europe back into war.
Continue reading...In French sex abuse trial, woman denies knowing about her ex-husband’s history of child abuse – NBC News
- In French sex abuse trial, woman denies knowing about her ex-husband's history of child abuse NBC News
- French Doctor Accused of Abusing Hundreds Acknowledges ‘Heinous Acts’ The New York Times
- It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says son of French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients The Guardian
- French paedophile surgeon’s wife knew and ‘did nothing’ South China Morning Post
- Ex-surgeon admits 'despicable acts' in France's largest child abuse trial BBC.com
The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed once again – NPR
- The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed once again NPR
- New search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 underway 11 years after mystery disappearance New York Post
- MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years The Guardian
- MH370: What we know about Malaysia Airlines plane, 11 years on Reuters
- Search resumes for Malaysia Airlines MH370, 11 years on NBC News
Life without parole for Nice church attacker who murdered three
Brahim Aouissaoui claimed the fatal stabbings at a church in southern French city were revenge on westerners
A Tunisian man who fatally stabbed three people in a terrorist attack at a church in Nice, almost decapitating one victim, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in France.
Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, had told the special court in Paris he had no recollection of the attack in October 2020. He later admitted he was taking revenge on “you [westerners] who kill Muslims every day”.
Continue reading...Fired CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge reveals photos of files on Hunter Biden, COVID origins seized by network – New York Post
New York governor orders removal of Palestinian studies job posting at Cuny
Hunter College faculty and staff union condemns Kathy Hochul’s order to take down listing, calling it ‘overreach of authority’
The New York governor, Kathy Hochul ordered the City University of New York (Cuny) to immediately remove a job posting advertising a Palestinian studies professor role at the state university system’s Hunter College.
In the job listing, Hunter College wrote that the institution is seeking “a historically grounded scholar who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to: settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate and infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, and sexuality”.
Continue reading...Eli Lilly plans $27bn in new plants as Trump threatens pharma tariffs
The new plants will be built in the US over the next five years and create 3,000 jobs for skilled workers.
Bosnian-Serb leader sentenced to jail in landmark trial
Dodik's trial had been widely seen as a test for the Balkan nation's weak central government.
Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote in parliament
Nawaf Salam's government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament.
Cutting Aid to Impress Trump? Keir Starmer Is Only Strengthening His Enemies – Zeteo
- Cutting Aid to Impress Trump? Keir Starmer Is Only Strengthening His Enemies Zeteo
- I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt The Guardian
- Keir Starmer’s Military Spending Boost Is Better Late Than Never Bloomberg
- Inside Starmer’s plan to woo Trump with a defense spending surprise POLITICO Europe
- MoD makes kit wish list after £6bn increase in defence spending The Times
How Europe carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference 140 years ago
This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up the continent to “own” it themselves.
Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk
Musk defended DOGE attempts to fire federal employees, while Trump said Russia would have to make concessions for peace.
Israel-Hamas exchange to take place after ceasefire impasse resolved – BBC.com
- Israel-Hamas exchange to take place after ceasefire impasse resolved BBC.com
- Brother of freed Israeli hostage says Hamas captors ate full meals and laughed as he was starved CNN
- Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange The New York Times
- Hamas says it will release the bodies of four more Israeli hostages late Wednesday NBC News
- LIVE: Hamas hands over bodies of Israeli captives ahead of prisoner release Al Jazeera English
Israel and Hamas exchange to take place after ceasefire impasse resolved
The delayed release of 600 Palestinian prisoners will reportedly go ahead when Hamas returns four Israeli hostages' bodies.
Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress, dies aged 39
Trachtenberg, 39, found fame in television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and later Gossip Girl.