‘Five babies in incubator’: HRW on danger to pregnant women, babies in Gaza
Human Rights Watch finds Israel has violated rights of pregnant women and girls, with no end in sight.
Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok
US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.
China’s DeepSeek AI shakes industry and dents America’s swagger
The app spooked the markets as well as the bullish sense of American superiority in AI development.
New Zealand relaxes visa rules to lure digital nomads and influencers
Changes mean visitors and influencers working for foreign employers can stay longer in bid to boost tourism
New Zealand has relaxed its visitor visa rules to attract so-called “digital nomads” in a bid to boost tourism and the economy.
Visitor visas will now allow people to work remotely for a foreign employer while they are visiting New Zealand for up to 90 days. The visa can be extended up to nine months but visitors may need to pay tax during this time.
Continue reading...In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick – The Associated Press
- In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick The Associated Press
- Trump's two-by-four foreign policy gets early wins with deportations Axios
- Trump previews brute foreign policy approach with Colombia spat The Hill
- Talk loudly and swing a yuge stick: Trump does Teddy Roosevelt one better New York Post
- Get ready for Trump’s ‘FAFO’ foreign policy The Spectator World
The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025 – The White House
- The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025 The White House
- At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism The Associated Press
- Holocaust survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation The Washington Post
- Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz's youngest victims PBS NewsHour
- King Charles Makes History with Emotional Visit to Auschwitz for Holocaust Memorial Day: 'A Sacred Moment' PEOPLE
New Zealand Loosens Visitor Visas to Court Remote Workers – The New York Times
- New Zealand Loosens Visitor Visas to Court Remote Workers The New York Times
- New Zealand Eases Visa Rules to Allow Visitors to Work Remotely Bloomberg
- New Zealand relaxes visa rules to lure digital nomads and influencers The Guardian
- New Zealand loosens visitor visa rules to welcome digital nomads Reuters
- 'People are being pushed out': Spain resident warns of 'digital nomad' visa change RNZ
Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’
Announced in Florida, Trump's latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members.
Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him
The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.
Prime Minister: Jacinda Ardern documentary featuring home videos premieres at Sundance
The film includes footage shot by Clarke Gayford, the husband of the former New Zealand prime minister
A documentary traversing former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership and personal life through home videos, archival footage and fresh interviews has premiered at Sundance.
The film, Prime Minister, directed by Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz covers Ardern’s five-year tenure, after her abrupt ascension to leader of the Labour party in 2017, just six weeks out from an election her party was widely expected to lose. On a wave of popularity dubbed “Jacindamania”, the then-37-year-old led the party to victory, becoming the world’s then-youngest ever female leader.
Continue reading...India and China agree to resume direct flights for first time in five years
The development is the latest sign of thaw in diplomatic relations between the world’s two most populous nations
India and China have agreed in principle to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.
The announcement on Monday came at the conclusion of a visit to Beijing by New Delhi’s top career diplomat and heralds the latest signs of a thaw in the frosty ties between the world’s two most populous nations.
Continue reading...Backlash in Kenya over livestock vaccines and belching cows
Why there is growing scepticism in Kenya over a plan to vaccinate the national herd.
Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada's executive director says his offence was 'being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine'.
Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour
The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.
How a kabaddi club in India is changing girls’ lives
A kabaddi club has helped Indian girls find new opportunities and become financially independent as adults.
Survivors of Auschwitz deliver warning from history as memories die out
World leaders rubbed shoulders with 56 survivors of Hitler's death camp as they marked 80 years since its liberation.
Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico
The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Trump's first week in office.
‘A long, long road ahead’: Gaza rebuilds from zero
The full scale of the humanitarian challenge ahead is emerging as displaced Palestinians return home, writes the BBC's Paul Adams.
‘A long, long road ahead’: Gaza rebuilds from zero
The full scale of the humanitarian challenge ahead is emerging as displaced Palestinians return home, writes the BBC's Paul Adams.