$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide

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Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally

Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 million women and girls worldwide, have welcomed an unprecedented $15.5m (£11.4m) fund aimed at creating “unstoppable momentum” to finally end the practice.

The launch of the fund comes as women’s rights are increasingly under attack and donor funding is in sharp decline, particularly for work led by FGM survivors in local communities. It is thought to be the largest single philanthropic contribution to ending the practice of FGM.

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China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash – CNBC

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  1. China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash  CNBC
  2. Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights  South China Morning Post
  3. War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims  AP News
  4. Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: 'Coercion, bullying'  Fox News
  5. Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience  washingtonpost.com
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Former Carlton president apologises to ex-wife as lewd photo defamation case settles

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Luke Sayers says he accepts Cate Sayers did not post photo of his genitals as she says settlement closes ‘painful and difficult chapter’

The embattled former AFL club president Luke Sayers has apologised to his former wife for the harm he caused as her defamation case over a lewd photo settled.

Lawyers for Sayers, the immediate past president of the Carlton football club, read out the apology in the Victorian supreme court on Friday after indicating the settlement.

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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers handed lengthy prison terms – CNN

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  1. Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers handed lengthy prison terms  CNN
  2. Organizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison  The New York Times
  3. Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison  BBC
  4. Opinion | This slogan infuriates Beijing. Judges have turned it into a crime.  The Washington Post
  5. Tiananmen Square vigil organisers jailed for seven years in Hong Kong  The Guardian
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Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts – Al Jazeera

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  1. Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts  Al Jazeera
  2. When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead  The Economist
  3. The evangelical Supreme Court justice shaping Brazil’s election  Reuters
  4. Brazilian Supreme Court Chief-Justice weighs in on the turmoil shaking the institution  apnews.com
  5. Brazil’s Supreme Court Is Betraying Its Citizens  Bloomberg.com
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Bessent says ‘a large bank’ will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy – CNBC

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  1. Bessent says 'a large bank' will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy  CNBC
  2. Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says  Reuters
  3. US Airline Sanctions Sever Some of Iran’s Last Outside Links  bloomberg.com
  4. How the U.S. Treasury's New Aviation Sanctions on Iran Extend Beyond Tehran  Time Magazine
  5. US Imposes New Sanctions On Hezbollah And Irania Proxy Networks | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
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Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash – Politico

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  1. Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash  Politico
  2. China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru  South China Morning Post
  3. Trump list of US-designated ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ in Latin America grows to 21  apnews.com
  4. Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three  The Guardian
  5. Rubio says he will seek $45 million in security funding for Ecuador  Reuters
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Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons – The Guardian

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  1. Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons  The Guardian
  2. Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026  Anthropic
  3. Yemeni militants used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles  Financial Times
  4. Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons  The New York Times
  5. Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models  Reuters
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Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience – The Washington Post

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  1. Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience  The Washington Post
  2. China-Philippines tensions simmer after Beijing rebukes Manila over Seoul clash  CNBC
  3. War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims  apnews.com
  4. Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights  South China Morning Post
  5. US Ally Reminds Trump’s America How To Talk Tough on China  Newsweek
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Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor – France 24

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  1. Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor  France 24
  2. Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher  Reuters
  3. 4.1 magnitude tremor recorded after Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon  Sky News
  4. Israel blows up Hizbollah tunnel system in southern Lebanon  Financial Times
  5. IDF: Over 1,100 tons of explosives used to blow up tunnel system in south Lebanon  The Times of Israel
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China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru – South China Morning Post

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  1. China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru  South China Morning Post
  2. Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash  Politico
  3. U.S. destroys another alleged drug boat as Rubio defends deadly strikes, says cartels are "like a cancer"  CBS News
  4. Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21  PBS
  5. Rubio's LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine  Responsible Statecraft
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Former University of Michigan hockey players say they were sexually hazed decades ago

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More than a dozen ex-players are suing the University of Michigan, alleging coach and staff were aware of abuse

More than a dozen former hockey players are suing the University of Michigan, alleging their coach and other staff were aware of sexual hazing that included the forced shaving of their genitals and other abuse by teammates decades ago.

“The abuse was ritualized, meticulously planned and sadistic … Enduring sexual abuse was required to be a member of the Michigan men’s ice hockey team,” attorney Michael Pitt said in a sex discrimination lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court in Detroit.

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