Emerging Powers Seek an Alternative to the West, but War Divides Them – The New York Times

  1. Emerging Powers Seek an Alternative to the West, but War Divides Them  The New York Times
  2. Trump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhi  BBC
  3. India hosts BRICS summit as Iran war tests bloc unity  Reuters
  4. BRICS At 20: How Big It Is, And Why It Matters To India And The World  NDTV
  5. BRICS Summit marks dual milestones and tests limits of cohesion  Nikkei Asia
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As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving – apnews.com

  1. As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving  apnews.com
  2. US pressures NATO allies to destroy International Criminal Court  politico.eu
  3. US calls for NATO allies to withdraw from Rome Statute, 'systematically dismantle' ICC - report  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Sanctioned ICC head Akane calls court the last bastion of rule of law  The Japan Times
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Israel expels British soldiers tracking settler violence – The Telegraph

  1. Israel expels British soldiers tracking settler violence  The Telegraph
  2. U.K. Sanctions on Israeli Settlements in West Bank Divide British Rabbis  The New York Times
  3. Israel will never stop me speaking up for Palestine  Al Jazeera
  4. Analysis • Trump's refusal to back Israeli settlements helped pave way for British boycott  Haaretz
  5. Trump administration offers rare muted response on new sanctions against Israel  CNN
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NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 months

Trespass case launched by two mothers settled after officers often went to families’ houses between midnight and 4am

Two Indigenous mothers have settled a trespass case against New South Wales police, after officers turned up at one of their homes 150 times in 20 months to conduct bail checks on her sons.

The case, which was launched against NSW police in April 2024, was settled on confidential terms three weeks before it was to go to trial in the supreme court.

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Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight – CNBC

  1. Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight  CNBC
  2. In a Club of Emerging Powers, China and India Vie for Influence  The New York Times
  3. World’s biggest relationship? Xi and Modi look to rebuild ties for 2.8bn people  Financial Times
  4. China Ends Suspense, Xi Jinping To Visit India For BRICS Summit  NDTV
  5. China, India arranging meeting for Xi, Modi, China's foreign ministry says  Reuters
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Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old Soviet-era film to a tiny audience has alarmed Taiwan – Reuters

  1. Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old Soviet-era film to a tiny audience has alarmed Taiwan  Reuters
  2. Film Screening Fuels East Asian Historical Tensions  devdiscourse.com
  3. Posters displaying Russia's role in World War Two in East Asia at an exhibition in Taipei  The Lufkin Daily News
  4. Thousands of flags honour 9/11 victims at Malibu university  Inbox.eu
  5. Taiwan Warns Russia May Be Using a Taipei Film Screening to Echo Beijing’s Anti-Japan Narrative  Межа. Новини України.
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$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide

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

  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

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

  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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