Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song?
The law in some countries is evolving to grant nature spots legal rights. What does it all mean?
A Gaza child’s last will
My 10-year-old niece was killed by an Israeli bomb. Before she died, she decided to write a will.
Watch as crowd chant ‘murderer’ and throw objects at Spanish king
Spain's King Felipe VI is visiting the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented floods.
What to know about flash floods that killed over 200 people in Spain
Rescue and search operations are under way in the wake of Spain's deadliest disaster in living memory.
How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity
Martha Cardinal endured years of abuse. In order to heal, she says, she had to learn how to forgive her abusers.
French pupil’s father on trial for spreading lies that led to teacher’s Islamist beheading
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
It was a killing that started with a lie. In October 2020, an Islamist terrorist tracked down and decapitated professor Samuel Paty as he left school on the last day before half-term holidays.
In the days preceding his murder, Paty, 47, who taught geography and history, had been the subject of an intense campaign of online harassment sparked when a 13-year-old student claimed he had discriminated against his Muslim pupils during a class on moral and civic education.
Continue reading...Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say – CNN
- Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say CNN
- 14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda ABC News
- 14 dead, 34 injured as lightning strikes Lamwo church Monitor
- Lightning strike kills 14 in refugee camp in Uganda Sky News
- Lightning strike kills 14 people in Uganda, police say The Jerusalem Post
More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says – POLITICO Europe
- More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says POLITICO Europe
- Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN Al Jazeera English
- Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza in last 48 hours Euronews
- Back to school for some of the 625,000 Gazan kids who had lost access to education FRANCE 24 English
- CAIR Predicts Biden will Remain Silent as Israel Slaughters 50 Palestinian Children with U.S. Weapons Council on American-Islamic Relations
Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs – The Guardian
- Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs The Guardian
- Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk. The Washington Post
- ‘Two sides of the same coin’: governments stress links between climate and nature collapse The Guardian
- At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions The Associated Press
- Deal reached on proceeds from DNA data-sharing Axios
Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah member in northern Lebanon coastal raid
Video shows the moment Israeli forces abduct a Lebanese man from a town north of Beirut during a coastal raid.
Israel kills another Hezbollah commander in retaliatory strikes: IDF – Fox News
- Israel kills another Hezbollah commander in retaliatory strikes: IDF Fox News
- IDF eliminates key Hezbollah air unit commander in strikes on Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli military says it killed Hezbollah unit commander in southern Lebanon Reuters
- IDF: Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket attacks on Metula area killed in strike The Times of Israel
- Top Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket attacks on Iran killed, says Israel India Today
Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes – BBC.com
- Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes BBC.com
- Covid bereaved angered by Badenoch’s ‘insulting’ Partygate remarks The Guardian
- Opinion | The first job for Britain’s new Tory leader: Repair a damaged party The Washington Post
- The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party NBC News
- Kemi Badenoch, the Tories’ new leader, plans war on the “blob” The Economist
Trump will ‘work hard’ instead of tanning his ‘beautiful white skin’
Donald Trump says he’ll work hard to rescue the US economy even though he could've been relaxing at an oceanfront resort
The ultranationalist TV channel fast becoming Israel’s most-watched news source
Channel 14, which counts Netanyahu as a supporter, has denied allegations that its coverage has incited war crimes
An ultranationalist Israeli television channel backed by the government is fast emerging as one of the country’s most-watched news sources, despite allegations from liberal groups that it is inciting war crimes, and claims from the army that it is riling up hatred of its generals for not being far enough to the right.
Last month Channel 14, also known as Now 14, beat Israel’s principal mainstream news outlet, Channel 12, in viewer ratings when 343,000 Israelis watched Channel 14’s “Patriots” talkshow, known for its virulent rhetoric on Gaza.
Continue reading...Gaza death toll shows lack of “empathy” for Palestinians
Francesca Albanese called out the lack of “empathy” for Palestinians devastated by the conflict in Gaza.
A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers. – Business Insider
- A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers. Business Insider
- The Taiwan Story by Kerry Brown review — will China invade? The Times
- To protect Taiwan, help Ukraine defeat Russia, former UK defense secretary says Kyiv Independent
- Global power shift? Northeastern experts weigh in on China’s future in the world economy Northeastern University
- What happens to global supply chains if China attacks Taiwan? An interview with Ashray Lavsi DC Velocity
The world’s oldest termite colony holds secrets – to the past and future
The discovery of a 34,000-year-old mound in South Africa sheds light on the insects' role in combating climate change
‘We didn’t realise how hard it is’: small farmers in Europe struggle to get by
Brutal economic situation has inflicted misery on farmers who struggle to turn a profit and forced some to look for alternative streams of revenue
When Coen van den Bighelaar first spoke to school friends about taking over their parents’ dairy farms, he was the only one of the four to voice serious doubts. Fresh out of university, he was making more money in a comfortable office than his father did toiling for twice as long in the field.
But six years later, Bighelaar has followed in his parents’ footsteps, while his friends’ enthusiasm has waned. One quit farming to take a job in logistics. Another opened a daycare centre to supplement the income from selling milk. A third is thinking about buying land and moving to Canada.
Continue reading...Revealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidies
Thousands of small farms have closed according to analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states
The European Union gave generous farming subsidies to the companies of more than a dozen billionaires between 2018 and 2021, the Guardian can reveal, including companies owned by the former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš and the British businessman Sir James Dyson.
Billionaires were “ultimate beneficiaries” linked to €3.3bn (£2.76bn) of EU farming handouts over the four-year period even as thousands of small farms were closed down, according to the analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states.
Continue reading...US Women’s March 2024: Huge rally in DC to back Harris, abortion rights
Thousands of women rally in Washington, DC for Harris and reproductive rights days before elections