- EU budget must bankroll Europe’s independence, von der Leyen says politico.eu
- Germany news: Merz courts 'frugals' to trim EU budget dw.com
- Press statement by President Costa following the meeting with Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš consilium.europa.eu
- Six EU net contributors demand hundreds of billions in cuts to bloc's long-term budget Reuters
- Germany Leads Call for EU Budget Cuts in ‘Hundred Billion’ Range Bloomberg.com
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson
The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
One Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so off the back of tough talk on immigration – a policy area almost synonymous with its leader, Pauline Hanson.
But a series of blunders this week show a party unable, or unwilling, to clearly articulate what it would actually do about immigration levels.
Continue reading...Vigil held in Pakistan for 14 newborns as investigators probe cause of fatal hospital fire – AP News
- Vigil held in Pakistan for 14 newborns as investigators probe cause of fatal hospital fire AP News
- Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capital AP News
- ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital CNN
- At least 15 infants are killed in Islamabad hospital fire, local media reports NBC News
- Pakistan PIMS fire: Witnesses say door was locked as Islamabad hospital blaze killed 14 babies BBC
Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti – The New York Times
- Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti The New York Times
- Trump’s new mass deportation target vox.com
- ICE sends second deportation flight to Haiti in a week. There are kids aboard Miami Herald
- Brooklyn Haitian restaurant owner says the end of TPS is 'worse than COVID' for business Scripps News
- U.S.-Born Children Are Sent to Haiti Aboard Second Deportation Flight in a Week Democracy Now!
Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
‘Silence is complicity’ – top footballer hits out over Cameroon femicides
The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.
Search on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet
Rescue teams trying to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods killed at least 353
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing at least 353 people.
Nearly 1,400 people are missing, most of them tourists, authorities have said, after a glacier collapse triggered floods that roared down valleys and razed entire villages.
Continue reading...Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions – BBC
- Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions BBC
- Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks NPR
- Israel-Hamas truce failure ‘point of no return’, envoy warns Al Jazeera
- Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls The Times of Israel
- Trump’s Top Gaza Official Says Israel Is Jeopardizing the Cease-Fire The New York Times
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.
This Country Was Named the Quietest in the World—With Forested Mountains, Terraced Valleys, and Few Crowds – Travel + Leisure
Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream – The New York Times
- Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream The New York Times
- Suspect arrested for allegedly killing influencer on livestream in Mexico CBS News
- Suspect Arrested in Killing of TikTok Influencer, Who Was Shot Outside Fast Food Restaurant During Livestream People.com
- Cesar Gastelum: Influencer shot dead in Mexico while livestreaming: Suspect arrested in cartel-hit Sinaloa The Times of India
- Mexican authorities said on Thursday that they had arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of César Gastélum, an influencer who was killed as he streamed video to his followers in the Sinaloa region this month. facebook.com
Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off land
Settler violence threatens to collapse the fragile Palestinian economy.
World Cup 2034 hosts Saudi Arabia back Infantino amid FIFA crisis
Saudi football federation says it supports Infantino's 'efforts' as he garners support to remain in power as president.
Hormuz Oil Flows Rising as Gulf Giants’ Ramp Up Gathers Pace – Bloomberg.com
- Hormuz Oil Flows Rising as Gulf Giants’ Ramp Up Gathers Pace Bloomberg.com
- Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes The Guardian
- Kuwait and Qatar Add to Growing Oil Flows Getting Through Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz slips below 10-day average, data shows Reuters
- Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open. But traffic is nowhere near what it used to be. MS NOW
Eisenkot says two-state solution ‘delusional’ post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a ‘mistake’ – The Times of Israel
- Eisenkot says two-state solution ‘delusional’ post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a ‘mistake’ The Times of Israel
- Democratic senators demand Israeli government halt West Bank settlement expansion plans The Hill
- Opinion | A False End of the ‘Two-State Solution’ WSJ
- Netanyahu Rival Eisenkot Says E1 West Bank Settlement Plan 'A Mistake' - Israel Elections 2026 Haaretz
- The E1 area is vital to Jerusalem and Israel’s security The Jerusalem Post
Eisenkot says two-state solution ‘delusional’ post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a ‘mistake’ – The Times of Israel
- Eisenkot says two-state solution ‘delusional’ post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a ‘mistake’ The Times of Israel
- Opinion | A False End of the ‘Two-State Solution’ WSJ
- Netanyahu Rival Eisenkot Says E1 West Bank Settlement Plan 'A Mistake' - Israel Elections 2026 Haaretz
- The E1 area is vital to Jerusalem and Israel’s security The Jerusalem Post
- Israel is cementing its control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem while the world is distracted The Conversation