- Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report The Guardian
- Russia Indoctrinates Children From Occupied Ukraine at 210 Sites, Study Says The New York Times
- Russia is running a sprawling network of 'brainwashing' camps for Ukrainian kids: Report USA Today
- Moscow holds Ukrainian children at hundreds of sites across Russia Financial Times
- Kidnapped Ukrainian children have been taken to more than 200 Russian facilities for ‘re-education:’ study finds New York Post
UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action – PBS
- UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action PBS
- U.N. commission finds that Israel committed genocide in Gaza The Washington Post
- Aid groups call for stronger efforts to stop Israel's Gaza City offensive as Israel presses forward AP News
- The Guardian view on the UN’s genocide finding: Britain – and the world – can no longer look away | Editorial The Guardian
- UN Watch Rebuttal: Legal Analysis of Pillay Commission's September 2025 Report to Human Rights Council UN Watch
Romania’s far-right former presidential candidate charged with coup plot – politico.eu
- Romania’s far-right former presidential candidate charged with coup plot politico.eu
- Calin Georgescu charged with plotting a coup in Romania BBC
- Prosecutors in Romania indict pro-Russian ex-presidential candidate NBC News
- Romanian prosecutors indict pro-Russian former presidential candidate Al Jazeera
- Romania charges Russia-linked far-right candidate with plotting ‘coup’ Financial Times
UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels
Accommodation costs at climate summit in Belem are pricing out some developing countries and media outlets
The United Nations has urged its staff to limit attendance at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil in November due to high accommodation prices, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets.
The move comes as delegations grow increasingly concerned about the cost of accommodation in the coastal Amazon city of Belem hosting Cop30. Brazil said it is working to increase the number of available hotel beds, but soaring prices for accommodation have stoked calls from some governments to relocate the conference, which Brazilian officials have rejected.
Continue reading...US border agent who led immigration crackdown in LA arrives in Chicago
Gregory Bovino announces arrival as local immigration advocates say they have noticed an uptick in Ice operations
The border patrol agent who spearheaded the immigration crackdown that sparked widespread protests in Los Angeles announced in a social media post Tuesday that he has arrived in Chicago.
“Well, Chicago, we’ve arrived!” Gregory Bovino said in a post on X that included footage of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) vehicles and agents under Chicago street signs and views of downtown. “Operation At Large is here to continue the mission we started in Los Angeles.”
Continue reading...Fears balloon of a return to civil war in South Sudan over treason trial
The political rift that could spiral into conflict again after the vice-president was accused of treason.
Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber to headline Coachella 2026
Karol G will also top the bill at the festival held in the Californian desert.
‘Completely different, yet genuinely get on’ – BBC correspondents on Starmer and Trump
The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason and North America Editor Sarah Smith discuss what's at stake for both sides during the trip.
US military confirms it sent observers to Russia-Belarus war games – Reuters
- US military confirms it sent observers to Russia-Belarus war games Reuters
- Surprising Guests at Belarus-Russia War Games: Two American Observers The New York Times
- Putin visits Belarusian-Russian war drills as tensions mount over Poland drones The Times
- Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko says Reuters
- US observes Belarus-Russia war games as NATO allies feel the heat of Moscow’s incursions CNN
Titanic’s sister ship Britannic was sunk by a mine in 1916. Divers have recovered artifacts from the wreckage. – CBS News
- Titanic's sister ship Britannic was sunk by a mine in 1916. Divers have recovered artifacts from the wreckage. CBS News
- Britannic: Artefacts recovered from Titanic's sunk sister ship BBC
- First objects retrieved from wreck of Titanic’s sister ship in Greece The Guardian
- Lost artifacts from Titanic’s sister ship recovered in Greek diving expedition MSN
- Britannic’s Legacy Comes Alive in Greece Through Newly Recovered Objects GreekReporter.com
Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims over Mandelson appointment — UK politics live
Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassador during commons debate that was skipped by Starmer
Vikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.
Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.
If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock.
Continue reading...Southport killer thought to have viewed teen stabbing footage shortly before attack
‘Sobering and concerning’ that Axel Rudakubana had searched X for Australia knife attack, inquiry told
A lawyer said it was “sobering and concerning” that the Southport attacker probably viewed footage on social media of a stabbing in Australia by a teenage boy just 40 minutes before carrying out his own crimes.
An inquiry is being held into the circumstances and events leading up to the attack by Axel Rudakubana, then 17, on 29 July 2024 in which he murdered three young girls and attempted to murder eight children and two adults.
Continue reading...Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal – Breaking Defense
- Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal Breaking Defense
- Spain Cancels Major Arms Deal With Elbit in Second Canceled Israeli Contract This Week Haaretz
- Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel amid Gaza backlash The Times of Israel
- Spain summons Israel's acting ambassador following comments made by Netanyahu's office AP News
- Spanish police cancel Israeli embassy official’s lecture after threats JNS.org
Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal – Breaking Defense
- Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal Breaking Defense
- Spain Cancels Major Arms Deal With Elbit in Second Canceled Israeli Contract This Week Haaretz
- Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel amid Gaza backlash The Times of Israel
- Spain summons Israel's acting ambassador following comments made by Netanyahu's office AP News
- Spanish police cancel Israeli embassy official’s lecture after threats JNS.org
US health officials plan to revisit vaccine policies using anti-vax tactics, experts warn
Data public health experts say is worrisome will reportedly be presented to ACIP later this week before vote on shots
US health officials are reportedly planning to release data on child deaths and serious side effects they would attribute to Covid-19 vaccines, raising alarm among public health experts who say the publicly available data does not support these claims and the report may lead to increased anti-vaccine sentiment.
Independent advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this week plan to revisit recommendations for Covid shots as well as vaccines for measles and hepatitis B.
Continue reading...US designates Colombia as country ‘failing to cooperate in drug war’
For the first time in almost three decades Colombia loses its certification as a US ally in the war on drugs.
‘The bombing has been insane’: Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City
Palestinians tell the BBC whole residential blocks have been levelled as the Israeli army ramps up its offensive in the city.
Malawians await presidential poll result in vote dominated by economic woes
If no candidate wins more than half the votes, the top two contenders will head to a run-off.
Who was Agnes Wanjiru, Kenyan woman killed near army base in 2012?
Relatives remember a dependable, kind and funny woman and remain traumatised by her death
Perhaps the Kenyan market town of Nanyuki’s greatest claim to fame was that it straddles the equator. But now it has become synonymous with something darker. It was here where Agnes Wanjiru was born and lived and where she was brutally killed.
Her family searched for her for months before her body was found stuffed into a septic tank at the same hotel where she had last been seen alive.
Continue reading...Baggy jeans, workwear and plenty of grit: luxury reimagined at Coach
Creative director Stuart Vevers appeals to gen z audience with ‘down-to-earth pieces’ for New York fashion week
New York fashion week is proving a particularly perplexing time for brands as they continue to grapple with a global slowdown, leading many to question what luxury even means today.
For some consumers, it is always going to be about a gleaming five-figure handbag. For others, it is a limited-edition Labubu. While a certain cohort considers a plain cashmere jumper to be the peak of high status, logomania endures for others. Vintage shopping is now used to denote quality but equally buying nothing has become a powerful signifier.
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