- China slaps initial duties on EU pork imports Reuters
- China to Impose Antidumping Measures on EU Pork, Commerce Ministry Says The Wall Street Journal
- China issues anti-dumping ruling on European pork, charges deposits South China Morning Post
- China hits EU pork imports with temporary duties of up to 62% Financial Times
- China Imposes Temporary Duties on EU Pork Following Probe Bloomberg
Japanese man becomes oldest person to reach Mount Fuji summit at 102
Kokichi Akuzawa climbed with 70-year-old daughter to break record for oldest person to make ascent – a second time
Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Fuji at the age of 102 – despite almost giving up during his trek.
“I was really tempted to give up halfway through,” Akuzawa said. “Reaching the summit was tough, but my friends encouraged me, and it turned out well. I managed to get through it because so many people supported me.”
Continue reading...Israel Now Controls Almost Half of Gaza City, Military Says – The New York Times
- Israel Now Controls Almost Half of Gaza City, Military Says The New York Times
- Israel bombs high-rise buildings in Gaza City ahead of massive offensive Axios
- Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building while ramping up offensive to take over the area AP News
- Some Israeli reservists say they'd rather go to jail than serve in the assault on Gaza City NBC News
- Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go NPR
FAST to retain power after Samoan election victory confirmed
While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt.
China Imposes Temporary Duties on EU Pork Following Probe – Bloomberg.com
- China Imposes Temporary Duties on EU Pork Following Probe Bloomberg.com
- China slaps initial duties on EU pork imports Reuters
- China to impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on pork from EU ABC News
- China to Impose Antidumping Measures on EU Pork, Commerce Ministry Says The Wall Street Journal
- China issues anti-dumping ruling on European pork, charges deposits South China Morning Post
Japanese man becomes oldest person to reach Mount Fuji summit at 102 – The Guardian
UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of 'horrific' atrocities.
Announcement of the death of The Duchess of Kent – The Royal Family
- Announcement of the death of The Duchess of Kent The Royal Family
- The Duchess of Kent dies aged 92, Buckingham Palace announces BBC
- Britain's royal family announces death of Duchess of Kent at 92 ABC News
- Duchess of Kent has died aged 92, says Buckingham Palace The Guardian
- British royal Katharine, Duchess of Kent, dead at 92 Fox News
Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.
‘No skin contact with males’: Afghan women left under earthquake rubble. Courtesy – Gender rules | World News – Hindustan Times
- ‘No skin contact with males’: Afghan women left under earthquake rubble. Courtesy - Gender rules | World News Hindustan Times
- After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers The New York Times
- Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban says NBC News
- Aid Afghanistan earthquake victims CNN
- US yet to approve any help following Afghanistan earthquake, sources say Reuters
Afghans unsure which “crisis to respond to” after earthquake
“In the past 12 hours we have experienced four aftershocks above 4.8 magnitude.”
Lisbon funicular crash victims’ nationalities slowly emerge after Portugal streetcar disaster that killed 16 – CBS News
- Lisbon funicular crash victims' nationalities slowly emerge after Portugal streetcar disaster that killed 16 CBS News
- Three Britons among 16 people killed in Lisbon funicular crash, police confirm | Portugal The Guardian
- 'The hit was very hard': Eyewitness in second carriage shares video of crash moment BBC
- What to know about the deadly Lisbon funicular crash CNN
- Questions Focus on Cable in Lisbon Funicular Crash The New York Times
Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr Nick Maynard on treating Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targeting
Chinese public is divided over whether to seek global dominance or share leadership – NPR
- Chinese public is divided over whether to seek global dominance or share leadership NPR
- Chinese Public Divided on Whether Beijing Should Seek Shared Leadership or Global Dominance Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Chinese embrace their ‘exceptionalism’ but remain wary of US, new poll shows South China Morning Post
- Survey of Chinese Public Opinion on International Affairs Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- How Chinese view US rivalry, Beijing’s deterrence muscle: SCMP daily highlights South China Morning Post
Aftershocks add to injuries from powerful quake in Afghanistan
More than 2,200 people were killed after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend.
Germany opened its doors to 1 million refugees a decade ago. Here’s how the country has changed since – CNN
- Germany opened its doors to 1 million refugees a decade ago. Here’s how the country has changed since CNN
- Migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel's 'We can do it' ten years ago to pulling up the drawbridge BBC
- Opinion | Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall The New York Times
- ‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700-mile escape to Germany The Guardian
- A decade of contrasts: The last ten years of migration in Europe International Rescue Committee
Amid Russian economy warnings, Putin admits Central Bank ‘struggling’ to cut interest rates – The Kyiv Independent
- Amid Russian economy warnings, Putin admits Central Bank 'struggling' to cut interest rates The Kyiv Independent
- Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise Reuters
- Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis Foreign Policy
- Russian economy is stagnating amid Ukraine war, says Sberbank CEO Euronews.com
- Russian Economy Slipped Into ‘Technical Stagnation,’ Sberbank CEO Warns The Moscow Times
Rubio says US will ‘blow up’ foreign crime groups if needed
The secretary of state made the comments during a trip to Ecuador, where he announced new measures targeting criminal gangs.
Indian farmer gives up home so village children can have a school
Mor Singh’s residence now operates as an upper primary school attended by 50-60 students in his village
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups to ‘silence them’
“They want to silence anyone who stands up to Israeli crimes.”