- UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age politico.eu
- UK announces support package for Ukraine on war anniversary Reuters
- Ex-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire Associated Press News
- UK’s Starmer calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘most critical issue of our age’ on invasion anniversary Fox News
- UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC BBC
Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen – Common Dreams
- Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen Common Dreams
- Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank call for accountability BBC
- Israeli Settlers Shot Three Palestinians in the West Bank, as IDF Troops Looked On Haaretz
- Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest The New York Times
- Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say Associated Press News
Maxi Shield, beloved Australian drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star, dies aged 51
Performer appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of city’s drag scene
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One of Australia’s best-known and loved drag queens, Sydney’s Maxi Shield, has died after being diagnosed with throat cancer, prompting tributes from around the world.
Kristopher Elliot, who performed drag under the name Maxi Shield, was 51. Shield was a mainstay of the Sydney drag scene and brought Australian drag to the world as contestant in season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
Continue reading...Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10
Prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand say they would not object to his removal from royal succession line
A parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is a matter for MPs, Downing Street has said, as ministers faced a new push to uncover details about the former prince’s role as a trade envoy.
It comes as the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote to Keir Starmer to say his country would have no objection to Mountbatten-Windsor being removed from the royal line of succession. Later, a spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said his country would also support the proposals.
Continue reading...Europe’s New Way of War – The New York Times
Europe’s New Way of War The New York Times
Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel – Politico
- Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel Politico
- US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context Politico
- The Carlson-Huckabee interview may be the wake-up call Americans needed Al Jazeera
- Outcry after Ambassador Mike Huckabee suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East land NBC News
- US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations BBC
Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals – Phys.org
- Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals Phys.org
- A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin Nature
- Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children Science News
- A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children Smithsonian Magazine
- Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children New Scientist
3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are not as untraceable as criminals think – new study – The Conversation
Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account
Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’
Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he has summoned representatives from the technology company OpenAI after the company declined to alert police after suspending the account of a user who became the perpetrator of one of the country’s worst-ever school shootings.
Evan Solomon says he is “deeply disturbed” by reports that the company, which operates the popular ChatGPT chatbot, suspended the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar over the “furtherance of violent activities” in June 2025 but did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement.
Continue reading...Which Countries and States are Banning Kids’ Social Media? – Visual Capitalist
- Which Countries and States are Banning Kids' Social Media? Visual Capitalist
- Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable' CNBC
- Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans Council of Europe
- Has social media reached a tipping point? GZERO Media
- From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global WSJ
Burberry is back on brand as a purveyor of the classic British coat
Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weather
In a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.
The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter of 2025 on the search, sales and social media metrics of the Lyst index, with overall demand for the brand up 239% year on year.
Continue reading...Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 – Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes monster Category 5 storm USA Today
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes strongest storm of 2026 east of Mauritius The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
- Tropical Cyclone 22S (Horacio) Pacific Disaster Center | (PDC Global)
- Image of the week: Cyclone Horacio Eumetsat
US ambassador to France vows not to interfere in its domestic affairs
Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law Jared, failed to show up to meeting to explain US comments relating to death of far-right activist
Donald Trump’s envoy to Paris has called France’s foreign minister and pledged not to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs, a day after he was barred from talking to government officials for failing to attend a formal meeting at the ministry.
The foreign ministry said on Monday that Charles Kushner would not be permitted to carry out his diplomatic duties until he had explained his refusal to comply with the summons over US comments about the killing of a far-right activist in France.
Continue reading...7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu’s coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- 7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu's coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Why I support the Ezrat Yisrael egalitarian prayer space, separate from the Kotel eJewishPhilanthropy
- The Blogs: A declaration of war on world Jewry The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu Cancels Gov't Vote on Law Banning Egalitarian Prayer at Western Wall Haaretz
- Coalition bill to give Rabbinate Kotel power The Jerusalem Post
“Life expectancy of Russian soldier here is 12 minutes”: Moscow deploys two elite airborne divisions for one village next to Zaporizhzhia – Euromaidan Press
‘Burned and destroyed’: Locals and tourists describe Mexico unrest
Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord
A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice
Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter.
The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.
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