- Thousands in Philippines protest corruption, demand return of stolen funds NPR
- Thousands march in Philippines, demanding Marcos resign over fraud scandal Al Jazeera
- Philippines: Thousands protest corruption in flood projects DW
- Filipino archbishop asks Catholics to attend protests against government corruption Catholic News Agency
- Thousands protest in the Philippines demanding accountability and President's resignation - JURIST - News Jurist.org
Feuds, boycotts and the birth of Your Party – BBC
- Feuds, boycotts and the birth of Your Party BBC
- Your Party’s antics assume a luxury the left does not have: time | Owen Jones The Guardian
- What is the UK’s new socialist Your Party, which is beset with infighting? Al Jazeera
- Inside the wild launch of Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Your Party’ politico.eu
- Zarah Sultana triumphs at Your Party’s first conference New Statesman
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests – BBC
- WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests BBC
- GD publishes BBC's questions and party’s responses 1TV.GE
- Anita Hipper: We expect a swift, transparent and credible investigation into the allegations of the use of chemical weapons against demonstrators IPN.GE
- Georgia to sue BBC over report alleging use of WWI-era chemical agent on protesters TRT World
- GD announces legal action against BBC in international courts over 'false' allegations BM.GE
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
Trump ‘wouldn’t have wanted’ second strike on Caribbean boat survivors
US president says he will look into reports US military was told to conduct follow-up attack on suspected drug vessel
Donald Trump has said he will look into reports that the US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack.
The US president also said on Sunday he “wouldn’t have wanted” a second strike on the vessel during the incident on 2 September – the first publicised operation in a series of attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that Washington says are aimed at combatting the drug trade.
Continue reading...Democrat says he’ll reintroduce war powers resolutions after report of attack on drug boat survivors – ABC News
Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage
Livestock is being culled across the country due to an infectious disease outbreak.
Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level – AP News
- Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level AP News
- World’s biggest arms producers increased revenue last year to record level, report says Politico
- Top global arms producers’ revenues surge as major wars rage: SIPRI report Al Jazeera
- Global arms makers see record earnings as Gaza, Ukraine wars fuel demand — report The Times of Israel
- Asia’s arms race shift: India climbs, China slides on PLA graft charges Times of India
Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told
Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raised
The former director of UK special forces and other senior military officers tried to cover up concerns that SAS units were carrying out unlawful killings in Afghanistan, an inquiry has heard.
A senior special forces whistleblower said the chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of two small children, after the alarm was first raised in early 2011. That failure allegedly allowed them to continue until 2013.
Continue reading...Top global arms producers’ revenues surge as major wars rage: SIPRI report
From Israel to Elon Musk's SpaceX and other giant companies in the US and Europe, arms producers had a profitable 2024.
Trump invites families of national guard members who were shot to White House
President plans to honor Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot, as well as Andrew Wolfe, who is in critical condition
Donald Trump said on Sunday that he invited the family of a national guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, adding that he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated”.
US army specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in a shooting on Wednesday in Washington DC. Her fellow service member, US air force staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition. Vigils across West Virginia have taken place in their memory.
Continue reading...Ukraine talks ‘productive’ but more work needed, Rubio says
American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.
How Pope Leo transformed from ‘quiet man’ to vocal peace messenger on first foreign trip
We are learning a little more about how Pope Leo intends to carry out his duties, writes Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.
Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip
We are learning a little more about how Pope Leo intends to carry out his duties, writes Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.
Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria’s latest abduction
A bride, 10 bridesmaids, a baby and two women were kidnapped during a night raid in Sokoto State.
What is driving US President’s Trump’s actions against Venezuela?
Donald Trump declared Venezuela's airspace 'closed' on Saturday.
‘I saw them driving over injured people’ – the terrifying escape from war in Sudan
The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.
‘I saw them driving over injured people’ – the terrifying escape from war in Sudan
The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.
African leaders push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialism
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations.
At a conference in the Algerian capital, Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.
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