Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion

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Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate

Palestinian voices are being excluded from the debate on social cohesion, the peak body for Palestinians in Australia has said after it was refused leave to appear before the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion.

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (Apan) made detailed submissions on the issues of antisemitism – including how it is defined – as well as on racism and social cohesion, but was told it did not have a “direct and substantial” interest in the public hearings, which are under way in Sydney.

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Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI

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Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job security

A court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than £28,000 in compensation.

The worker, whose surname is Zhou, joined a tech company in the eastern city of Hangzhou in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor overseeing large language models used in AI products.

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Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator wanted by ICC

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Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest

Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest.

Ronald dela Rosa, a Philippine senator accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has spent two nights in the country’s senate in a standoff with the authorities.

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In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands – Breaking Defense

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  1. In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands  Breaking Defense
  2. Ground zero: NATO’s drone war comes down to earth in Latvia  CBC
  3. NATO exercise in Latvia reveals Western alliance’s drone vulnerabilities  The Globe and Mail
  4. NATO boosts uncrewed usage and shifts on concept of operations based on lessons learned from Ukraine  Shephard Media
  5. Seven Thousand Soldiers: Latvia Becomes One of the Sites for Major NATO Exercises  Inbox.eu
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Trump Tower Australia plans scrapped as developer blames Iran war for making Trump brand “toxic” – CBS News

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  1. Trump Tower Australia plans scrapped as developer blames Iran war for making Trump brand "toxic"  CBS News
  2. Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’  CNN
  3. Trump Tower Deal in Australia Falls Apart And a Blame Game Begins  The New York Times
  4. Trump Organization drops plan for first Australian skyscraper, blames partner  Reuters
  5. ‘Toxic’ Trump Tower Deal Goes Up in Flames in Ally Country  Yahoo Finance
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“Monster wolf” robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks – CBS News

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  1. "Monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks  CBS News
  2. 2 Sets of Human Remains Found in Suspected Bear Attacks  People.com
  3. Black bear sightings in Japan more than doubled in 2025  The Japan Times
  4. Bear Sightings Surge in Japan After Hibernation Period Ends  nippon.com
  5. The Yomiuri Shimbun and other Japanese media reported on the 13th that the wolf-shaped robot "Monste..  매일경제
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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan – AP News

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  1. Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan  AP News
  2. Trump arrives in Beijing with CEOs ahead of Xi meetings  CNBC
  3. Trump needs Xi much more than Xi needs Trump  Al Jazeera
  4. How the Trump-Xi meeting became ‘the shrinking summit’  Politico
  5. Pomp and pageantry: For Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts  CNN
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Bahamas re-elects Progressive Liberal party’s Philip Davis as prime minister

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Davis is the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years

The Bahamas prime minister, Philip Davis, and his ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) have been re-elected, making him the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years.

“The Bahamian people have spoken, and I receive their verdict with humility and gratitude,” Davis told Reuters. “This victory is a mandate to keep moving the Bahamas forward, to expand opportunity, strengthen security, ease the pressure on families, and deliver progress across our islands.”

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