Warning signs on climate flashing bright red
AFP : From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global warming, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory,...
International
Putin, Xi ‘strongly condemn’ Israeli strikes on Iran, urge diplomatic solution
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call and stressed...
UN Security Council to meet Friday on Israel-Iran war
AFP: The United Nations Security Council will convene Friday to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, council president Guyana said. Following a first,...
Khamenei vows Iran will never surrender, hypersonic missiles target Israel
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday Iran would never surrender, with the country unleashing hypersonic missiles in a new wave of attacks against...
Israel’s Attack has Not Damaged Iran’s Nuclear Program
Palestine Chronicle: Israel’s attack on Iran ‘has not critically damaged Iran’s widely dispersed and heavily protected nuclear program,’ the Guardian reports. Israel’s attack on key...
EU not offering fair trade deal, Japan being ‘tough’ too, says Trump
Reuters : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Japan was being “tough” in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what...
Japan PM says disagreements remain with US on tariff talks
Reuters : Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said his country has not reached a comprehensive tariff agreement with the United States as some disagreements persist...
Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp
Al Jazeera : US tech giant Meta has expressed concern that Iran may block WhatsApp after state media claimed the messaging service is being used...
Israeli fire kills 140 in Gaza in 24 hours as attention shifts to Iran
Reuters : Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, as some Palestinians...
NZ approves medicinal use of ‘magic mushrooms’
AFP : New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called “magic mushrooms”. Deputy Prime Minister David...
India won’t accept third-party mediation on Kashmir, Modi tells Trump
BBC : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told US President Donald Trump that Delhi will never accept third-party mediation with Pakistan on the issue...
