UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record (www.theguardian.com)
Blinken: US condemns ‘heinous’ Moscow attack and ‘stands with people of Russia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Statement comes after shooting and fire at Russian concert hall kills more than 100 people and injures more than 100 more...
Why is US energy demand soaring – putting climate goals at risk? (www.theguardian.com)
New industries such as cryptocurrency and cannabis are boosting industry forecasts, straining efforts to cut emissions...
Greener ‘water batteries’ a step closer (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine says frozen Russian assets should be used to rebuild war-hit economy (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine has called for frozen Russian assets to be used to rebuild the country’s war-ravaged economy after a report showed the cost of reconstruction increasing to almost $500bn....
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies (www.theguardian.com)
Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs has crashed, Moscow says (www.theguardian.com)
Ministry says aircraft that went down in border region of Belgorod was carrying prisoners who were to be swapped...
Scholz urges unity against far right after mass deportation ‘masterplan’ revealed (www.theguardian.com)
Learning from history is about more than just lip service,” he added, in what appeared to be a reference to the Nazi dictatorship, which made race ideology, ostracism and the deportation of Jews, Roma and Sinti, gay people and many others the cornerstone of its politics. Scholz continued: “Democrats must stand together.”
Ukrainian PoWs being sent to fight their own army, Russian news claims (www.theguardian.com)
Judge rejects Ivanka Trump’s argument against testifying at father’s fraud trial (www.theguardian.com)
A New York judge has rejected Ivanka Trump’s argument that she should not have to testify at her father Donald Trump’s fraud trial....
Pro-Palestinian views face suppression in US amid Israel-Hamas war [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Conferences have been abruptly cancelled, media appearances suppressed and demands made to fire critics of Israeli policies.
Judge to consider imposing gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case (www.theguardian.com)
Protective order poses dilemma for Tanya Chutkan as Trump could use it to falsely attack the criminal case as political...
Hughes Van Ellis, one of last Tulsa race massacre survivors, dies aged 102 (www.theguardian.com)
One of the last known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 has died, his family has confirmed in a statement....
California to require big firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind (www.theguardian.com)
Measure signed into law by Gavin Newsom on Saturday is strong blueprint for national climate accountability, experts say...
Chinese censors block ‘Tiananmen’ image of athletes hugging (www.theguardian.com)
Outrage over Jerusalem video of ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting as Christians pass (www.theguardian.com)
In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives (www.theguardian.com)
Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money | Spotify (www.theguardian.com)
Australian Christian Lobby says plans to combat social media misinformation will ‘cancel Christian posts’ (www.theguardian.com)
Claim comes despite draft of bill explaining media regulator will not be empowered to request specific content be removed from digital platforms
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
I personally think that responsible smartphone use should be learned and practiced, rather than outright banning them....
New Zealand justice minister Kiri Allan resigns after resisting arrest following car crash (www.theguardian.com)
New Zealand’s justice minister resigned on Monday after police charged her with reckless driving and resisting arrest after a car crash....
Ukraine deserved better from Nato | Letters (www.theguardian.com)
The Vilnius summit could have achieved much more, if only the political willpower had allowed it
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Kyiv children’s hospital hit as Russian missile attack kills at least 29 in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
An unknown number of people have been trapped under rubble after Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital was hit during a daylight Russian missile barrage that the authorities said had killed at least 29 people across the country....
Vandals in Austria behead sculpture of Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus (www.theguardian.com)
Artist behind controversial piece in Linz cathedral says vandalism shows there are still ‘people who question women’s right to their own bodies’...
