I’m not trying to destroy art, says man planning to do just that if Assange dies in jail (www.theguardian.com)
Alexei Navalny appears healthy in video-link court hearing on day before his death – video (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 lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners (www.theguardian.com)
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report....
White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say ‘space-based’ weapon under development but not yet deployed is not immediate threat to anyone’s safety...
Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession (www.theguardian.com)
Japan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population....
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage (www.theguardian.com)
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from church officials....
‘America is a factory farming nation’: key takeaways from US agriculture census (www.theguardian.com)
Small farms and Black farmers are going out of business, while corporate-controlled farms are booming, raking in subsidies...
Trump fraud trial ruling expected today as Fani Willis misconduct hearing resumes (www.theguardian.com)
Trump faces a potential $370m fine and a lifetime ban on doing real estate in New York; Trump Georgia prosecutor won’t take stand again after fiery first day
Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison (www.theguardian.com)
World Health Organization accuses Israel of impeding aid delivery in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Pressure builds on Israel to ditch Rafah offensive as ministers gather in Munich (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pressure builds on Israel to ditch Rafah offensive as ministers gather in Munich (www.theguardian.com)
Western leaders are hoping a round of meetings at a security conference in Munich will put overwhelming pressure on Israel not to press ahead with a ground offensive in Rafah....
Alleged Epstein victims file suit against FBI for failing to protect them (www.theguardian.com)
It claims that between 1996 and 2005, “the FBI continued to receive direct reports, complaints and tips concerning the illegal sex trafficking of women and underage minors, sex abuse and human rights violations committed by Jeffrey Epstein and associates”....
Sora: OpenAI launches tool that instantly creates video from text (www.theguardian.com)
Model from ChatGPT maker ‘simulates physical world in motion’ up to a minute long based on users’ subject and style instructions
Tobago oil spill spreads to Grenada waters and could affect Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
Fuel continues to leak from overturned and abandoned barge as stain spreads into the Caribbean Sea...
Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession (www.theguardian.com)
Fall in rank below Germany has been attributed to a weak yen and country’s ageing, shrinking population...
Cameron urges US to aid Ukraine and not show ‘weakness displayed to Hitler’ (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to pass a bill including support for Ukraine and warned them not to show “the weakness displayed against Hitler”....
‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow has massively ramped up its industry, giving it advantages in Ukraine and leading to a redistribution of wealth...