Biden Administration Announces Significant New Security Assistance for Ukraine (www.defense.gov)
EU launches probe into Chinese procurement of medical devices (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has launched a probe to examine how China favours its domestic companies in tenders for medical devices and weigh possible tit-for-tat measures....
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church (apnews.com)
Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation....
Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt (www.reuters.com)
An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West and used to help Ukraine....
Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party (asia.nikkei.com)
Children run risk of preventable deaths from declining vaccinations (www.politico.eu)
Preventable deaths are on the rise in the European Union amid low vaccine uptake, putting young children most at risk, Europe’s disease agency has warned....
Cavalry horses run amok in central London and injure four people (www.reuters.com)
EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature (www.dw.com)
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
The environmental cost of China's addiction to cement (www.bbc.com)
The use of concrete exploded to fuel China’s rise. Now the costs of this weighty material are being counted....
Gen Z workers in China are picking 'gross outfits' over corporate glam because they don't get paid enough to look fly (www.businessinsider.com)
Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity (www.bbc.com)
Urgent government action is needed to stop preventable asthma deaths, a leading charity has said....
US to withdraw from Niger after security pact fails in strategic victory for Russia (www.theguardian.com)
The US will withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger in a move that will force the Biden administration to rethink its counter-terrorism strategy and amounts to a strategic victory for Russia....
France: Man suspected of abducting, raping Jewish woman 'to avenge Palestine' - I24NEWS (www.i24news.tv)
IDF says Netzah Yehuda Battalion carrying out new pinpoint operation in north Gaza’s Beit Hanoun (www.timesofisrael.com)
The IDF launched a new pinpoint operation in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun just before Passover began yesterday. The raid is being carried out by the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion, alongside other forces under the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade....
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark (inquisitivebird.substack.com)
People on this website seem to be confused about views in Europe and why people are turning away from immigration. Here is a very data driven article about immigration. If we ignore data we are lost....
Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne (www.politico.eu)
Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after yearslong court fight (www.nbcnews.com)
Ana Estrada fought successfully in court to obtain the right to decide when to end her life with the help of medical professionals....
Genocide 'against non-Arab groups' taking place in Sudan's Darfur (www.middleeasteye.net)
The independent inquiry carried out by the Raoul Wallenberg Centre has found that there is “clear and convincing evidence” that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and its allied militias “have committed and are committing genocide against the Masalit,” a Black African group....
Nestlé adds more sugar to baby food in poorer countries, report finds (wapo.st)
High Court In India Rules That Viewing, Downloading Child Porn Is Not A Crime - The Publica (www.thepublica.com)
Brits face biggest obstacles in 70 years to buying a first home (www.cnn.com)
Britons hoping to buy their first home face the most difficult conditions in 70 years, according to a new report released Monday....
Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case (www.theguardian.com)
A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind....
Australian PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over attack footage (www.bbc.com)
Australia’s leader has called Elon Musk an “arrogant billionaire” in an escalating feud over X’s reluctance to remove footage of a church stabbing....