China lauds Russia relations and calls for strengthened Asia-Pacific role | Russia-Ukraine war News

China lauds Russia relations and calls for strengthened Asia-Pacific role | Russia-Ukraine war News

Beijing official said relations with Moscow are at an historic high. China has heralded historically strong relations with Russia as it called for the pair to coordinate on security, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region. China and Russia should play a “better role as an anchor of stability in…

Abu Jawad’s heart breaks daily as he buries the people killed by Israel | Israel War on Gaza

Abu Jawad’s heart breaks daily as he buries the people killed by Israel | Israel War on Gaza

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Before October 7, Saadi Hassan Sulieman Baraka, nicknamed Abu Jawad, had a routine. He would pray the dawn prayer, have dukkah and zaatar with olive oil for breakfast, and then head east of Deir el-Balah to tend to his palm and olive trees. No more. The…

China broadens law on state secrets to include ‘work secrets’ | Espionage News

China broadens law on state secrets to include ‘work secrets’ | Espionage News

Revised law requires government agencies to protect pieces of information ‘that are not state secrets but will cause certain adverse effects if leaked,’ state media says. Chinese lawmakers have expanded Beijing’s state secrets law for the first time since 2010, widening the scope of restricted sensitive information to “work secrets”,…

Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces opposition over Israel’s war on Gaza | Donald Trump News

Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces opposition over Israel’s war on Gaza | Donald Trump News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president easily wins Michigan, but early results show strong support for a protest vote over his Gaza policy. United States President Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primary in the state of Michigan, according to media projections, but early counts showed he faced significant opposition…

At least 576,000 people in Gaza one step away from famine, UN says | Israel War on Gaza News

At least 576,000 people in Gaza one step away from famine, UN says | Israel War on Gaza News

Officials from the United Nations have accused Israel of “systematically” blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that at least one-quarter of the enclave’s population was a step away from famine without urgent action. The warnings on Tuesday came as footage from northern Gaza showed Israeli forces again…

US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

Company to try raising and lowering prices throughout the day based on demand, prompting backlash. Wendy’s, a United States fast food chain, is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies…

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News

Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid…

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Aveiro, Brazil – The flames roared higher than a hundred feet, sending smoke billowing across the jungle. Boars scattered from the underbrush. Toucans shot from the trees. And thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest soon crumbled into ash. It was 1928, and a vast stretch of land in north-central Brazil…

Why is Israel’s prime minister determined to attack Rafah? | Israel War on Gaza

Why is Israel’s prime minister determined to attack Rafah? | Israel War on Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu says a ground offensive on Rafah is vital to eliminating Hamas. Palestinians displaced by Israel’s war on Gaza have crowded into Rafah in the south of the territory. The Israeli military had previously described the city as a safe zone. But daily air strikes are intensifying and a…