Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Among world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe...
Vatican Museums faces unprecedented legal dispute over job conditions (www.theguardian.com)
Petition by 49 employees could lead to Holy See being taken to court for ‘undermining dignity and health’...
Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns (www.theguardian.com)
Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer...
Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Finding that clearance of fluid in mice brains is lower in sleep and anaesthesia runs counter to dominant view in neuroscience...
Texas man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old (www.theguardian.com)
Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November...
Georgia police accused of beating protesters against ‘foreign influence’ bill (www.theguardian.com)
Unrest came as demonstrator who was attacked near his home says government is trying to intimidate critics...
UK universities report drop in international students amid visa doubts (www.theguardian.com)
Creative UK and Universities UK urge government to reject plans to abolish or restrict graduate visa route...
China accused of targeting citizens studying abroad for political activism, with some students reporting harassment of family members back home (english.alarabiya.net)
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Former spy for China's secret police reveals operations targeting dissidents in Australia and overseas (www.abc.net.au)
The inner workings of China’s notorious secret police unit and how it hunts down dissidents living overseas – including in Australia – have been exposed by a former spy in a Four Corners investigation, raising tough questions about Australia’s national security....
Russia’s Putin to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister (www.aljazeera.com)
Egypt says it will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ (www.aljazeera.com)
Internet use is associated with greater wellbeing, global study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Researcher cautions against ‘one-size-fits-all solutions’ amid growing debate over impact, particularly on young people...
Dresden Peace Prize goes to the late Alexei Navalny (www.dw.com)
The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny accepted the Dresden Peace Prize on his behalf on Sunday. The posthumous award honored the opposition politician’s pro-democracy work....
Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms (www.theguardian.com)
H5N1 has been found in commercially available milk – but gaps in testing of cattle and humans are hampering effort to stop virus...
Tunisia lawyer Sonia Dahmani arrested during live broadcast (www.bbc.com)
There has been growing criticism on the restrictions on free speech under President Kais Saied....
Eurovision loses almost a quarter of UK viewers compared with 2023 (www.theguardian.com)
Saturday night’s final was watched by average of 7.64m as Britain’s entry, Olly Alexander, finished in 18th place...
How ‘Zionist’ became a slur on the US left (www.theguardian.com)
For many Jews, Zionism signifies a connection to Israel. But a large number of student protesters see the violence in Gaza as a logical conclusion of the late 19th century ideology...
Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Demonstrators call for deal to bring hostages home as well as elections and PM’s resignation as Israeli troops advance on Rafah...
Israel attacks northern Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp (www.euronews.com)
Israeli military tanks have ventured into the camp after five Israeli soldiers were killed over the weekend....
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda experience internet outages (www.bbc.com)
A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says....
Unprecedented Climate-Fueled Flooding May Force a Political Reckoning in Brazil (truthout.org)
Experts say the floods may mark an inflection point in the way Brazilians think about climate policy and adaptation....
‘Strategic and moral mistakes’: US politicians step up condemnation of Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Democrat warns Hamas could become stronger if Israel wages all-out Rafah assault, while Blinken offers more measured comments...
US threatens to block more arms sales if Israeli assault on Rafah goes ahead (www.theguardian.com)
Secretary of state’s comments add to calls from international community for Israel to call off offensive...
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies (www.reuters.com)
A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said....