Looted artworks return to Warsaw’s National Museum, says culture minister (tvpworld.com)
“We have been intensively searching for and recovering war losses,” said Gliński.
Kenya signs economic partnership deal with European Union (nation.africa)
Kenya and EU conclude talks on partnership agreement, paving the way for the final stage before exports are granted full access.
Cost of living: Farmers warn food prices are unlikely to fall (www.bbc.com)
They say they are losing money on milk and crops, with costs being pushed-up by the war in Ukraine.
Four far-right suspects on trial in France for terror plot targeting Jewish sites (www.timesofisrael.com)
Accused men discussed attack on Jewish community offices and mosques in group chat named Operation WaffenKraft, in a nod to Nazi Waffen-SS military branch
"Together we can make history," PM Albanese tells Australians as Senate passes Indigenous Referendum bill (www.aninews.in)
As a result of the vote, the referendum will take place over the next two to six months; the government has already indicated that it will happen between October and December.
Iraq: displays 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy (www.bbc.com)
A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy following nearly four decades....
Greece boat disaster: Ship tracking casts doubt on Greek Coastguard's account (www.bbc.co.uk)
The BBC finds evidence an overcrowded fishing vessel was not moving for at least seven hours before it capsized.
US beats China to build new military bases in Papua New Guinea (www.telegraph.co.uk)
U.S. senator blocks arms sales to Hungary over blocking Sweden's NATO bid (www.reuters.com)
The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday he was blocking a $735 million arms sale to Hungary because its government has refused to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO.
DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels (www.hrw.org)
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022. Attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas of North Kivu province have killed and injured civilians, damaged infrastructure, and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian...
Climate activism: Where in Europe hands out the harshest punishments? (www.euronews.com)
Climate protestors could face fines of up to €60,000 for damaging monuments or cultural sites in Italy.
Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons (abcnews.go.com)
Australia’s Parliament has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds
U.S. regulator to require secondary cockpit barrier on commercial airplanes | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
U.S. officials said Wednesday they will require new airline planes to have a second barrier to make it harder for passengers to break into the cockpit when the main door is open.
North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death (www.bbc.co.uk)
Rare interviews with ordinary people inside the secretive state reveal chronic food shortages and starvation.
Fate of jailed fighters still unknown months after Ethiopia truce (www.aljazeera.com)
The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.
Taiwan minister meets Czech Senate speaker on trip sparking China’s ire (tvpworld.com)
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu met the head of the upper house of the Czech parliament on Tuesday as part of a European trip that has angered China.
Papuan churches call on Indonesia's Jokowi to halt military ops in West Papua for (hostage) Mehrtens' safety (www.rnz.co.nz)
The West Papuan Council of Churches says Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations do not take place with the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB).
To rebuild Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof, carpenters use centuries-old techniques (www.npr.org)
When fire engulfed the Paris landmark in 2019, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor. Experts are working to restore the church by the end of 2024.
Nicola Sturgeon calls arrest a 'shock and deeply distressing' after release without charge (news.sky.com)
Her arrest came on the back of the detentions of party treasurer Colin Beattie and former party chief executive Peter Murrell - also Ms Sturgeon's husband - who were both subsequently released without charge.
Americans owe nearly $1 trillion in credit card debt—here's the breakdown by age (www.cnbc.com)
Americans are racking up credit card debt amid rising interest rates and elevated prices. Here's how much debt each generation carries, per TransUnion.
China has been spying from Cuba for some time, U.S. official says (www.reuters.com)
China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.
Children who were stabbed in France no longer in life-threatening condition as suspect is charged (apnews.com)
French judges have handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park. The suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian refugee with permanent residency in Sweden who has a 3-year-old daughter. His name was not released. The lead prosecutor said he was...
16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city (apnews.com)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday that 16 soldiers will be tried on military charges related to the killing five men in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo last month.
Iran police shooting at car to stop thief killed his 9-year-old son, authorities say (apnews.com)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A boy was shot and killed by police after his father stole a car in the southwestern Khuzestan province and drove off with him, Iranian authorities said. Ruhollah Bigdeli, chief of police in Shushtar County, said — via Iran's official police website — that several officers tried to stop...
Sudan's fighting risks reigniting war in Darfur, a site of atrocities 20 years ago (www.npr.org)
As fighting in Sudan's capital continues to rage, experts say it's spilling over into the Darfur region and risks fully reigniting a conflict from the early 2000s that left hundreds of thousands dead.
