European Alps and Pyrenees glaciers have shrunk 40% since 2000, study says

Melting of world’s glaciers ‘accelerating alarmingly’ and is linked to increased risk of sea level rise

Source: Financial Times

Chinese warships sail within 150 nautical miles of Sydney

‘Unprecedented’ manoeuvre comes as Beijing projects power further in Pacific

Source: Financial Times

Uganda deploys troops to DR Congo to repel militias

The Ugandan troop deployment comes as the Congolese army faces a major challenge from rebel groups seeking to control the mineral-rich region.

Source: Deutsche Welle

South Africa: Inequalities between public and private schools highligthed by a test

South Africa's Grade 5 pupils, that's 10 to 11 years old children, have been ranked last out of 59 countries in Maths and Science in an international test. The results …

Source: France 24

Senior Republicans seeking to tear up IRA enjoy $130bn investment spree

Party members whose states have benefited from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — which Trump vowed to ‘terminate’ — to decide its fate

Source: Financial Times

Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF. New executive order seeks ideas to do that

President Trump campaigned on lowering the cost of IVF, after a controversial ruling made the treatment stop in Alabama for a short time

Source: NPR

The defiant broadcaster

Military strongmen have silenced their critics and muzzled the media, threatening, arresting and exiling those who speak out for democracy. A few still dare.

Source: Washington Post

Nation at a crossroads: the best books to read on Germany

As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading

Source: Financial Times

Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US

President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research

The Trump administration’s planned cuts to the National Institutes …

Source: The Guardian

Lebanon’s political families: The Karami Dynasty

The Karami family, Sunni by faith, produced three Lebanese prime ministers during the country’s most turbulent times.

Source: Al Jazeera

Trump, Musk lavish each other with praise as they defend cost-cutting drive

US president claims DOGE will save hundreds of billions of dollars without cutting healthcare and welfare benefits.

Source: Al Jazeera

Chinese film 'Nezha 2' becomes world’s highest-grossing animated movie

Chinese animated blockbuster “Nezha 2” overtook Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally.

Source: NBC News