India approves Chandrayaan-5 moon mission

India is planning to launch a fifth lunar probe carrying a 25-kilogram rover, in association with Japan, after becoming the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trump’s escalating trade war will damage global growth, OECD warns

Forecasts downgraded for a dozen G20 economies and alarm sounded on ‘ratcheting up’ of trade barriers

Source: Financial Times

U.S. to continue strikes on Houthis

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will continue strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Willie James Inman reports.

Source: CBS News

China vows to ‘vigorously boost consumption’ to revive weak economy

China has unveiled a 30-point plan to boost consumer spending — a task that has become ever more urgent since President Donald Trump ignited a trade war.

Source: Washington Post

Houthi rebels claim two attacks on US carrier group in retaliation for deadly strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, announced attacks on an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours on Monday, describing it as retaliation for lethal US strikes that killed …

Source: France 24

Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers

Gathering at the airport, relatives of those who died are turning themselves into aviation experts to explore what caused the country’s worst air disaster.

Source: New York Times

Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have …

Source: The Verge

Mourners protest against corruption in North Macedonia after nightclub fire

Demonstrators call for change and justice for 59 victims after tragedy blamed on multiple safety violations

With flags still flying at half mast in North Macedonia, grief over a fire …

Source: The Guardian

Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village

Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish

The Saxons knew the West Sussex village of Storrington as Estorchestone, the “abode of the …

Source: The Guardian

Woman who planned to sell human toes regurgitated by dogs pleads guilty in Melbourne court

Joanna Kathlyn Kinman, 48, was working at an animal shelter when she found body parts of dogs’ owner who had died of natural causes

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Source: The Guardian

Stanford professor who co-founded 4 startups: How to use AI as a 'force multiplier' to start a business

"You don't want to compete with someone who has an AI at their shoulder," says Steve Blank. He has co-founded four startups, one of which sold for $329 million.

Source: CNBC

Philippine Senate to probe Duterte arrest, handover to ICC

The Philippine Senate has said it will investigate whether due process was upheld in the detention of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte. The probe has been initiated by Imee Marcos, the sister …

Source: Deutsche Welle