Honda and Nissan officially begin merger talks to create world’s third-largest automaker
Both companies are grappling with intense global competition in the electric vehicle market from the likes of Tesla and China’s BYD.
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Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit
Robert Fico said he and the Russian leader discussed “the possibilities of an early, peaceful end of the war” in Ukraine.
Zelensky’s slow shift toward negotiating for Ukraine’s future
A new U.S. president and battlefield realities appear to be pushing Zelensky, who had long insisted on fighting for every inch of occupied land, to the table.
Middle East crisis live: Israel orders closure of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza
Head of Kamal Adwan hospital says it is ‘next to impossible’ to obey shut down order due to lack of ambulances to evacuate patients As we mentioned in the opening summary, there have been reports this morning of deadly Israeli bombing on the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Four people were reportedly…
Greece facing refugee ‘children’s emergency’ as arrivals double in 2024
NGOs urge authorities to enforce child-protection measures, citing violence and alarming living conditions Greece is facing a refugee “children’s emergency” as the number of unaccompanied minors reaching the country rises and concern grows over a lack of “safe zones” to host them. Large numbers of children arrived in 2024 along a new trafficking route from…
To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language
Fear of the regime was so pervasive that Syrians felt they could never speak freely, even in their own homes.
Uncertain future of PinkNews sparks fears for LGBTQ+ media in UK
Multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against bosses of title billed as safe space for journalists As it nears its 20th anniversary next year, PinkNews should be celebrating a period that has seen remarkable progress for some but not all LGBTQ+ people in Britain. Instead, the future of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ website looks uncertain…
Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted
Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful Two investigative journalists who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by police have said that they are in “no doubt” reporters continue to be targeted in the UK. In a landmark judgment, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) found last week…
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson’s enters weightlifting contest
The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war
Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.