Russia Bombs Ukraine Port of Odesa Amid Peace Talks
Much of Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port was without power, heat and water on Saturday after strikes from Russia, which has shown little appetite for a deal to end the war.
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Thai-Cambodia fighting continues despite US ceasefire claim
Cross-border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has shown no signs of easing.
King Charles III says early diagnosis allows his cancer treatment to be reduced
The monarch revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues after Trump claims ceasefire
Fighting along the border between Thailand and Cambodia continues to rage - despite US President Donald Trump claiming to have secured a ceasefire agreement.
Comedian Robin Ince quits as host of BBC’s Infinite Monkey Cage
Ince says he resigned after fallout with executives because some of his views had been considered ‘problematic’The comedian and author Robin Ince has resigned from his role as co-host of the long-running BBC Radio 4 podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage after a fallout with BBC executives over “problematic” opinions and what he described as a lack of “obedience”.Ince, who has co-presented the popular science show alongside Prof Brian Cox for 16 years, posted on social media that his personal views, aired outside the BBC, “have been considered problematic for some time” and he “felt he had no choice but to resign”. Continue reading...
Dior, Chanel and … Veja? The ethical Paris trainer worn by A-listers and royalty
Veja doesn’t do surveys or freebies, hates greenwashing and Black Friday, and as demand for trainers wanes, it continues to go its own wayIn the grand hierarchy of Paris fashion, it’s tricky for a brand to stand out. Especially one whose coup de maître is a goes-with-everything white sneaker. Yet 20 years after Veja first began selling sustainable footwear, it has become the ultimate affordable It brand for scooter-wielding mums, sustainably minded millennials and A-list bigwigs who want to wear their values on their ethical leather-clad feet.Veja’s co-founder Sébastien Kopp says he doesn’t know if people buy his trainers because of how they are made or because of how they look. The company is fastidious about social and fairtrade practices, “but because we don’t do surveys, we don’t do marketing, we simply don’t know this information”, he says, speaking from Veja’s Paris headquarters. Continue reading...
‘They fought for American values’: Afghan immigrants and advocates push back against Trump crackdown
The US has been punishing ‘an entire group’ since the arrest of an Afghan in the shooting of two national guard troopsAfghan immigrants and advocates across the United States are pushing back firmly against the Trump administration’s most recent crackdown on legal immigration, saying the American government is punishing hundreds of thousands of people for the alleged actions of one man.Since the shooting of two national guard soldiers in Washington DC late last month, with the authorities charging an Afghan man as the suspect, the Trump administration has taken harsh action, especially against Afghans in the US, generating a mix of fear, outrage and defiance in the diaspora. Continue reading...
It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues
It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
One million households without power in Ukraine after Russia attacks energy grid
The latest overnight attacks come as US envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to hold more talks with Ukraine's president.