Ukraine adds Unilever to list of sponsors of Russian war
Multinational firm Unilever has been included in Ukraine’s list of international sponsors of war, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) reported in a press release on July 3.
World news
Headlines from around the world, with links to the original reporting. Browse the latest stories or search for a topic.
Zelensky calls Putin ‘weak’ and says Russian President’s power is ‘crumbling’
US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans
The U.S. is recommending Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions
Zelenskiy: Russia may be preparing to trigger nuclear plant explosion
President cites Ukraine intelligence that Moscow has mined Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and sent away staff
A Saudi woman was given 30 years in prison for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter
Saudi Arabia has sought to brutally repress opposition to its trillion dollar futuristic megacity project, Neom, say activists.
New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets
Supermarkets already ban take-home bags but now thin bags used for vegetables will be outlawed too.
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
The risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine skyrocketed with the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Residents nearby are preparing for the worst.
An international investigative group says it's 'highly likely' Russian forces were behind the attack that caused the Ukrainian dam to collapse.
Moscow says 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones now in Russia
Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday.
Twitter faces lawsuit over alleged non-payment for office services in four countries
Australia-based company Facilitate seeks more than A$1m for work done at offices in London, Dublin, Sydney and Singapore
Belarusian Paralympian organises abduction of Ukrainian children from occupied territories – National Resistance Centre
The National Resistance Centre of Ukraine states that Alexey Talai, member of the National Paralympic team of Belarus, is organising the export of children from the occupied eastern territory of Ukraine to Belarus.
Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic
By incorporating certain soy proteins into the structure, Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists successfully created edible food packaging.
Norway discovers massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock, big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 100 years
A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock recently discovered in Norway is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 100 years, according to the company exploiting the resource.
Iranian art school students beaten and arrested for defying headscarf rules
France riots: Nahel Merzouk's grandmother calls for rioters to 'stop' as protests continue
Emmanuel Macron met ministers for crisis talks on Sunday evening, as protests across the country continue. A French mayor's family members were left injured from fleeing their house after protesters rammed their home with a burning car on Saturday night.
Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway
The islands' councillors will consider a motion to investigate alternative forms of governance.
Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a drone attack on the capital Kyiv. It was the first such attack of the war in 12 days.
CIA seizing the opportunity of weakened Putin to recruit Russian spies
The US is seizing the opportunity of a weakened Vladimir Putin to recruit spies inside Russia, the head of the CIA has said.
Poland hopes to join NATO nuclear sharing agreement over Russian threat
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki stated that Poland wants to join NATO's nuclear weapons sharing program, in response to Russia's deployment of nuclear warheads to Belarus.
Rioters assault home of French mayor, injure his wife
Rioters ram-raided the home of a Parisian suburb's mayor and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of unrest over the police shooting of a teen of North African descent.