Artist covers sculpture in plastics as sign for delegates at pollution summit
Representatives of 184 countries and 600 organisations are meeting in Geneva to draft a treaty on halting plastic pollution.
Day: August 11, 2025
China To Build Xinjiang-Tibet Rail Link ‘Near’ Line Of Actual Control: Report
China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will “run near” the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, according to a media report.
Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users – what’s new in ‘Trixie’
Trixie drops 32-bit x86 support but adds RISC-V and more. Here’s how to try it yourself.
Iran’s Execution Rate Soars Amid Unprecedented Crackdown Against Dissent
Iran’s rulers are carrying out one of the most visible and deadly crackdowns in decades, with mass arrests, political trials, and executions surging at an alarming pace.
Wikipedia can challenge Online Safety Act if strictest rules apply to it, says judge
Wikimedia Foundation says it will be forced reduce access to site if it is classified as a category 1 provider The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-r…
Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe dies two months after being shot in a rally
A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political rally recalled some of the darkest chapters of the country’s drug-fueled violence has died.
Finland charges suspected Russian shadow fleet ship crew over cable sabotage – politico.eu
Finland charges suspected Russian shadow fleet ship crew over cable sabotage politico.euFinland Charges Ship’s Crew Members in Slashing of Undersea Cables The New York TimesFinland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of unde…
‘An open war on free media’: Israel condemned over the ever-growing death toll of journalists in Gaza
Human rights organisations and news organisations have condemned the deaths of scores of journalists since 7 October 2023
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the U.N. during plastic pollution treaty talks
As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office.
Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts: Kissing and hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.