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Has the Supreme Court Resolved the Charter School Identity Crisis?

Does the recent Supreme Court decision ease the charter school movementโ€™s identity crisis?

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

What next for Swiss neutrality, in the Ukraine era?

Although Switzerland officially remains neutral, it has already expanded its participation in transatlantic and European security institutions over the past few decades, with Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine only accelerating this trend.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Marathi cinema goes global - but can it step outside of Bollywood's shadow?

Marathi cinema is seeing a quiet emergence, with a diverse range of films screening at international festivals.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: India is set to be the world's fourth-largest economy โ€” but sustained growth will warrant more reforms

What is working for and holding India back in its journey to becoming the world's fourth largest economy?

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Celebrated Kenyan author and dissident Ngลฉgฤฉ wa Thiongโ€™o dies aged 87

Widely regarded as east Africa's most influential writer, Ngลฉgฤฉโ€™s fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

One Nation claims WA Senate seat โ€“ as it happened

This blog is now closedPocock says voters have โ€˜buyerโ€™s remorseโ€™ after Labor approves massive gas developmentโ€™s 40-year extensionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCormack says he expects Nationals to revisit net zero position eventuallyMcCormack expects the Nationals to revisit net zero by 2050:I think we need to have a very serious discussion about that. When I go to places such as...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Pauline Hansonโ€™s One Nation scores surprise boost as Tyron Whitten wins Senate seat in WA

Result marks first time party has won upper house seat outside Queensland at half-Senate electionAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has secured a surprise boost to its numbers in federal parliament, after businessman Tyron Whitten won Western Australiaโ€™s sixth Senate seat.The result is the first time the party founded by Pauline Hanson has...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

WHO, Africa CDC and RKI expand implementation of a unique partnership to strengthen collaborative surveillance in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom announced today the expansion of the successful Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in Africa (HSPA) to seven countries on the continent.Africa experiences more disease outbreaks than any other part of the world....

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Labor gains Senate seats in Victoria and Queensland, and surges to a national 55.6โ€“44.4 two-party margin

As the Senate count continues, there are two House of Representatives recounts, in Bradfield and Goldstein.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

โ€˜Treaty of Versaillesโ€™: angry Liberal MPs warn makeup of Coalition shadow ministry will make new enemies

Conservatives the biggest losers in the reshuffle, as leader Sussan Ley tries to rebuild from the 3 May election disasterAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA rump of Liberal MPs are fuming over the makeup of the new shadow ministry, warning the perceived rewarding of supporters and sidelining of factional rivals was a โ€œTreaty of Versaillesโ€-type peace...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

How the North West Shelf expansion risks further damage to Murujugaโ€™s 50,000-year-old rock art

Murujuga has more than one million petroglyphs, some up to 50,000 years old. The North West Shelf extension places them at risk.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Influencer Andrew Tate is charged with a raft of sex crimes. His followers will see him as the victim

Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged Tate, and his brother with 21 offences. Itโ€™s likely to make his millions of followers even more loyal to him.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Labubu: Has the TikTok-led obsession over these 'creepy' dolls gone too far?

Fluffy, small, and a little bit scary: Labubu bag charms are the latest collecting craze on TikTok โ€” so why are sales being paused in the UK?

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

China launches mission to get asteroid samples

If the mission succeeds, it will make China the third country to fetch the asteroid rocks.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

CNBC Daily Open: Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs face an uncertain future โ€” and that's good for markets and businesses

Trump's been accused of walking back on his trade policies. Now, a federal court has struck down his "reciprocal" tariffs โ€” the same ones he put on hold.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration role

The billionaire's departure comes after he criticized a major spending bill. But the so-called DOGE and its efforts to restructure and shrink the federal government seem likely to remain.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

How has Israel reacted to criticism from Chancellor Merz?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized Israel's military conduct in Gaza, calling it "beyond comprehension." Israel's government has been slow to respond, which experts believe show the remarks have hit home.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

German defense firm Renk looks to struggling auto sector for new talent as it scales up

To keep pace with this soaring demand, defense companies like Renk, Hensoldt, Rheinmetall are looking to collaborate with the automotive industry.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trumpโ€™s global trade plans are in disarray, amid legal appeals to a US court ruling on โ€˜Liberation Dayโ€™ tariffs

The ruling against the Trump administration was based on two separate lawsuits. But thereโ€™s little chance it will bring global trade chaos to an end.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Fact check: Could an โ€˜experimentโ€™ with renewables have triggered the Iberian Peninsula blackout?

Uncorroborated claims that Spanish authorities experimented with the electricity grid just before the April blackout are circulating online. Euroverify fact checks.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Nvidia shares surge as earnings beat despite chip export restrictions to China

Nvidiaโ€™s shares surged during extended trading hours as its quarterly earnings surpassed analystsโ€™ expectations. While the China-related impact weighed on results, the company anticipates steady growth in the current quarter due to continued robust global demand for AI.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

UNESCO expresses โ€˜utmost concernโ€™ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef

UNESCOโ€™s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef arenโ€™t going away.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Latest news bulletin | May 29th โ€“ Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025

Grace Veenstra has spent her life marveling at the volcanoes, glaciers and forests in her native Alaska. As a student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she worked for an institute that monitors ice floes, fires and other activity on the stateโ€™s vast landscape with satellites operated by the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [โ€ฆ] The post So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hechinger Report favicon The Hechinger Report

Nigeria: Over 200,000 Nigerian Troops, Civilians Served in 41 Peacekeeping Missions - - UN

[Daily Trust] No fewer than 200,000 Nigerian troops, police, and civilians have served in 41 UN, AU, and ECOWAS missions since 1960, according to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mohamed M. Malick Fall.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

How SE Asia can break Chinaโ€™s rare earth monopoly

Last week, Australiaโ€™s Lynas Rare Earths produced heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) at a commercial scale in Malaysia, marking the first time this has ever happened outside of China. This breakthrough, which includes elements like dysprosium and terbium, is no small feat in a market dominated by China, which is responsible for around 60% of [โ€ฆ] The post How SE Asia can break Chinaโ€™s rare earth monopoly appeared first...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Prabowo Says Indonesia Ready to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Israelโ€“On One Condition

Despite recent reports of a softening of Indonesian policy, establishing ties with Tel Aviv would come with high domestic political risks.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Prabowo Says Indonesia Ready to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Israel โ€” On One Condition

Despite recent reports of a softening of Indonesian policy, establishing ties with Tel Aviv would come with high domestic political risks.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Canada: Thousands evacuate Manitoba province as wildfires rage

The premier of the Manitoba province has said more than 17,000 people need to evacuate their homes in the largest evacuation in "living memory." A province-wide state of emergency was also declared.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Cambodian Soldier Killed in Clash With Thai Army Along Disputed Border

Recent months have seen an awakening of long-dormant maritime and territorial disputes between the two nations.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Thailand: New Insurgent Attacks on Civilians Despite Pledge

Click to expand Image Thailand's commander of the 4th Army Region Lt. Gen. Paisan Nusang (C) and officials inspect the site of an insurgent attack outside the district office of Sungai Kolok in the southern Thailand province of Narathiwat on March 9, 2025. 2025 Madree Tohala/AFP via Getty Images (Bangkok, May 29, 2025) โ€“ Separatist insurgents in Thailandโ€™s southern border provinces should uphold their pledge and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Indonesia: Renewed Fighting Threatens West Papua Civilians

Click to expand Image Villagers fleeing fighting between the Indonesian military and the West Papuan militants to Sugapa, the capital of Intan Jaya regency. 2025 Suara Papua (New York, May 29, 2025) โ€“ An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the largely Indigenous population, Human Rights Watch said today. All...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

France, Indonesia Sign Agreement That Could Lead to Further Defense Purchases

Amid deepening defense ties, Jakarta seems set to consolidate its status as the top customer of French arms in Southeast Asia.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Bank of Korea lowers interest rates for the fourth time, flags more cuts ahead

South Korea continued to grapple with heightened political uncertainty following the botched attempt by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International