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Amazon predicts thriving future for high street retail hand in hand with e-commerce
Amazon VP Mariangela Marseglia discusses ‘The Everything Store’ and the major trends hitting the retail industry right now.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:
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US defends strikes on Iran's nuclear sites at UNSC as Russia and China condemn action
The US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, entering into the conflict and Israel's effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime adversary.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Srinath Raghavan on Indira Gandhi’s Emergency
“The procedural value of democracy did not seem to count for much with Indira Gandhi.”
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated
Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Dozens of soldiers seized by locals in Colombian mountains
The military says the civilians were acting under pressure from dissidents of the Farc rebel group.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Environment minister reflects on his – and the GNU’s – first year in office
Dion George said his department is breaking down silos and working well with other departments ‘to get things done’
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh Displays Soft Power with Strategic Intent in New Delhi
At an event in the Indian capital marking Bangladesh’s belated “Independence Day celebration,” Bangladesh’s envoy called for reimagining apparent “frosty ties.”
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy
‘Turbocharging’ tourism growth risks undoing past efforts to help NZ avoid the worst excesses of overtourism, which are now sparking protests overseas.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Myth meets modernity in Aphrodite, a striking opera that dissects the links between beauty, power and desire
Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite reimagines the mythological goddess for the modern age, in a production that is both visually stunning and musically engaging.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:French police probe staged Disneyland 'wedding' with minor
Four people have been arrested in connection with a fake wedding involving a "child bride" at Disneyland Paris. The elaborate setup saw hundreds of extras turn up as guests.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese responds to Iran crisis: 'We don’t want escalation and a full-scale war' – video
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the government supports action to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon while underlining the need for a diplomatic end to the Israel-Iran war. 'We continue to call for dialogue and for diplomacy. As I have said for many days now, we are deeply concerned about any escalation in the region and we want to see diplomacy, dialogue and de-escalation,' the PM...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Seoul’s Lee and Tokyo’s Ishiba off to a surprisingly warm start
Attendees at a reception last week by the South Korean Embassy at Tokyo’s New Otani Hotel, held to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan, were pleasantly surprised when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba showed up todeliver a warm address. He was followed by former prime ministers […] The post Seoul’s Lee and Tokyo’s Ishiba off to a...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Did the Lao Government Just Attempt an Extrajudicial Killing on European Soil?
Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Has the Impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Been Defeated?
The process has been slowed, though not halted, by the political machinations of Duterte allies both inside and outside the Senate.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:US strikes on Iran trigger protests internationally
Demonstrators take to the streets in France, Pakistan, Greece and the Philippines to condemn the military action.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Monsters reflect our darkest fears, from zombies to werewolves. But they also bring us together
Take a world tour of monsters, from vampires in Serbia and giants in Cornwall to festivals of dragons in Bavaria and werewolves in Louisiana.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Africa: Business Summit Aims to Spotlight Opportunities for U.S. Companies in Africa
[allAfrica] An estimated 1500 delegates are gathered in Luanda for the 17 U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa and hosted this year by the Government of Angola. Expected participants include heads of state and government from Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Namibia,...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:My kids only want to eat processed foods. How can I get them eating a healthier and more varied diet?
These foods make up one-third of kids’ daily energy intake.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiations
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch attacks on three of Iran’s major nuclear enrichment sites took place after negotiations in Geneva collapsed. Iran’s foreign minister met with the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France, known as the E3, plus the EU. The E-3 and EU group pressed the Iranians to engage in negotiations with […] The post The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiations appeared...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiation
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch attacks on three of Iran’s major nuclear enrichment sites took place after negotiations in Geneva collapsed. Iran’s foreign minister met with the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France, known as the E3, plus the EU. The E-3 and EU group pressed the Iranians to engage in negotiations with […] The post The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiation appeared...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Bride shot dead in attack on French wedding party
Two suspects are arrested after the ceremony ended in a deadly exchange of fire near Avignon.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Iran says deciding on 'timing' of response to US strikes
Iran's envoy to the UN said the US "destroyed diplomacy" by attacking Iranian nuclear sites. US President Donald Trump said he was open to a regime change in Iran. DW has the latest.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Caught in the crossfire - the victims of Cape Town's gang warfare
Children are the unwitting casualties of the violence that has destroyed the lives of thousands.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:I've studied over 200 kids—parents who have an easy time getting their child to listen never use these 5 'toxic' phrases
Child psychologist Reem Raouda has studied more than 200 child-parent relationships. She found the five phrases that get kids to listen without throwing a tantrum. It's language that makes "children actuallywantto cooperate," she says.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:'Tourists are our lifeline': Picking up the pieces in Kashmir after April killings
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on tourists visiting a meadow near Pahalgam town in April.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iran foreign minister to hold talks with Putin in Moscow
Oil, gold and dollar rise in wake of US strikes on nuclear sites
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics
While there is widespread agreement on Iran within US politics, the incendiary nature of agreeing with your adversary makes it seem more fractured than it is.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release from jail to await trial, but ICE plans to detain him
A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release ofKilmar Abrego Garcia, whosemistaken deportationhas becomea flashpointin President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Australian government backs US strikes on Iran but urges ‘peaceful settlement from here’
Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia supports the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and maintains the latter nation must not be allowed to possess atomic weapons, foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has said,...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:At least 25 people killed in terrorist attack on church in Syria
A suicide bomber killed at least 25 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:At least 22 people killed in suicide bomb attack on Orthodox church in Syria
The church bombing was the first of its sort in Syria in years and comes amid Damascus's efforts to gain support from minorities under its de facto Islamist government.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Trump opens door to regime change in Iran
President Trump on Sunday suggested regime change could be possible in Iran if the current one is “unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Your say: week beginning June 23
Rethinking taxes for multinationals, corporations and individuals: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:U.S. calls on China to prevent Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz and disrupting global oil flows
Iran's foreign minister warned earlier Sunday that the Islamic Republic "reserves all options to defend its sovereignty" after U.S. airstrikes.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: