EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system

• Political risk analyst Ian Bremmer asserts that President Trump is currently the primary driver of global risk. • Bremmer argues that Trump prioritizes personal desires and "vainglorious" goals over the stability of critical U.S. alliances.

• The BMJ Group has launched a new collection focusing on the geopolitics of global health, examining how political power dynamics now shape health priorities over scientific or epidemiological needs. • The collection highlights a critical shift where traditional multilateral systems are under threat, leading to increased uncertainty in how global health is managed.

• Political risk analyst Ian Bremmer asserts that President Donald Trump currently represents the primary driver of global risk. • The analysis suggests that Trump's unpredictable approach to governance and foreign policy creates significant instability for international relations.

• During the second day of the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) 71st Council Meeting, global leaders emphasized the urgent need for a unified approach to environmental governance. • The discussions focused on preventing fragmentation as three separate Conferences of the Parties (COPs) converge, highlighting the intersection of climate action, biodiversity, and ocean health.

• President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste highlighted the ASEAN bloc as a successful model for regional cooperation during the Shangri-La Dialogue. • He emphasized that the organization's commitment to sustained diplomacy, consensus-building, and practical cooperation is essential for preventing conflict.

• Families in Gaza living near the Israeli military-controlled "Yellow Line" have reported to the UN that they face constant fear of injury or death. • The UN chief praised the outgoing leadership of the World Food Programme (WFP) for making the agency leaner and more agile in responding to global crises.

Successor to Nicholas Serota from August picks out AI as one of the major challenges facing the sectorThe media executive Dawn Airey has been appointed chair of Arts Council England (Ace) and has immediately identified AI as a key challenge facing the sector.Airey, whose CV includes top jobs at ITV, Channel 5 and Sky, will replace Nicholas Serota, whose tenure coincided with one of the most challenging times for the arts in recent memory. Continue reading...

Royal Kennel Club figures show significant declines in registrations of French bulldogs, bulldogs and pugsSquashed-face dogs including pugs and French bulldogs are declining in popularity, data suggests, with experts hopeful the trend reflects a growing awareness of the health problems such breeds face.According to breed registration statistics from the UK’s Royal Kennel Club (RKC), there were 1,400 registrations of French bulldogs in the first three months of 2026 – a 37% drop compared with the same period in 2025. Bulldog registrations dropped by 34% and pug registrations by 43% with only 126 of the breed registered in the first three months of 2026. Continue reading...

Sydney crowd told to target National MPs as upper house prepares to vote on a bill outlawing sex-selective terminationsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s Barnaby Joyce has joined pro-life campaigners to pile pressure on Nationals MPs to vote to criminalise some abortions ahead of a tight vote in New South Wales.Anti-abortion activists have threatened to campaign for One Nation against major parties to force new limits on terminating pregnancies on the back of its polling surge. Continue reading...

Founder of ‘anti-woke’ PR firm to pay £910 to woman whose hair she pulled at Bond Street tube station last OctoberA Maga influencer has admitted assaulting a woman at a London tube station during an altercation.Melissa Rein Lively, 40, the founder of the “anti-woke” America First Public Relations firm in the US, allegedly pulled a woman’s hair in a “forceful manner” at Bond Street station last October. Continue reading...

Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 riotersA legal and political firestorm is growing over the $1.776bn “anti-weaponization” fund Donald Trump’s justice department has launched to pay alleged victims of “lawfare”, but that ex-DoJ officials and legal experts call “corrupt” and a “slush fund” for Maga allies that benefits the president.Congressional critics from both parties and legal scholars have attacked the fund as an opaque scheme that will improperly help January 6 insurrectionists, some of whom said they intend to apply for grants, while echoing Trump’s false claims that Joe Biden’s administration was “weaponized” against them. Continue reading...