Pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s first birthday draws thousands of fans : NPR

Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng eats fruit presented for her first birthday celebration at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP... Read more »

how Vasylivka exists in exile • Ukraїner

Vasylivka is a small town in Ukraine — many of its inhabitants fled the terror of the Russian occupiers. Under the leadership of the mayor, Vasylivka lives on in exile: a lesson... Read more »

Trump nominates influencer Nick Adams as US Ambassador to Malaysia

President Donald Trump has nominated self-professed ‘alpha male’ influencer Nick Adams to serve as the US Ambassador to Malaysia. The Hooters-obsessed MAGA firebrand has hailed the appointment as the ‘honor of a lifetime’... Read more »

Fears for free speech in Jillian Segal’s antisemitism crackdown

PLANS TO TACKLE ANTISEMITISM The government’s special envoy to combat antisemitism Jillian Segal, alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, outlined sweeping plans to tackle antisemitism in Australia... Read more »

Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor | Dalai Lama

Few celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flooded into the mountainous Indian city before the Tibetan spiritual... Read more »

Committee members stay home for Regulatory Standards Bill hearings; Trevor Mallard gets last laugh on moa revival – Inside Politics with Audrey Young

Mallard was adamant it would happen, but in 50 to 100 years – a bit longer than the 10 years estimated by Sir Peter Jackson and his science collaborators at Colossal. Geniuses,... Read more »

Karen Read seeks dismissal of wrongful death suit after acquittal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Karen Read, cleared last month of murder charges in the death of her former boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, is asking a Massachusetts... Read more »

Trump is threatening Brazil with a 50 percent tariff. How will Lula respond?

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump threatened to levy 50 percent tariffs on imports from Brazil effective August 1. So far, this is the highest tariff rate the Trump administration has threatened... Read more »

Trump’s Brazil tariffs risk upending trade from coffee to beef

US President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50 percent tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef to coffee. The US is Brazil’s second-largest... Read more »

Starmer and Marcon agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer... Read more »