As fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris five years ago, the whole medieval landmark threatened to collapse. Today the nearly reconstructed monument is a symbol of hope and rebirth. A unique AP timelapse shows the scaffolding peeling away, revealing its glistening new spire. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…...

The Supreme Court temporarily allowed a Texas law to go into effect that makes it a crime for migrants to enter the state without authorization. The law was challenged by the Biden administration as an affront to federal power. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…...

Germany is sending a further €500 million in military aid to Ukraine — including thousands of rounds of ammunition, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. Details here: #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…...

Hong Kong passes second national security law, widening crackdown powers and aligning city more closely with mainland China #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…...

Japan's central bank pulls the plug on its ultra-aggressive monetary stimulus programme, hiking rates for the first time in 17 years. The Bank of Japan's outlier policy of negative rates and massive asset purchases was aimed at jump-starting economic growth and price rises after...

Israel and Hamas are locked in Gaza truce talks with goals that seem impossible to reconcile: Israeli negotiators are seeking not only the release of dozens of hostages taken on Oct. 7 but also the freedom to resume a military campaign to crush Hamas once and for all after any…...