News.com.au, by Jamie Seidel: Japan is worried. A close neighbour is talking tough. It wants control over Tokyo’s southernmost islands, shipping lanes and oil reserves. Now that talk is relentlessly marching towards action. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last weekend pledged…

The Sun, by Ashley Armstrong: HSBC says it will pay for staff to have sex change treatments. Bosses want trans and non-binary employees to “be their true authentic self”. The bank’s UK Pride team sent an internal memo this week…

Billboard, by Stephen Daw: Racers, start your engines — and may the best world leader win! In a new trailer for the forthcoming inaugural season of Canada’s Drag Race: Canada Vs. The World, fans of the franchise got a sneak…

NBC News, by Matt Lavietes: Democrat Maura Healey is the projected winner of Massachusetts’ gubernatorial race, defeating Republican Geoff Diehl and making history as the first out lesbian to be elected governor, NBC News projected. Healey is the state’s attorney…

World News Group, by R. Albert Mohler Jr.: Will your church membership cost you your job? It’s not just a hypothetical question. The new chief executive of a major Australian sports franchise lasted exactly one day on the job after…

CNBC, by Karen Gilchrist: Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial that U.K. researchers say could significantly improve treatment for people with blood disorders and rare blood types….

Washington Examiner, by Cami Mondeaux: As war rages in Ukraine and China continues to develop its nuclear capabilities, some military officials are warning the United States is unprepared to be dragged into warfare. The warnings come after it was reported…

Daily Mail, by Alyssa Guzman: A magnitude 6 earthquake struck in the Ring of Fire, just 750 miles off the coast of California, but no tsunami warning will be issued. A massive earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean shortly before 10pm…

CBN News, by Talia Wise: TikTok, the popular social media platform that is known for quick videos, one-minute dance challenges, and its viral trends, is now being recognized as a hub for witches and warlocks. Videos with the hashtag #WitchTok…

CBN News, by Tré Goins-Phillips: Christians in Tyler, Texas, came together to pray ahead of a festival held Saturday by self-professed Satanists, atheists, heathens, spiritualists, and so-called “other’d folks” who participated in what they dubbed “unbaptisms.” “As a Christian, we’re…

SFGate, by Amy Graff: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was felt widely across California’s greater San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, rattling homes and shaking windows. The quake hit at 11:42 a.m. with a depth of 4 miles, just south of…

RFI: Macron is set to deliver a speech at the opening of the annual event in Rome alongside the presidents of Italy and Niger. The gathering, also attended by France’s chief rabbi Haïm Korsia, will mark the latest in a…