Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Lynxes, ‘beaver bombing’ and Britain’s fraught history of rogue rewilding

 

at 4/30/25 4:00am

The discovery of four lynxes in the Scottish Highlands reinvigorated a debate over an illicit conservation practice that has alarmed farmers across the U.K.

— Long arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump

 

at 4/30/25 3:00am

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, decades of progress in addressing its legacies are coming undone.

— After Canada, the anti-Trump backlash moves to Australia

 

at 4/29/25 10:00pm

The election result in Canada could soon be repeated in another Commonwealth country, as Australia goes to the polls this weekend amid Trump’s tariff war.

— Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos

 

at 4/29/25 1:10pm

Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it could take weeks to determine the cause.

— Canada votes in an election upended by Trump. Here’s what to know.

 

at 4/28/25 3:00am

In their backgrounds and political styles, Canadian election front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are a study in contrasts.

— China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef

 

at 4/28/25 1:58am

The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S. and the Philippines.

As of 4/30/25 4:47am. Last new 4/30/25 4:47am.