Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope’s open-air mass
The pontiff waved at those gathered from his popemobile as he arrived at the Plaza de Cibeles.
Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now? – Al Jazeera
- Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now? Al Jazeera
- Xi Visits North Korea to Reassert Influence Over Emboldened Kim Bloomberg.com
- North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese president's visit Reuters
- North Korea calls the US push for its denuclearization ‘anachronistic dream’ AP News
- Kim Jong Un's sister vows North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons Sky News
Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach ‘invasion’ D-Day speech
The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.
China Escalates Patrols Near Taiwan Over Japan-Philippines Talks – Bloomberg.com
- China Escalates Patrols Near Taiwan Over Japan-Philippines Talks Bloomberg.com
- Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key S. China Sea islands Reuters
- Beijing sends largest patrol ship east of Taiwan after Japan-Philippine talks South China Morning Post
- Taiwan deploys vessels in response to Chinese operation DW.com
- China launches maritime law enforcement operation in waters east of Taiwan island after Japan-Philippines unilateral delimitation move Global Times
At least four wounded in ongoing terror attack in Sharon region – The Jerusalem Post
- At least four wounded in ongoing terror attack in Sharon region The Jerusalem Post
- 1 dead and 5 wounded in shootings near the West Bank, Israel’s rescue services say The Hill
- One person killed, five injured in shooting in central Israel, ambulance service says Reuters
- 1 dead and 6 wounded in shootings near the West Bank, Israel’s rescue services say KCRA
- Live Updates Two Rockets From Lebanon Intercepted Over Northern Israel, IDF Says Haaretz
Steve Rosenberg: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg
The BBC's Russia editor saw Putin's flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks.
Fisher with a mission: first woman to chair Grayling Society wants to protect ‘lady of the stream’
Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ grayling
With its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now.
Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated sport. The fly-fisher’s club in Mayfair, London, where anglers meet to lunch on dover sole and drink fine wine, did not allow women to cross the threshold even as guests until 2024.
Continue reading...One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’
Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturned
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The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, told a rally in support of Ben Roberts-Smith that the former soldier accused of war crimes is a person “I respect and I admire”, before its organiser called for “an army of civilians” to support him.
About 100 supporters gathered in Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rocks in southern Brisbane on Sunday.
Continue reading...PM backs upping the volume at Sydney Opera House – ‘I’m a member of the fun faction’ – as it happened
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Australian borrowing personal loans in record amounts
Australians are borrowing record amounts in personal loans as a long-term buildup in living costs wipes out savings buffers.
Continue reading...‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites
Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool
You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment.
The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell & Bromley site and buy your new bag, which is conveniently on sale.
Continue reading...Multiple teens arrested over alleged machete brawl in Melbourne as government says crime laws working
Commuters were forced to run for cover after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives at Flinders Street station on Saturday night
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The Victorian government has defended the effectiveness of its machete ban after multiple teens were arrested over an alleged machete brawl in the heart of Melbourne.
Shocked commuters ran for cover after a group of youths – some armed with machetes – brawled at Melbourne’s Flinders Street station concourse on Saturday night.
Continue reading...Peru’s discontented voters face straight left-right choice in election runoff
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of 1990s leader Alberto, is vying with a congressman to become country’s ninth president in a decade
Peruvians go to the polls on Sunday in an election runoff that pits a perennial rightwing candidate, Keiko Fujimori, against a leftist congressman, Roberto Sánchez. Amid rising crime, chronic political instability, corruption scandals and voter apathy, they are vying to become Peru’s ninth president in a decade.
Fujimori, who is the daughter of the late president Alberto Fujimori, won 17% of the vote in the first round in April. Sánchez, a former trade and tourism minister, took 12 % of the vote, edging out Rafael López Aliaga, an ultra-conservative former Lima mayor. The stage is set for a polarised left-right replay of the country’s last election in 2021.
Continue reading...Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
Legal papers, expert investigations and social media posts tell story of how a 32-year-old Iraqi appeared to run ‘proxy’ campaign
On Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, pleaded not guilty to a series of terrorism-related offences, then gestured toward the judge and prosecutors. “I’m a prisoner of war. I’m not a threat,” he told them. “Children and women are being killed by your rockets.”
Continue reading...Armenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government
Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support.
Iran launched missiles and drones toward Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military says – The Washington Post
- Iran launched missiles and drones toward Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military says The Washington Post
- Live updates: US forces shoot down 2 Iranian drones threatening Hormuz traffic CNN
- Iran war day 100: US, Iran trade attacks again, raising tensions Al Jazeera
- Live Updates: Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire after both sides exchange strikes as stalemate continues in peace talks CBS News
- Air raid sirens in Bahrain as Iranian missiles and drones head for Gulf neighbors NBC News
Member of Neo-Nazi Party Reaches Mayoral Runoff in German Town – The New York Times
Member of Neo-Nazi Party Reaches Mayoral Runoff in German Town The New York Times
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv unleashes hundreds of drones on Russia after Putin rejected Zelenskyy meeting – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv unleashes hundreds of drones on Russia after Putin rejected Zelenskyy meeting The Guardian
- Ukraine targets St. Petersburg in what Russia calls an ‘unprecedented’ attack CNN
- Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg in attack Russia calls 'unprecedented' BBC
- Mass Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Military Facilities in St. Petersburg WSJ
- Ukraine hits St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects talks DW.com
US weighs using Iranian assets to compensate Gulf allies for war damage – Financial Times
- US weighs using Iranian assets to compensate Gulf allies for war damage Financial Times
- U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says CNBC
- Treasury Department plans to use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover, source says CBS News
- US Floats Steering Frozen Iran Assets to Gulf Allies for Repairs Bloomberg.com
- US to make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to repair damage caused by Iran, source says The Times of Israel
Protests grow in Albania against Trump-Kushner-linked resort
Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Albanian capital against a proposed luxury beach resort linked to Trump.
Iran war live: Israel kills Lebanon general, Pakistan urges end to war
Israeli forces kill three high-ranking Lebanese soldiers as Arab nations condemn Iran's attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.