- Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say AP News
- Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 90 in China The New York Times
- At Least 90 Dead, 123 Others Hospitalized After Gas Explosion at Coal Mine People.com
- At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports BBC
- China mine death toll rises to 90 after gas blast The Guardian
At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
Watch: Pitches, PlayStations and protein ice cream – A look inside Brazil’s World Cup base camp
BBC's Brandon Livesay toured the Columbia Park Training Facility in Morris Township, New Jersey that will host the team in the coming weeks.
Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started. – The New York Times
- Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started. The New York Times
- In this image taken from a video released by the London Metropolitan Police Service, two men on a moped snatch a woman's phone. Yahoo News Canada
- London Smartphone Extortion Racket Exposes Terrifying Global Cybercrime Crisis streamlinefeed.co.ke
- A whole criminal supply chain exists because Apple made iPhones too hard to steal PhoneArena
- London’s phone theft crisis may have peaked as Met Police crack down South West Londoner
French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal – BBC
- French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal BBC
- Brothers, 5 and 4, Found 'Screaming and Crying' in Woodland After Their Mom Allegedly Blindfolded and Abandoned Them Yahoo
- French children, 4 and 5, found alone in Portugal woods after parents left them blindfolded ynetnews
- The shocking case of the abandoned children: what we know Euronews.com
- CCTV of mum and stepdad of boys abandoned in the woods in Portugal News.com.au
French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
The couple, who allegedly left two young boys on a roadside in the south of Portugal, will remain in custody, a court rules.
Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down – Al Jazeera
- Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down Al Jazeera
- India’s Gen Z have flipped the lowly cockroach into a symbol of defiance CNN
- India’s viral ‘cockroach party’ challenges Narendra Modi Financial Times
- Rapid rise of "Cockroach Janta Party" online protest movement appears to spook India's leaders CBS News
- India’s ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ began as a joke. Then millions joined in. NBC News
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
Senegal’s president sacks PM and former ally after months-long feud
Bassirou Diomaye Faye also dissolved the government, creating uncertainty amid a debt crisis in the country.
Senegal’s President Faye sacks PM Sonko and dissolves government – Al Jazeera
- Senegal’s President Faye sacks PM Sonko and dissolves government Al Jazeera
- Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction Reuters
- Senegal’s president fires prime minister after months of tensions AP News
- Senegal President Faye sacks prime minister Sonko after months or tensions BBC
- Senegal President Prime Minister Dayton Daily News
Three months in, is Trump losing the war against Iran? – The Times of Israel
- Three months in, is Trump losing the war against Iran? The Times of Israel
- Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war? Reuters
- An ever-expanding catastrophe over Iran is not inevitable. Trump can and must be stopped | Simon Tisdall The Guardian
- The Key Sticking Points for a US-Iran Peace Deal Bloomberg.com
- Donald Trump’s risky military options to break Iran deadlock Financial Times
Chile’s MAGA-inspired border control – NPR
The remains of 4 Italian divers killed in a Maldives cave dive have been repatriated – AP News
- The remains of 4 Italian divers killed in a Maldives cave dive have been repatriated AP News
- Dead Maldives divers were just minutes away from reaching surface as tragic new details emerge New York Post
- After 6 Dead in a Maldives Scuba Tragedy, the Safety Lessons We Need to Take Away Outside Magazine
- Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel, recovery firm CEO says: "No way out" CBS News
- Five cave divers slipped beneath the waves in the Maldives. Why didn’t they resurface? CNN
Pope Leo decries ‘dizzying’ profits earned by companies that pollute – Reuters
- Pope Leo decries 'dizzying' profits earned by companies that pollute Reuters
- Pope decries ‘unscrupulous’ polluters at deadly, mafia-linked dumping ground The Guardian
- Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’ NBC News
- Pope to visit Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ victims of Mafia’s toxic waste dumping EWTN News
- Pope Leo in Acerra: 'Let us take responsiblity and serve life' Vatican News
Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs
Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’
Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “soundbite” that will make little difference to families or businesses, restaurateurs have said.
This week, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, announced a temporary reduction in VAT on the children’s menu in restaurants from 20% to 5% between June and September, in order to help families with the cost of living crisis and offer a boost to the hospitality sector.
Continue reading...Board of Peace focus on Hamas risks return to war in Gaza, critics say
US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts say
The top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire, but critics have said the US-backed board’s lack of even-handedness in implementing the truce risks a return to war.
The “high representative for Gaza”, Nickolay Mladenov, told the UN security council on Thursday that Hamas was the “principal obstacle” to the ceasefire’s continued implementation because “it refused to accept verified decommissioning, relinquish coercive control and allow a genuine civilian transition”.
Continue reading...Fact check: 28 separate false claims Trump made this week – CNN
China mine explosion: death toll leaps to 90 after gas blast
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after blast in northern Shanxi province
At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in China’s northern Shanxi province, the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.
The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty underground, the state news agency Xinhua reported.
Continue reading...Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained
The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel's prison service says the allegations are false.
Fraudster trying to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby’s foiled over bogus invoices
Paperwork supplied by Andrew Crowley, 46, found to be made using printing methods 25 years too modern
A fraudster who tried to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby’s was foiled when his bogus accompanying paperwork was found to be written with printing methods that were 25 years too modern, a court has heard.
Andrew Crowley, 46, asked the auctioneers to value three Cycladic figures and one Anatolian stargazer statuette that he had inherited from his grandfather, Southwark crown court in London was told on Friday.
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