- Keir Starmer’s Downfall is a Warning for the Democrats Home ❧ Current Affairs
- Politics latest: Burnham to propose 'Number 10 North' in speech - as Tories criticise 'politics of distraction' Sky News
- The Torture Chamber of British Politics Crushes Its Latest Prime Minister The New Yorker
- Has Ireland lost a friend with the departure of Sir Keir Starmer? BBC
- Why Britain devours its prime ministers Al Jazeera
High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham
Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres
All-night slot machine shops and casinos could face a £460m tax rise if Andy Burnham acts on his concerns about the gambling industry as prime minister, after an influential thinktank found the policy would have public support.
Known by some in the gambling sector as “slot sheds”, adult gaming centres (AGCs) have flooded UK high streets in recent years, disproportionately targeting economically deprived areas.
Continue reading...Iran Ratchets Up Talk of Controlling Hormuz Ahead of New Talks – Bloomberg.com
- Iran Ratchets Up Talk of Controlling Hormuz Ahead of New Talks Bloomberg.com
- Exclusive | Iran Estimates $40 Billion Windfall From Reopening Hormuz With Gulf States WSJ
- Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks Reuters
- Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait The New York Times
One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court
While Trump celebrated a ruling expanding presidential power to remove and replace regulators, other decisions were major setbacks.
One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court
While Trump celebrated a ruling expanding presidential power to remove and replace regulators, other decisions were major setbacks.
Officials release names of three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire
Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson killed working to contain raging fires on Utah-Colorado border
The US Department of Interior on Monday released the names of three firefighters who were killed while working to contain wildfires along the Utah-Colorado border.
Two other firefighters who were part of the specialized helicopter-deployed crew were also injured in the blaze, although authorities did not identify them.
Continue reading...What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq?
A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests.
‘Hoping beyond hope’: Rescue efforts continue at collapsed La Guaira building
At least 1,700 people are known to have been killed in the disaster but hope remains that others can continue to be found alive.
Dogs, drones and sound detectors: How rescuers search for quake survivors
Teams armed with a range of techniques continue to dig through the rubble in Venezuela.
‘A million Russians arguing in gasoline lines’ should think hard about what comes next, Zelensky warns – Meduza
- ‘A million Russians arguing in gasoline lines’ should think hard about what comes next, Zelensky warns Meduza
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines The Guardian
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy mocks Russian military drive, says Moscow rejects all peace proposals Reuters
- Zelensky: Russia Shifts Donetsk Capture Deadlines – Now at 15 Attempts Kyiv Post
- Zelenskyy Says Russia Keeps Resetting Its Deadline for Capturing Donetsk — Now at 15 Attempts UNITED24 Media
France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say – The New York Times
- France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say The New York Times
- Europe Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool The New York Times
- Italy and Balkans endure heatwave, US also faces soaring temperatures Reuters
- France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records NBC News
- Paris mortuaries overwhelmed amid Europe's record heat PBS
Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves
In areas devastated by the twin earthquakes, people are using crowbars, pickaxes and their bare hands to try to reach survivors.
Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany
The male suspect who has been arrested was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, police say.
Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany
The male suspect who has been arrested was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, police say.
Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials say – AP News
Martinelli scores late as Brazil beat Japan 2-1, into World Cup last 16
Martinelli's stoppage-time goal in Houston takes the five-time champions to the Round of 16, breaking Japanese hearts.
Will Andy Burnham’s devolution plan raise economic growth? – BBC
- Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth? BBC
- Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London The New York Times
- UK's prime minister-in-waiting vows to rip up politics as usual Reuters
- Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past | Frances Ryan The Guardian
- Burnham’s radical localism alone won’t fix the UK economy Financial Times
Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence
Foreigners have already left South Africa ahead of the deadline set by anti-migrant groups.
US man dies while discarding body of girlfriend he fatally strangled, officials say
Police found man, who died of a heart attack, next to his girlfriend by abandoned vehicle in wooded area of Alabama
A man recently died in Alabama from a heart attack while trying to discard his girlfriend’s body after fatally strangling her, according to authorities.
At the center of the unusually macabre case was Daniel Robbins, 44, and Jessica Folds, 47.
Continue reading...Tenured California professor fired over Gaza protest wins job back
Arbitrator rules California State University system violated law when it dismissed Sang Hea Kil, who now plans to sue
A tenured professor who was fired last year over her pro-Palestinian activism has won her job back and is suing her university over the termination.
Last November, Sang Hea Kil, a justice studies professor at San José State University in California, became the first tenured faculty member to be dismissed from a US public university following nationwide campus protests over Israel’s enduring war in Gaza. After several appeals, an arbitrator last week ruled that the California State University system had violated the law and ordered it to reinstate her. Kil had previously filed a lawsuit against CSU, which it accused of “discriminatory and retaliatory attempts to silence her”.
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