Murdochs reach deal in succession battle over media empire
Lachlan Murdoch will retain control of the conservative Fox and News Corp empire under the deal.
Norway’s left clinches vote win as populist right surges into second place
Labour has a chance of forming a narrow majority if it secures the support of four smaller parties on the centre left.
The pride of Ethiopia – What it took to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam
In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.
Thai court rules ex-PM Thaksin must serve one year in jail
The Supreme Court ruling is yet another blow to the influential Shinawatra political dynasty.
Thai court rules ex-PM Thaksin must serve one year in jail
The Supreme Court ruling is yet another blow to the influential Shinawatra political dynasty.
NZ ‘suitcase murder’: Anti-depressants found in children’s bodies
A jury heard Hakyung Lee killed her children in an attempted mass suicide after her husband's death.
Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister
Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down in 2023
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, the country’s supreme court has ruled, in a major blow to one of the country’s most prominent and polarising politicians.
The court ruled that Thaksin had not properly served an eight-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down when he returned to the country from self-imposed exile in 2023. After arriving back in the country, Thaksin spent less than 24 hours in jail, but was moved to the VIP wing of a hospital on health grounds, where he stayed for six months before he was released on parole.
In its judgment, the supreme court found that the arrangement allowing Thaksin to stay at hospital was unlawful. “The defendant knows his sickness was not an urgent matter, and staying in hospital cannot count as a prison term,” said the ruling read out by a judge.
“The court will issue a jail warrant and an official from Bangkok Remand Prison will take him,” the judge said.
First photos of site where NZ bushman hid children released
Police also found a stash of firearms and ammunition at the campsite surrounded by dense vegetation.
First photos of site where NZ bushman hid children released
Police also found a stash of firearms and ammunition at the campsite surrounded by dense vegetation.
New Epstein files and ‘birthday book’: What we know
A US congressional panel has released a redacted copy of an alleged "birthday book" given to Epstein.
Majority in EU’s biggest states believes bloc ‘sold out’ in US tariff deal, poll finds
Average of 77% of respondents across five countries thought agreement would benefit US economy above all
A majority of people across the EU’s five biggest member states believe the European Commission sold citizens out when negotiating a “humiliating” tariff deal with Donald Trump that “benefits the US” far more than Europe, a survey has shown.
The poll, by Cluster17 for the European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent, found 77% of respondents – ranging from 89% in France to 50% in Poland – thought the deal would benefit above all the US economy, with only 2% believing it would benefit Europe’s.
Continue reading...White House denies Trump’s alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic
The message purportedly written by Trump is inside a 238-page book released by a House committee.
Billy Porter recovering from ‘serious case of sepsis’ as Broadway show closes early
The 55-year-old actor has been playing Emcee in Cabaret, which will now shut a month earlier than planned
Billy Porter is “recovering from a serious case of sepsis”, forcing the early closure of Broadway’s revival of Cabaret in which he played a leading role.
The show’s producers announced on Sunday that Porter “is recovering from a serious case of sepsis” that will prevent him from returning to the stage.
Continue reading...Flotilla for Gaza says boat struck by drone in Tunisian waters, authorities deny – Reuters
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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla hit by drones, organisers claim
Organisers said two boats were hit in separate incidents; Tunisian authorities disputed the first and have not commented yet on the second.
Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests – AP News
- Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests AP News
- Indonesian finance minister's removal unnerves investors, rupiah tumbles Reuters
- Prabowo Removes Finance Chief, Risking Turmoil for Indonesia Bloomberg.com
- Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto fires finance minister in wake of protests Financial Times
- Long-serving Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani removed in Cabinet reshuffle The Straits Times
Nepal lifts social media ban after protests leave 19 dead, minister says – Reuters
- Nepal lifts social media ban after protests leave 19 dead, minister says Reuters
- Nepal lifts social media ban that sparked deadly Gen Z protests CNN
- Nepal rolls back social media ban after deadly protests rock capital The Guardian
- Nineteen killed in Nepal in 'Gen Z' protest over social media ban, corruption Reuters
- At least 19 dead in Nepal after Gen Z protests at corruption and social media ban BBC
10 Killed and 61 Injured in Mexico After Train Crashes Into Bus – The New York Times
- 10 Killed and 61 Injured in Mexico After Train Crashes Into Bus The New York Times
- Ten people killed, 61 hurt after Mexican train hits double-decker bus Reuters
- Train slams into double-decker bus in Mexico, killing at least 8 people and injuring dozens CBS News
- Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 10 people PBS
- Train collides with double-decker bus in Mexico, killing at least 10 people CNN
Ferrari chair to do community service over tax case
John Elkann and two of his siblings will pay €183m to settle an Italian inheritance tax dispute.
Why monsoon rains have been so deadly in India this year
Rains have caused landslides and severe floods in parts of the country and killed hundreds.