- NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets AP News
- NATO Needs Turkey The New York Times
- NATO urges members to deliver plans for reaching defence spending targets Al Jazeera
- NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing PBS
- NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect Reuters
Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes
Tour de France spectator ban as country along with Spain, Portugal and Greece faces ‘powder keg’ after heatwave
Wildfires raging across southern Europe have forced thousands to flee their homes and prompted officials to ban spectators from a stage of the Tour de France, amid warnings of “powder keg” conditions after a record-breaking early summer heatwave.
Hundreds of firefighters are tackling blazes that have burned through almost 20,000 hectares (49,500 acres) in Portugal, Spain, France and Greece. Strong winds are forecast to fan the flames and temperatures are expected to rise again this week.
Continue reading...Italy ordered to compensate woman who was told her rape allegations were ‘normal’
ECHR rules that Italian prosecutor’s remarks perpetuated ‘sexist stereotypes’ and downplayed gender violence
The European court of human rights has ordered the Italian state to pay compensation to a woman whose allegations of repeated rape by her partner were dismissed by a prosecutor as “normal” for men who struggle to overcome resistance from “tired” women.
The court ruled that the remarks perpetuated “sexist stereotypes” and downplayed gender violence, resulting in the woman being subjected to further victimisation.
Continue reading...Frenchman convicted of 2020 murder of wife confesses from jail – BBC
Seaplane lands in New York City’s East River with only minor injuries reported
Seaplane carrying eight people made ‘hard landing’ and was towed back to dock, according to the fire department
A seaplane made a rough landing in New York City’s East River on Sunday, alarming bystanders and resulting in two minor injuries, according to city authorities.
The seaplane carrying eight people made a “hard landing” at about noon, according to the New York City fire department. The plane made it upright and was towed back to dock, the department said.
Continue reading...Higher-earning Australians flocking to 5% first home deposit scheme with some borrowers earning over $200,000
Exclusive: Economists warn Labor’s removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positions
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Most Australian first home buyers are using the government’s 5% deposit scheme, with one in three new participants earning more than the scheme’s previous cap for high income earners.
The influx of high income earners into the first home guarantee program, economists warn, has pushed up property prices by increasing buying capacity for people who would have bought anyway.
Continue reading...Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the century
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Extreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people being admitted to hospital for a mental health condition, according to research.
The analysis, which looked at 720,000 New South Wales hospital admissions of young people aged up to 24, suggested the climate crisis would aggravate the already declining mental health of young people.
Continue reading...Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery in Western Siberia – The Moscow Times
- Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery in Western Siberia The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest refinery, in one of deepest strikes yet Reuters
- Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg BBC
- Ukrainian Drones Fall Near Major Russian Ports on Baltic Coast Bloomberg.com
- Over 500 Ukrainian drones strike 20 Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight. Refinery hit in Yaroslavl, blackout across Crimea. Meduza
Trump denied latest bid to delay $5.8m judgment payment to E Jean Carroll
Carroll was awarded damages after New York jury concluded Trump sexually abused her, then defamed her after she publicly described the attack
Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay payment of a $5.8m judgment for defaming a magazine columnist whom a jury determined he sexually abused has been emphatically rejected by a federal court judge.
In a single-sentence 4 July order, US district Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the president’s request for more time to pay the civil judgment owed to E Jean Carroll, who was awarded the damages after a New York jury concluded that Trump sexually abused her in 1996 – then defamed her after she publicly described the attack in 2019.
Continue reading...Trump rings New York Stock Exchange bell to mark first trading day for ‘Trump accounts’
US president rings bell from White House and showcases initiative that gives children a $1,000 investment account
Donald Trump rang the bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from the White House to mark the first trading day for Trump accounts, a government initiative that provides children with a $1,000 investment account.
The US president hosted leaders from the NYSE and the Nasdaq stock exchange at the Oval Office for a press conference on Monday morning. It is the first joint opening of the exchanges, and the first time the bell had been rung at the White House.
Continue reading...Sri Lanka prison riots leave 26 dead and more than 100 injured
The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.
Wildfires Force Evacuation of Thousands in Southwest France – The New York Times
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- Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes The Guardian
- Wildfire in southern France forces 10,000 people from their homes Reuters
- Wildfire forces Tour de France to ban fans from stage finale as parts of Europe sizzle again AP News
Germany to borrow €800bn for rearmament in historic shift – Financial Times
- Germany to borrow €800bn for rearmament in historic shift Financial Times
- German cabinet approves 2027 draft budget, hikes defence, investment spending Reuters
- Germany ramps up defense spending in new budget plan ahead of NATO summit politico.eu
- Germany Rejects Trump’s Demands For NATO Loyalty to Washington Bloomberg.com
- German Defense Spending to Climb to Third of Budget by 2030 Bloomberg.com
Clashes escalate at Sri Lanka prison to leave 25 dead, many more injured – Reuters
- Clashes escalate at Sri Lanka prison to leave 25 dead, many more injured Reuters
- Death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clash rises to 26, with another 77 in hospital AP News
- Sri Lanka prison riots leave 26 dead and more than 100 injured BBC
- Riot in Sri Lanka Prison Leaves at Least 23 Dead The New York Times
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Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says – The Guardian
- Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says The Guardian
- UN rights body demands release of Palestinian doctor detained by Israel Al Jazeera
- UN rights council orders urgent inquiry into Sudan's al-Obeid Reuters
- Family Says Palestinian Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya Was Left Disfigured by Israeli Torture Democracy Now!
- Court orders state explain detained Gaza doctor's 'life-threatening' condition Haaretz
Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
Watch: Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building
The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.
Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis
Authorities claim Tyrin Johnson, 20, pulled gun on officers controversially deployed at instigation of Trump
National guard soldiers on patrol in Memphis shot and killed a man that authorities in the Tennessee city said turned and pulled a gun on the troops during a chase.
The shooting took place at about 4am on Sunday as the soldiers responded to a report of gunfire.
Continue reading...Melbourne teacher dies after head clash during suburban football game
Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, died in hospital after hitting his head during a game in Lalor, club confirms
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A suburban Melbourne footballer has died in hospital after a clash of heads saw him fall to the ground and hit his head on a covered cricket pitch, his club confirmed on Monday night.
High school teacher Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, was taken to Royal Melbourne hospital on Saturday after the incident during an Australian rules football game in Lalor in Melbourne’s north, and was said to be receiving “end of life” care.
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