‘We don’t want to go’: Australian couple told to pay $3,500 to postpone flights amid Middle East volatility

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Experts say consumers are unlikely to have any legal rights to defer flights unless the airline’s fine print allows it

Sharon Latour and her husband are scheduled to fly through Abu Dhabi on an Etihad flight on Wednesday, just nine days after Iran launched a missile strike on a US base in nearby Qatar.

As of Friday, the Australian couple’s flight was still scheduled for takeoff despite the volatility in the region. Latour is upset that Etihad are insisting on charging her $3,500 to change their tickets if they want to postpone their trip until early next year.

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Man jailed for at least 40 years for sword murder of London boy Daniel Anjorin

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Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, sentenced for killing 14-year-old and attempted murder of three others in Hainault

A man has been jailed for at least 40 years for the “wicked” murder of the schoolboy Daniel Anjorin during a 20-minute rampage in east London.

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, fatally slashed Daniel with a samurai sword minutes after the 14-year-old left his home in Hainault on 30 April last year.

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IDF hits Hezbollah targets, blames terror group rocket fire for death of woman in area – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF hits Hezbollah targets, blames terror group rocket fire for death of woman in area  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel strikes Lebanon in one of biggest attacks since November ceasefire  The Washington Post
  3. 1 killed and 11 wounded in intense Israeli strikes on south Lebanon  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. IDF strikes Hezbollah terror site in south Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel military strikes at Hezbollah as UN assesses Iran nuclear site damage - live  The Independent
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Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’

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In first assessment since pandemic in 2020, World Bank urges other countries to step up support

Extreme poverty is accelerating in 39 countries affected by war and conflict, leaving more than a billion people to go hungry, according to the World Bank.

Civil wars and confrontations between nations, mostly in Africa, have set back economic growth and reduced the incomes of more than a billion people, “driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else”, the Washington-based body said.

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World Leaders Conspire to Form Trade Org Without US As Trump Keeps Threatening Countries With Tariffs – Latin Times

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  1. World Leaders Conspire to Form Trade Org Without US As Trump Keeps Threatening Countries With Tariffs  Latin Times
  2. EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US  politico.eu
  3. EU leaders on WTO: We need to ‘come up with something else’  CNN
  4. Let's create a new World Trade Organization - Von der Leyen  Euronews.com
  5. EU's Pacific alliance would not replace WTO, EU officials say  Reuters
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Ottawa ‘urgently seeking more information’ about death of Canadian citizen in Ice custody

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Johnny Noviello was detained by US immigration in Florida over a 2023 conviction and died while awaiting deportation

Authorities in Canada are seeking information about the death of a 49-year-old Canadian man who died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody in Florida this week.

In a statement, Ice, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Johnny Noviello, 49, died on 23 June after being found unresponsive at a federal detention center in Miami, where he was being detained “pending removal proceedings” from the US.

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Why did Robert Fico veto the new EU sanctions on Russia? Money is key – Euronews.com

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  1. Why did Robert Fico veto the new EU sanctions on Russia? Money is key  Euronews.com
  2. EU leaders agree to renew Russia sanctions for another six months  Reuters
  3. European companies shipping critical missile parts to Russia, Zelensky tells EU  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Slovakia vetoes Russia sanctions at EU summit  Euronews.com
  5. EU leaders agree to extend Russian sanctions - officials  RTE.ie
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Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm

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Police in Oslo announce charges against Marius Borg Høiby after months-long investigation involving ‘double-digit’ number of alleged victims

Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, on counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims.

Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage.

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European countries issue travel warnings for government-banned Budapest Pride march – Euronews.com

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  1. European countries issue travel warnings for government-banned Budapest Pride march  Euronews.com
  2. Hungary's PM Orban warns of legal consequences over banned Budapest Pride march  Reuters
  3. Hungary warns its EU partners not to attend 'banned' pride parade  Le Monde.fr
  4. Ahead of Budapest Pride, EFF and 46 Organizations Call on European Commission to Defend Fundamental Rights in Hungary  Electronic Frontier Foundation
  5. Orbán vs. von der Leyen: Budapest Pride takes center stage in Europe’s culture war  politico.eu
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North Korea Opens Seaside Resort Town: Move Over, Saint-Tropez! – One Mile at a Time

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  1. North Korea Opens Seaside Resort Town: Move Over, Saint-Tropez!  One Mile at a Time
  2. Kim Jong Un Makes Rare Appearance with Wife and 'Respected' Middle Child, but His Other Rumored Kids Have Never Been Seen  Yahoo
  3. North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism  BBC
  4. North Korea set to open its biggest tourist site, though it still largely blocks foreigners  CBS News
  5. Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year  The Guardian
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Israel Suggests It Could Strike Iran Again to Counter New Threats – The New York Times

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  1. Israel Suggests It Could Strike Iran Again to Counter New Threats  The New York Times
  2. IDF shows details of damage to Iran's nuclear, missile production sites  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Threatening Iran, Katz says he instructed IDF to prepare plan to prevent nuclear advancement  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel Is Waging War on Iran, While the IDF Is Waging Spin on the Public  Haaretz
  5. Israel: Campaign against Iran not over  The Telegraph
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EU retaliation against Trump drug tariffs would be bad idea, says industry

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European pharmaceutical body says it would be ‘negative for both sides’ if Brussels hits back on threatened US levies

The European pharmaceutical industry has urged Brussels not to retaliate if Donald Trump brings in threatened tariffs on imported drugs, amid fears he could impose the levies as early as next week.

The US president said last week that the sector-specific tariffs were coming “very soon”. There is concern in Brussels that he could impose them imminently to give himself further leverage ahead of his self-imposed 9 July deadline for trade deals with the EU and about 60 countries.

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