I learnt government was suing me on the news – Nigerian senator
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused one of the country's top politicians of trying to kill her.
Boeing reaches deal with US DOJ to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The DOJ is expected to have a written agreement with Boeing in place by the end of next week.
Pentagon promotes Kingsley Wilson to press secretary despite history of antisemitic comments – Jewish Insider
- Pentagon promotes Kingsley Wilson to press secretary despite history of antisemitic comments Jewish Insider
- New Pentagon spokesperson promoted antisemitic conspiracy theory – as it happened The Guardian
- Pentagon promotes press sec who parrots ‘neo-Nazi playbook,’ AJC tells JNS JNS.org
- Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting law firm linked to Robert Mueller – US politics live The Guardian
- New Pentagon spokesperson promoted antisemitic conspiracy theory – US politics live The Guardian
Trump signs executive orders to spur US ‘nuclear energy renaissance’
President aims to construct new nuclear reactors as he implements his own energy policies and undoes Joe Biden’s
Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Friday intended to spur a “nuclear energy renaissance” through the construction of new reactors he said would satisfy the electricity demands of data centers for artificial intelligence and other emerging industries.
The orders represented the president’s latest foray into the policy underlying America’s electricity supply. Trump declared a national energy emergency on his first day in office over and moved to undo a ban implemented by Joe Biden on new natural gas export terminals and expand oil and gas drilling in Alaska.
Continue reading...Georgian man extradited to US to face charges over poison-candy terror plot
Officials say Michail Chkhikvishvili is the leader of a neo-Nazi group that promotes violence against minorities
The leader of an eastern European neo-Nazi group has been extradited to the United States from Moldova following his arrest last summer for allegedly instructing an undercover federal agent to dress as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and racial minorities, prosecutors said.
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old from the republic of Georgia, was arraigned on Friday before a federal judge in Brooklyn on multiple felonies, including soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence.
Continue reading...Qalanders-Islamabad: Lahore reach PSL final with 95-run win
Lahore Qalanders beat Islamabad United by 95 runs to reach Sunday's Pakistan Super League final.
Trump’s foreign student ban on Harvard has caused ‘very real damage’
Donald Trump’s decision to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students has caused irreparable damage, says one student.
Trump seeks to boost US nuclear power, roll back regulations
A host of new executive orders seeks to fast-track approvals to grow the US's nuclear energy sector, a lengthy process.
UEFA Women’s Champions League final: Barcelona vs Arsenal start, team news
Barcelona face Arsenal while aiming to become only the second side to claim a Women's Champions League three-peat.
Trump administration releases people to shelters it threatened to prosecute for aiding migrants – AP News
Israeli strike rocks Jabalia even as aid to Gaza resumes
Palestinians searched for bodies after an Israeli airstrike leveled a building in Jabalia.
A lens on poverty and the environment: Sebastiao Salgado is dead at age 81
The famed Brazilian photographer was praised for his work capturing marginalised populations, including mineworkers.
Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah – The New York Times
- Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah The New York Times
- Lebanon will start disarming Palestinian refugee camps in June, official says The Times of Israel
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel AP News
- Mahmoud Abbas agrees on roadmap to disarm Palestinian factions in Lebanon Middle East Eye
- Lebanon begins drive to defang militant groups Financial Times
Four men guilty of Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris
Three pensioners and a man in his 30s jailed as four others convicted of related charges
Four men have been found guilty of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris and stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended fashion week in 2016.
Three pensioners and one man in his 30s were convicted of carrying out the armed heist, which was thought to be the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Four other people were found guilty of assisting in the plot or related charges. Two people were acquitted of accusations they handed out information about Kardashian’s whereabouts.
Continue reading...Jon Stewart Shares Dark Prediction for How the Trump Story Ends – Yahoo
Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea’s new destroyer that’s lying on its side – Business Insider
- Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea's new destroyer that's lying on its side Business Insider
- Kim Jong Un’s New Warship Capsizes at Launch Due to ‘Absolute Carelessness’ WSJ
- Satellite images reveal North Korea's mangled naval destroyer after failed launch Fox News
- Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer The New York Times
- Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer Beyond Parallel
As Israel faces diplomatic ‘tsunami’, Trump is staying quiet
This has been a tumultuous week for the Jewish state, the BBC's Paul Adams writes.
US investment Firm RedBird to buy UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper
Abu Dhabi’s IMI will take a minority stake in the company of no more than 15 percent.
Twelve injured after woman stabs people at Hamburg train station
Police say six victims critically wounded in attack by 39-year-old assailant in Germany’s second-largest city
German police have arrested a woman after at least 12 people were injured in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg.
Some of the injured sustained life-threatening injuries in the stabbing, emergency services said, although the exact number remained unclear.
Continue reading...Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
Providing every new home with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds has been rejected by Labour at the committee stage of its increasingly controversial planning bill.
The amendment to the bill to ask every developer to provide a £35 hollow brick for swifts, house martins, sparrows and starlings, which was tabled by Labour MP Barry Gardiner, has been rejected by the Labour-dominated committee.
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