Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up?
US president claims white South African farmers face systematic killings, echoing debunked white genocide narratives.
Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with ‘terrorism’ offence
Kneecap's Mo Chara has been charged with a ‘terrorism’ offence for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert in Nov 2024.
Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 2 dead and 2 missing – ABC News
- Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 2 dead and 2 missing ABC News
- Death toll in Australia floods rises to four, tens of thousands stranded Reuters
- In photos: Deadly floods strand over 50,000 people in eastern Australia Axios
- Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 3 dead and 1 missing AP News
- Watch: Cattle washed on to beaches in widespread Australia floods BBC
China and the Philippines trade accusations over ship collision
A Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a Philippines government ship near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
Napoli, Inter Milan Serie A title fight comes down to final day
Title battle between Napoli and Inter Milan for Italian league reaches it's final round, but could require a playoff.
Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer – The New York Times
- Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer The New York Times
- Kim Jong Un’s New Warship Capsizes at Launch Due to ‘Absolute Carelessness’ WSJ
- Kim Jong Un slams 'serious accident' at warship launch BBC
- Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong The Guardian
- Aftermath Of Disastrous North Korean Frigate Launch Seen In Satellite Image Yahoo
UN says 90 lorry loads of aid now in Gaza after three-day delay at crossing
The aid, including flour and baby food, was picked up three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long blockade.
This US university student is on a hunger strike over Gaza
A student at UCLA has gained attention for going on a hunger strike to pressure the university to divest from Israel.
White crosses shown by Trump not graves, says South African who erected them
The US president had said the crosses were evidence of attacks on white farmers in South Africa.
EU backs tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia, Belarus
European Parliament backs bill that will enact duties in July and gradually increase them over three years.
Top Maoist leader Basavaraju killed as India cracks down on rebels – BBC
- Top Maoist leader Basavaraju killed as India cracks down on rebels BBC
- ‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists Al Jazeera
- India’s Security Forces Kill Dozens in a Bid to Crush Leftist Rebels The New York Times
- Abujhmad encounter: Basavaraju dead, focus on hunt for elusive Maoist commander The Indian Express
- India corners Maoist rebels after decades-long struggle Financial Times
Top Maoist leader killed as India cracks down on rebels
Twenty-seven rebels are reported to have been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
Exclusive | Trump Tells European Leaders in Private That Putin Isn’t Ready to End War, European Officials Say – WSJ
- Exclusive | Trump Tells European Leaders in Private That Putin Isn’t Ready to End War, European Officials Say WSJ
- Kremlin Reacts to Report Trump Told Allies Putin Is 'Winning' Newsweek
- Trump Hands Putin Another Victory The Atlantic
- Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks, Kremlin offers no timeframe Reuters
- Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem The New York Times
‘Refuge to all African Americans’ – What Ramaphosa should have told Trump
Tafi Mhaka imagines an alternate reality where South Africa grants asylum to 48 million African Americans.
Chemical castration can lead to 60% fewer crimes by sex offenders, says justice secretary – UK politics live
Shabana Mahmood is making a statement to MPs now about the findings of the sentencing review
The Conservatives are taking the credit for the near-50% fall in net migration. They say it is the changes to visa rules that they introduced that brought the numbers down.
This is from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary.
Net migration has halved - dropped by 430,000 - in 2024 compared to 2023
This is thanks to measures put in place by the last Conservative Government
This drop is because of the visa rule changes that I put in place.
Labour will try to claim credit for these figures but they criticised me at the time, and have failed to fully implement the changes.
Continue reading...UK to conclude Chagos Islands deal after court lifts last-minute injunction
Government due to give green light to deal handing sovereignty of islands to Mauritius
The UK government is due to conclude its deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands after an eleventh-hour high court injunction was lifted.
Ministers are preparing to finalise the agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after they were blocked from doing so for several hours by a court ruling in the early hours of Thursday.
Continue reading...Video: Palestinians in Gaza unload flour as limited aid finally arrives
Palestinians in Gaza received long-awaited aid trucks into the enclave.
Israeli army issues evacuation warning for 14 areas in northern Gaza – Middle East crisis live
AFP says army released statement in Arabic claiming it was ‘operating with intense force’ in a number of areas
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC took place.
Israel has faced criticism from Europe as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine.
There is a direct line connecting antisemitic and anti-Israel incitement to this murder.
This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and organisations, especially from Europe.
These libels about genocide, crimes against humanity and murdering babies pave the way exactly for such murders.
Continue reading...Trump and AOC condemn antisemitism after Israeli embassy staff shooting
Politicians took to social media to express shock and sorrow over killings of staffers outside Jewish museum in DC
Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats have condemned antisemitism in the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night.
“These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!” Trump wrote on social media in response to the shooting. “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!”
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