Journalists denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters' White House press badges were confiscated, the outlets reported.
Dutch riot police break up violent far-right protest in The Hague – Al Jazeera
Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence ‘loopholes’
Premier Ben Carroll vows to legislate new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment
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A re-elected Victorian Labor government will create two new Australian-first offences aimed at closing “loopholes” it says have allowed perpetrators of family violence to escape punishment.
On Sunday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will announce an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence, as well as a new offence covering perpetrators abandoning a victim in need of medical care.
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Continue reading...The new lines of southern Lebanon : The Picture Show – NPR
Iran says conditions to re-engage in talks, end war sent to US via Qatar
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, tells Al Jazeera Tehran awaiting Trump response.
Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century – AP News
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Israel targets paramedics in southern Lebanon
Two back-to-back Israeli air strikes hit Nabatieh in Lebanon, while a third strike targeted an ambulance team.
Impotent Russian spy gave away state secrets in exchange for treatment – nypost.com
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Cuba works to restore power after another major nationwide blackout
The outage marks at least the sixth one this year after a United States-imposed energy blockade went into effect.
California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger
Health authorities work to notify people who were exposed to person who traveled through at least six counties
California public health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure spanning multiple counties after an infected and unvaccinated passenger traveled through the state via Amtrak trains and thruway buses.
The warning comes as the US faces its largest measles resurgence in more than three decades, fueled largely by growing vaccine hesitancy.
Continue reading...Dutch riot police break up violent far-right protest in The Hague
Justice minister condemns 'Hitler salutes, antisemitic slogans, violence' at the anti-immigration rally.
A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outlets
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to White House on Saturday.
Richard Branson’s wife could have survived with crucial medication, coroner finds – Fox News
Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks
An embattled Trump has injected his fight with the news media with new acrimony, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.
After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change – Reuters
- After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change Reuters
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Ed Sheeran concert set to go ahead after outcry over Gaza
Sheeran may perform solo after musicians dropped out of tour over expulsion of Macklemore for supporting Palestine.
Golden retriever brings toys to the intruder who breaks into his house – AP News
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- Back to school in Gaza: Learning in tents after years of disruption Al Jazeera
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As attacks choke off Saudi oil, kingdom confronts limits of Trump’s friendship – The Washington Post
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Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery – The Guardian
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- Jamaica’s slavery petition packed with years of research Jamaica Observer
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Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party – The New York Times
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