‘Diplomacy was betrayed by the Americans’: Iranian FM spokesman
“This is the second time in less than a year that diplomacy was betrayed by the Americans.”
Son of rapper Lil Jon drowned after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms
Body of Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was found in pond north of Atlanta in February
The son of the rapper Lil Jon drowned after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, officials in the US state of Georgia said.
The body of Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was found in a pond north of Atlanta in early February.
Continue reading...Australia’s broken aged care home support system is ensuring that loved ones live and die without dignity
Alan Nicolle was already approved for urgent aged care supports, but delays and confusion under a ‘Kafkaesque’ system made his final days exhausting and painful
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Dying Australians approved for government-funded aged care home support are struggling to access it, with carers describing a system plagued by delays and lack of control around how funding is spent.
The accounts of carers and aged care assessors spoken to by Guardian Australia show that beyond the controversial, algorithm-driven assessment process for home care funding, many are left without adequate and timely support even after funding has been approved.
Continue reading...‘People have lost all sense of shame’: three threats against federal politicians reported to police every day
At least 21 charges have been laid against individuals since October, Australian federal police say, following 951 reports to June
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Nearly three violent or menacing threats against federal politicians are being reported to police daily, according to Australian federal police data, with rates almost doubling in two years.
The soaring danger for elected officials and their staff reached new heights this week when Anthony Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge in Canberra over a bomb threat.
Continue reading...Man arrested in shooting of prominent Muslim leader in Utah during Ramadan
Imam Shuaib Din was not hit by multiple shots fired by Abdul Raouf Afridi, who ambushed him outside his home
A man has been arrested for recently shooting a gun at prominent Muslim leader Imam Shuaib Din in Utah, the police department in the city of Sandy said Saturday.
Din’s suspected attacker was identified as Abdul Raouf Afridi. Police said the man was arrested on 12 counts of aggravated assault, including felony discharge of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, dangerous discharge of a weapon from a vehicle and possession of a dangerous weapon as a prohibited person.
Continue reading...US and Israel strike Iran: what happened?
Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, hitting targets across the country.
Luxury Dubai hotel hit as Iran launches retaliatory strikes across region
Smoke and flames rose from Dubai's Fairmont The Palm hotel as civilian targets came under fire along with the US military bases across the middle east.
Suspected Iranian drone hits Bahrain high-rise building
A suspected Iranian drone struck a high-rise building in Bahrain.
Nine months after 12-day war, US, Israel seek to topple Iran’s leaders
US, Israel launch attacks on Iran in a move that risks destabilising the Middle East.
Pakistan edge last-ball thriller against Sri Lanka but exit T20 World Cup
Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot.
Lamine Yamal hits hat-trick as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga
Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of hosting Getafe on Monday.
Scattered fires, damage seen across Israel as Iran retaliates
Israelis rushed into bomb shelters as Iranian projectiles started fires and caused scattered damage.
Mapping US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes
The US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Tehran has responded by launching missiles at Israel and Gulf states.
How the world has reacted to US and Israeli strikes on Iran
World leaders are responding to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.
Backpacks, schoolbooks seen amid rubble of Iranian girls’ school
Rescuers dug through the rubble of a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran after a US-Israeli strike.
The fantasy of an easy victory in the war on Iran
The US and Israel declared regime change as their ultimate goal. That, however, would be difficult to achieve.
Inside Iran, panic as strikes hit but for some it’s a moment of relief
Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.
It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England
The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?
For anyone who attended university in England in the last 15 or so years, the idea of student loans feeling like some sort of debt trap is hardly news. But three weeks ago, when the journalist Oli Dugmore discussed this on the BBC’s Question Time, it felt like a moment.
It was less the size of the initial debt, he explained, than the way above-inflation interest rates meant the interest charged alone was now almost as much as the original sum. “So was it mis-sold to me?” he asked, rhetorically. “Yes, I’d say so.”
Continue reading...Scenes of destruction in Iran after US-Israeli strikes
Footage from Tehran shows burned vehicles, wrecked buildings, towering plumes of smoke, and a massive crater.
Inside Israel’s ‘normal’: Triumphalism and calm mix after attack on Iran
Israel has been on high alert since it launched a wave of joint attacks with the US against Iran.