Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police
Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison
A journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along with two others, for his reporting for the Guardian.
Mohamed Bulbul was arrested with the journalists Abdihafid Nor Barre and Abdishakur Mohamed Mohamud on Friday evening while in a restaurant in the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. They said they were assaulted by members of Somalia’s US-trained counter-terrorism police unit and taken to be questioned by police. All three were released in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Continue reading...Rosenberg: Scaled-back Victory Parade in Moscow’s Red Square
The BBC's Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.
Japanese council votes to remove unconscious mayor
Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.
Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation – AP News
- Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation AP News
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- Without Its Expert Jury, Venice Biennale Lets the Public Choose Its Prize Winners The New York Times
Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade
The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.
Russia Ukraine: Putin’s fear is showing. There’s good reason for it. – Slate
Australia’s right-wing One Nation party scores historic parliamentary win
One Nation gains its first seat in the lower house, in a by-election seen as a key test for the populist party.
I will serve – not rule over Hungary, says new PM
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.
North Korean troops join Putin’s scaled-back military parade as Ukraine agrees temporary ceasefire – NBC News
- North Korean troops join Putin’s scaled-back military parade as Ukraine agrees temporary ceasefire NBC News
- North Korean leader Kim calls ties with Russia top priority in Victory Day message to Putin Reuters
- Russia-Ukraine latest: North Korean troops take part in Russian Victory Day parade for first time The Telegraph
- Why a 5-year defence pact between North Korea and Russia could make China uneasy South China Morning Post
- Kim Jong Un: Relations with Russia Are a Top Priority Hasht-e Subh Daily
Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran – The New York Times
- Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran The New York Times
- Iran said to get Russian drone parts via Caspian Sea Breakingthenews.net
- Russia bypasses naval blockade, resupply Iran via Caspian Sea Roya News
- The Caspian Sea’s Role in the Iran War The National Interest
Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade
Putin is set to speak at the World War II commemoration, which is scaled back this year due to security concerns.
Spain’s Canary Islands brace for incoming hantavirus-stricken cruise ship – Al Jazeera
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- Covid-19 cruise passengers recall painful memories amid hantavirus outbreak NBC News
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- US sending charter flight to bring Americans home from hantavirus cruise ship BBC
Spain’s Canary Islands brace for incoming hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
140 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius vessel will be 'completely isolated' and evacuated, say Spanish authorities.
Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars in violent West Bank raids
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed various areas of the West Bank, set cars on fire, and attacked Palestinians.
Financial struggles burden Yemen’s army as soldiers wait for wages
Yemeni soldiers earn $38 to $116 monthly, but an unstable currency has eroded the value of their salaries.
Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect – CNN
- Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect CNN
- A Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability The New York Times
- Photos show Russia's Victory Day with a scaled-down Red Square parade in Moscow WRAL
- Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade The Guardian
Iran accuses US of ‘reckless military adventure’
Abbas Araghchi says the US attacks each time there is a diplomatic solution on the table.
Mysterious disappearance of man on popular WA hiking track sparks police search
Samuel Whitsed, 27, is believed to have travelled from Victoria to hike Bibbulmun Track near outskirts of Perth
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Three months after a hiker was last seen at a popular walking track, police have become increasingly concerned for the missing man’s welfare.
Police have scoured dense bushland for a Victorian man after he disappeared from a popular hiking trail on the other side of the country.
Continue reading...‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
Israeli PM says he has ‘full coordination’ with US president amid reports that Washington no longer consults him
Benjamin Netanyahu interrupted an uncharacteristically long silence over the Iran conflict this week with a video commentary insisting he had “full coordination” with Donald Trump, with whom he spoke “almost daily”.
The insistence that all was rosy in the US-Israeli relationship followed weeks of reports in the domestic press that Israel was no longer being consulted over the Iran conflict, and even less over Pakistani-brokered peace talks. Such is the scepticism over Netanyahu’s trustworthiness among the general public and independent press that the immediate reaction among observers to his video statement was speculation that the reality could be even worse than they had imagined.
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