- Israel says IDF is staying in southern Lebanon, undermining Iran peace talks The Guardian
- 'Soldiers in, residents out' • Netanyahu: Israel won't withdraw from Lebanon 'as long as I am prime minister' Haaretz
- 'Political suicide': Netanyahu will not allow a full withdrawal from Lebanon, officials estimate The Jerusalem Post
- Israel says military will maintain security zone in southern Lebanon Reuters
- Katz vows IDF won’t withdraw from south Lebanon ‘even if there’s an American demand’ The Times of Israel
Germany’s railways grind to halt as IT maintenance snag takes down network
Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setback
Germany’s rail network ground to a halt late on Tuesday as a result of maintenance work that went wrong, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers unable to get home as the national operator faced widespread criticism over the chaos.
The Deutsche Bahn (DB) meltdown was initially thought to have been caused by a cyber-attack, but it later emerged that it was likely to have been triggered by a scheduled attempt to replace an ageing component in the railway’s internal communication network, without which the trains are unable to run.
Continue reading...Brazilian federal police arrest Spanish citizen at São Paulo airport for racism
Woman detained at airport after allegedly making racist remarks directed at workers unloading baggage, police say
Brazil’s federal police have detained a Spanish citizen in São Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism, in the latest of a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds.
Brazil has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America. Insulting a person on the basis of race carries a penalty of imprisonment from two to five years and a fine.
Continue reading...UN nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran sites as part of war deal
Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.
UN nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran sites as part of war deal
Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.
SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory – EWTN News
- SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory EWTN News
- Crisis looms for Pope Leo as splinter sect seeks to ordain far-right bishops The Guardian
- SSPX doubles down on defiance of Vatican II in open letter National Catholic Reporter
- Franciscan University professors urge SSPX to desist from schism EWTN News
- Will We Be Excommunicated? FSSPX Actualités
Colombia’s left-wing presidential candidate concedes defeat
Senator Iván Cepeda was beaten by right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella by less than a percentage point.
AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption
Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour
The surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.
Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering more than a metre of charred papyrus without physically unrolling the scroll. The work discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour and dates to the second or late-third century BC.
Continue reading...Colombia’s leftwing candidate concedes election to Trump-endorsed millionaire
Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin margin
The defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia’s presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella.
Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote.
Continue reading...These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status – National Catholic Reporter
China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke – WSJ
- China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke WSJ
- China angered, Taiwan cheered by Western allies' alarm over Chinese Coast Guard activities Reuters
- China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait AP News
- Allies in Taipei condemn Chinese drills off eastern Taiwan Taipei Times
- PLA’s advanced carrier Fujian transits Taiwan Strait amid military drills South China Morning Post
Leader of secretive South Korean church arrested in election influence investigation – AP News
France confirms first Ebola case
The French doctor had been working in DR Congo, where more than 260 people are known to have died.
The pianist from the audience at La La Land in Concert was a global feelgood story – but all was not what it seemed
Two orchestra members from the Sydney performance allege tensions behind the scenes were the cause of pianist failing to appear after intermission
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When an audience member stepped in for a pianist at a Sydney performance of La La Land in Concert last month it made global headlines.
During the intermission of the concert at Darling Harbour Theatre on 30 May, the two-time Oscar-winning composer and conductor Justin Hurwitz appealed to the 2,000-strong crowd for an “amazing sight-reader”, saying one of his two keyboardists had fallen ill.
Continue reading...Critic of Labor’s tax changes deletes anti-immigration AI video reposted from rightwing nationalist account
Fund manager Geoff Wilson says he did not watch full video and deleted it after ‘inappropriate associations were identified’
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The fund manager Geoff Wilson, a prominent public critic of the government’s tax changes, has deleted an inflammatory AI-generated video he reposted from a rightwing nationalist account portraying Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers taking money from white Australians and giving it to recently arrived migrants wearing Islamic face coverings.
Wilson said he had not watched the full video before sharing it or examined other accounts, some of whose content he reposted on Wednesday morning – which included content relating to the QAnon conspiracy theory – and deleted his posts after being contacted by Guardian Australia.
Continue reading...Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with Trump over Iran
Experts say Trump is likely to ignore it, but that even though it carries little power, it is politically significant.
Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ – Yahoo
- Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ Yahoo
- Is Vladimir Putin Finally Feeling Pressure? The New Yorker
- Why Does Putin Fiddle While Russia Burns? That's How the System Works. The Moscow Times
- Former top officials say Putin being misled about progress of war as Russian advances in Ukraine slow Новая газета Европа
- OPINION: In High-Stakes Bluff, Putin Holds a Losing Hand Kyiv Post
Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ – Yahoo
- Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ Yahoo
- Is Vladimir Putin Finally Feeling Pressure? The New Yorker
- Why Does Putin Fiddle While Russia Burns? That's How the System Works. The Moscow Times
- Former top officials say Putin being misled about progress of war as Russian advances in Ukraine slow Новая газета Европа
- OPINION: In High-Stakes Bluff, Putin Holds a Losing Hand Kyiv Post
Understanding ‘masculinism,’ a movement to restore the primacy of men – NPR
German swimming lake criticised for ban on non-German speakers
Policy at Heidesee lake in Halle introduced after cases in which visitors ignored rules and lifeguards’ instructions
An open air swimming lake in the eastern German city of Halle which has refused entry to bathers who don’t speak German has been told it must lift the ban or face possible legal action.
The Heidesee lake, a lake in a flooded former open-cast mine, recently introduced a check at the entrance to filter out visitors whose German was deemed not good enough to follow safety instructions.
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