France confirms first Ebola case in doctor who had worked in DRC

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French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very low

The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The patient was transferred to a specialist facility and was in a stable condition, the ministry said in a statement. “All precautionary measures, including the patient’s isolation, were taken upon his arrival in the country, with transfer to the hospital under secure conditions to prevent any risk of contamination.”

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Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says – AP News

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  1. Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says  AP News
  2. Australian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing, Asio boss says  The Guardian
  3. Australia spy chief warns of rising threat of Iran-backed terrorism  Financial Times
  4. ASIO reveals new details on AUKUS espionage, warns of 'unprecedented threats'  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. ASIO boss says terror threat level underestimates true danger Australians face  SMH.com.au
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Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’

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Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Dozens of Israelis from the country’s security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank, according to a leaked letter.

Two former prime ministers, former heads of all the Israeli security services, former judges, a Nobel laureate and the country’s most revered living novelist were among the signatories to a “final warning” over violence against Palestinians.

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Sydney Shark Attack Victim Wakes From Coma to Say 3 Words – The Daily Beast

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  1. Sydney Shark Attack Victim Wakes From Coma to Say 3 Words  The Daily Beast
  2. Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words  The Guardian
  3. Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack  BBC
  4. Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside  Fox News
  5. Mom Attacked by Shark Is Brought Out of Medically Induced Coma for the First Time and Tells Family, ‘I Love You’  People.com
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Sydney Shark Attack Victim Wakes From Coma to Say 3 Words – The Daily Beast

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  1. Sydney Shark Attack Victim Wakes From Coma to Say 3 Words  The Daily Beast
  2. Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words  The Guardian
  3. Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack  BBC
  4. Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside  Fox News
  5. Mom Attacked by Shark Is Brought Out of Medically Induced Coma for the First Time and Tells Family, ‘I Love You’  People.com
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More heat records expected as deadly ‘Omega’ heatwave grips Europe – Reuters

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  1. More heat records expected as deadly 'Omega' heatwave grips Europe  Reuters
  2. Live updates: Europe hit by brutal, record-breaking temperatures as heat wave intensifies  CNN
  3. Europe heatwave: Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in record June heat  BBC
  4. Europe: The World's Fastest-warming Continent  Barron's
  5. 24-hour parks and alcohol bans: what cities could learn from Paris’s ‘heatwave mode’ | Helen Massy-Beresford  The Guardian
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Australian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing, Asio boss says

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Mike Burgess’s annual threat assessment warns social media is ‘amplifying’ an erosion of trust in institutions, promoting discord and heightening polarisation

An Australian citizen working as a senior intelligence officer for Iran “orchestrated” a firebombing in Bondi, the country’s top spy has revealed, while a former Australian resident in Iraq directed the attack on a Melbourne synagogue.

The homegrown ties to Australia’s “summer of antisemitism” are contained in a wide-ranging speech given by Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation’s (Asio) director general, Mike Burgess, on Wednesday night, in which he said the “hatred of Jews is one thing virtually all the violent extremist cohorts have in common”.

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UK warehouse landlord Segro rejects £12.6bn takeover offer from US rival

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FTSE 100 firm says Prologis all-share proposal turned down as it falls long way short of its own views on value

The UK warehouse landlord Segro is at the centre of the latest transatlantic takeover battle after rejecting a £12.6bn takeover approach from the US rival Prologis.

Prologis has gone public with its offer for the FTSE 100 company after it was “unequivocally rejected” by Segro’s board on Tuesday despite valuing the company at almost 25% more than its market value at that day’s close.

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Louisiana man becomes first in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease

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Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’

A young south-eastern Louisiana man recently became the first person in his region to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease, clearing the way for him to continue pursuing his dream of a career as a commercial pilot, according to his medical team.

Daniel Cressy’s successful completion of curative gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s hospital in New Orleans on Monday generated a measure of optimism within his state, which produces more cases of sickle cell disease per capita than any other in the US, according to the medical center.

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Darren Jones says bond markets should be ‘content’ with Burnham’s economic plans – UK politics live

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Chief secretary to PM rules out leadership bid as he says he has received reassurances from Burnham

London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley are to be the first towns and cities investigated by the grooming gangs inquiry, the Press Association reports. PA says:

The £65m probe is investigating how grooming gangs operated and how police, councils, health services, social care services and schools responded.

The announcement confirmed which areas will first face so-called local investigations – where serious failures have been identified in response to child sexual exploitation by grooming gangs.

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Misan Harriman to step down as chair of Southbank Centre

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Harriman, accused by Telegraph of sharing conspiracy after Golders Green attack, says he had decided ‘way before this madness’ to stand down

Misan Harriman will not seek another term as chair of the Southbank Centre and is to step down in autumn after a month of intense pressure caused by accusations he shared a conspiracy about the Golders Green attack.

Harriman, who has held the position since 2021, confirmed in a social media post that he would not continue as chair beyond autumn.

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Western Australian police to review response to Virginia Giuffre domestic violence dispute

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Police will investigate how they interacted with Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, after her family requested the review

Police in Western Australia have agreed to review how they interacted with Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, in the lead-up to her death a year ago by suicide.

Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, told ABC radio on Wednesday morning that they had written to both the state coroner and the police requesting an investigation into how police handled a domestic violence dispute she was involved in before she took her life on her WA farm last April at age 41.

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