UK lawmakers urge Foreign Secretary Lammy to recognise Palestinian state
Labour MPs demand that London act now to halt 'erasure and annexation' of Palestinian land before it's too late.
FIFA Club World Cup: Infantino hails dawn of ‘golden era’
On the eve of the FIFA Club World Cup final, the governing body's president hails a 'golden era' for the club game.
Drew Hutton helped found the Australian Greens. So why has the troubled party booted him from its ranks?
The former life member says his support of those voicing ‘trans-critical’ views is a matter of free speech – but others say it’s a question of what values the party supports
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Drew Hutton had assumed he would live out his life a card-carrying Green. The 78-year-old retiree turned up to local branch meetings, staked party corflutes into the lawn of his home on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and handed out how-to-vote cards long after stepping down from active duty in the party.
Given Hutton had been awarded life membership and his friend – and the Green’s first national leader – Bob Brown had lauded him a “towering figure in Australian environmental and social politics” who, “more than anybody” (including Brown himself) was “responsible for the formation of the Australian Greens”, it must have seemed a safe bet.
Continue reading...More than 70 arrests at Palestine Action ban protests – BBC
- More than 70 arrests at Palestine Action ban protests BBC
- UK police arrest scores of supporters of newly banned Palestinian protest group Reuters
- Charlotte Church joins unions and campaigners in opposing ban on Palestine Action The Guardian
- More than 70 arrested at U.K. protests in support of banned group Palestine Action NBC News
- UK police arrest dozens at protests against Palestine Action ban Al Jazeera
Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say
This was the first recorded death from the disease in Coconino County since 2007.
Trump threatens to revoke citizenship of US comedian Rosie O’Donnell
O'Donnell says the Republican US president hates her because she sees 'him for who he is - a criminal con man'.
More than 70 protesters across UK arrested for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action
‘Dozens’ held after campaigners gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday, with demonstrations across the UK prompting police action
More than 70 people have been arrested across the UK in several demonstrations where references to Palestine Action were allegedly made, a week after the group was banned as a terrorist organisation.
Protesters gathered for the second week in a row in central London after police reiterated that showing support for the group was a criminal offence, resulting in the Metropolitan police making 42 arrests.
Continue reading...X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began. – The Washington Post
- X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began. The Washington Post
- xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts CNN
- What AI bot started referring to itself as 'MechaHitler'? Find out in the quiz NPR
- xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed the chatbot's new instructions and 'extremist' X user posts Yahoo
- Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok makes antisemitic posts on X NBC News
World Cup will use more indoor venues for day-time kick-offs to combat heat
Infantino acts after player welfare fears at Club World Cup
‘Heat is definitely an issue. We have covered stadiums’
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, has said indoor air-conditioned venues will be used as much as possible for day-time kick-offs at the 2026 World Cup to combat expected high temperatures. Concerns have been raised about player welfare during the Club World Cup in the US, which will co-host next year’s tournament with Canada and Mexico.
Enzo Fernández described conditions during Chelsea’s semi-final against Fluminense, when the temperature was 35C, as “very dangerous”.
Continue reading...German castles and French megaliths become UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Euronews.com
- German castles and French megaliths become UNESCO World Heritage Sites Euronews.com
- Germany updates: Bavarian castles join World Heritage list DW
- The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Fairytale palaces of ‘mad king’ could get world heritage status The Times
- Bavaria's fairy-tale palaces granted world heritage status Reuters
India level up with England as tempers nearly boil over at Lord’s
India post 387 to match England's first innings in the third Test but tempers flare before stumps on third day.
President Announces 30% Tariffs on E.U. and Mexico – The New York Times
- President Announces 30% Tariffs on E.U. and Mexico The New York Times
- Dow futures drop over 200 points after Trump slaps 30% tariff on Mexico and the EU: Live updates CNBC
- Trump Tariffs: Which Countries Have Got Letters So Far? The Wall Street Journal
- Here's a list of Trump's tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten NPR
- US recession risk soars as Trump tariffs hammer households The Telegraph
UK police arrest scores of supporters of newly banned Palestinian protest group – Reuters
- UK police arrest scores of supporters of newly banned Palestinian protest group Reuters
- Fifty-five arrests at Palestine Action ban protests BBC
- More than 50 protesters across UK arrested for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action The Guardian
- More than 40 arrested at London protest in support of banned group Palestine Action The Hill
- Huw Lemmey · Short Cuts: Who’s afraid of Palestine Action? London Review of Books
Rome recovery conference delivers unprecedented €11 billion boost to Ukraine – Euromaidan Press
- Rome recovery conference delivers unprecedented €11 billion boost to Ukraine Euromaidan Press
- Concern that Ukraine will be split up casts shadow over reconstruction talks The Guardian
- European leaders announce new equity fund for Ukraine and urge investment even as war accelerates AP News
- Over $4 billion in new funds pledged for Ukraine's reconstruction after Recovery Conference, ministry says The Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskiy calls for 'biting' sanctions on Moscow after Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine Reuters
At least five children killed in blast in southwest Yemen
Witnesses say the children were playing football when the blast, whose circumstances remain unclear, occurred.
Texas Hill Country under flood watch as search continues for missing people
‘Locally heavy rainfall’ of 1-3in predicted as death toll from the Fourth of July flood rises to nearly 130 people
Texas Hill Country was back under a flood watch on Saturday, with the National Weather Service warning of “locally heavy rainfall” of 1-3in with isolated amounts close to 6in possible.
The flood watch, which continues through Sunday evening, comes as the death toll from the 4 July flood continues to rise – now at nearly 130 people - and authorities continue their search for the 160 more who are missing.
Continue reading...UK police detain dozens at London protest against Palestine Action ban
Demonstrators gather in British capital for second week in a row in support of recently banned activism group.
Iga Swiatek destroys Amanda Anisimova to win first Wimbledon tennis title
Swiatek, a former world No.1, did not drop a game in the women's singles final to claim her sixth Grand Slam title.
Mystery of Air India crash deepens as report reveals cockpit audio
Fuel cut-off switches were flipped seconds after take-off, a preliminary report finds.
More than $113,000 of rare Pokémon cards stolen in Massachusetts break-in
Owners of 1st Edition Collectibles in New Bedford say suspect broke in to courtyard and smashed window in door
More than $113,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards have been stolen from a Massachusetts shop, according to the store’s owners.
Officers responded to a reported break-in at 1st Edition Collectibles, a trading card shop in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. The break-in reportedly happened around 2.30am and the thief stole a handful of Pokémon cards including five to seven rare cards and a few vintage boxes.
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