Can France, land of smoking and joie de vivre, end its cigarette habit? – The Washington Post

Posted on by
  1. Can France, land of smoking and joie de vivre, end its cigarette habit?  The Washington Post
  2. In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches  NPR
  3. France implements smoking ban at beaches and parks in step towards ‘tobacco-free generation’  The Guardian
  4. France to ban smoking in parks, beaches, and near schools in new public health decree  New York Post
  5. France: Smoking ban on beaches goes into effect  DW
Posted in Uncategorized

What’s Left of the Su-34s at Marinovka Airfield: Ukraine’s Drone Strike Confirmed by Satellite Images – Defense Express

Posted on by
  1. What’s Left of the Su-34s at Marinovka Airfield: Ukraine’s Drone Strike Confirmed by Satellite Images  Defense Express
  2. Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe  Yahoo
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv hits warplanes in Russia as missile attack kills five in Ukraine  The Guardian
  4. Ukraine Destroys Russian Fighter-Bombers in Precision Air Base Attack  Newsweek
  5. Ukrainian Special Forces Destroy 4 Enemy Bombers Deep in Russia’s Volgograd  Kyiv Post
Posted in Uncategorized

Serbian president promises fresh crackdown after protest turns violent – Financial Times

Posted on by
  1. Serbian president promises fresh crackdown after protest turns violent  Financial Times
  2. Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after arrests of anti-government protesters  AP News
  3. Serbian police remove street blockades in Belgrade and make new arrests as tensions persist  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after crackdown on protesters  Al Jazeera
  5. Massive anti-government protest in Serbia’s capital leads to dozens of arrests  PBS
Posted in Uncategorized

Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report

Posted on by

President dismisses leaked assessment suggesting strikes only temporarily disrupted Iran’s nuclear development

Donald Trump said he is weighing forcing journalists who published leaked details from a US intelligence report assessing the impact of the recent American military strikes on Iran to reveal their sources – and the president also claimed his administration may prosecute those reporters and sources if they don’t comply.

In an interview Sunday with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump doubled down on his claim that the 21 June airstrikes aimed at certain Iranian facilities successfully crippled Iran’s nuclear program. He insisted the attacks destroyed key enriched uranium stockpiles, despite Iranian assertions that the material had been relocated before the strikes.

Continue reading...

“Will He Get Away With It?”. Royal Heir Faces Dozens Of Charges For Violent Acts Against Women – Bored Panda

Posted on by
  1. “Will He Get Away With It?”. Royal Heir Faces Dozens Of Charges For Violent Acts Against Women  Bored Panda
  2. Oslo police announce rape and sexual assault charges against son of Norwegian crown princess  AP News
  3. Norwegian royal charged with rape; police say victim count in double digits  Fox News
  4. Norwegian Royal Family Speaks Out After Future Queen's Son Charged With Raping and Assaulting Multiple Women  Yahoo
  5. Son of Norway's crown princess suspected of rape, police say  BBC
Posted in Uncategorized

Extreme heat grips southern Europe as temperatures surpass 100 degrees – The Washington Post

Posted on by
  1. Extreme heat grips southern Europe as temperatures surpass 100 degrees  The Washington Post
  2. Europe Heat Wave Drives Record-High Temperatures, Prompting Health Alerts  The New York Times
  3. Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads  BBC
  4. 'A lid on a pot': How does a heat dome work?  NPR
  5. Italy and Spain scorched by heatwaves as cities issue red alerts  Euronews.com
Posted in Uncategorized

Trump: Countries expressed interest in joining Abraham Accords after Iran strikes – The Jerusalem Post

Posted on by
  1. Trump: Countries expressed interest in joining Abraham Accords after Iran strikes  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Trump teases 'loading up' Abraham Accords with new nations after Middle East shakeup  Fox News
  3. Yes, It’s a New Middle East  Commentary Magazine
  4. Analysis In His Quest to Expand the Abraham Accords, Trump Faces a Series of Unresolved Hurdles  Haaretz
  5. Trump: 'Really Great Countries' Want To Join Abraham Accords After Iran War  i24NEWS
Posted in Uncategorized

Chinese authority scams fleece international students in Australia of $5m in five months

Posted on by

National Anti-Scam Centre warns that fraudsters posing as Mandarin-speaking law enforcement officers are becoming more threatening

Scammers pretending to be Chinese authorities are increasingly targeting international students in Australia, threatening “serious trouble” and 24-hour surveillance and fleecing them of more than $5m in just five months.

The scammers claim to be Chinese law enforcement officers who demand that personal information or money be transferred to them.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Continue reading...

Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently promote illegal offshore bookmakers

Posted on by

Exclusive: Leon Australia calls itself ‘Australia’s #1 Interactive Gaming and Sportsbook since 2008’ but is licensed in a tiny island off Africa

Social media influencers have been inadvertently promoting a gambling company that poses as an Australian outfit but is instead licensed and regulated from a tiny island off the east coast of Africa.

The influencers, including someone claiming to be “Australia’s #1 biological male” and a duo called DegenerateAngelss, have also shared financial inducements from the bookmaker that encourage Australians into opening accounts with it.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Continue reading...

‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific

Posted on by

Minister Pat Conroy says Chinese ‘branding’ of multilateral development projects to bolster its influence in the region is a consistent frustration

China is bolstering its geopolitical influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded in significant part by Australian taxpayer dollars – as Chinese projects, the Australian government says.

On the island of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea to Australia’s north, the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation has begun work to strengthen the runway at Kieta-Aropa, on the outskirts of the largest city.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Continue reading...

Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks – CNN

Posted on by
  1. Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks  CNN
  2. Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says  AP News
  3. Russian Barrage of Drones and Missiles Hits Beyond Usual Ukraine Targets  The New York Times
  4. Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelenskiy calls for US help  Reuters
  5. Russia has launched biggest air attack of the three-year war, Kyiv says  The Guardian
Posted in Uncategorized