- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025 Space
- Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Enter Station, Begin Research Mission NASA (.gov)
- ‘Aspirations of 1.4 billion’: India celebrates as first International Space Station mission gets underway CNN
- International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary AP News
- Shubhanshu Shukla floats, Isro digs in at Houston to watch & learn Times of India
As Kenya protests police killings, families search for the disappeared – The Washington Post
- As Kenya protests police killings, families search for the disappeared The Washington Post
- Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations Reuters
- Kenyans take to the streets for protest anniversary Al Jazeera
- Kenya protests: Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen describes demonstrations as 'coup attempt' BBC
- Death Toll From Kenya Protests Climbs, Rights Group Says The New York Times
‘Orchestrated grovel’: critics react to Europe’s attempts to tame Donald Trump
Nato chief Mark Rutte derided for calling US president ‘daddy’ and showering him with praise over Iran
History may record this week as the one in which Donald Trump came to Europe to discuss defence spending.
Diplomats may remember it as the week in which the art of obsequiousness reached new highs and the sycophants plunged new lows.
Continue reading...Boy, 15, Charged With Murder for Stabbing CEO During Party – The Daily Beast
- Boy, 15, Charged With Murder for Stabbing CEO During Party The Daily Beast
- Australian CEO Greg Josephson stabbed to death during party at his mansion, 15-year-old boy arrested New York Post
- Australian CEO, 58, Stabbed To Death During House Party, 15-Year-Old Arrested NDTV
- ‘Horrible’: Fresh details as CEO killed News.com.au
- Update 1: Homicide investigation, Clayfield Queensland Police News
Superdrug to add 25 stores as demand for weight loss drugs soars
Demand for beauty products by gen Alpha customer base also behind retailer’s expansion after tough times
An increase in demand for weight loss drugs, including Mounjaro and Wegovy, as well as demand among its generation Alpha customer base for beauty products is driving expansion at Superdrug.
The retailer plans to add 25 more stores to its 800-plus strong chain this year as well as extending existing outlets, despite troubles across the high street that have led to the closure of hundreds of stores at its rival Boots and downsizing at chains from Poundland to River Island.
Continue reading...US Supreme Court limits courts’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions
The decision is a major victory for the Trump administration, which has denounced the injunctions against its policies.
Slovenia warns it will act if EU fails to take steps on Gaza – Middle East Monitor
- Slovenia warns it will act if EU fails to take steps on Gaza Middle East Monitor
- EU ‘cannot linger at the margins’ of Gaza conflict, says former top diplomat The Guardian
- EU calls for Gaza ceasefire, stops short of taking action against Israel Al Jazeera
- Spain PM accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza Le Monde.fr
- EU's 27 countries struggle to find a united voice on Gaza BBC
Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month – The Intercept
- Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month The Intercept
- GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites BBC
- The Lethal Risk of Seeking Food in Gaza The New York Times
- 'Slaughter masquerading as aid': MSF slams US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation France 24
- Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution system must be dismantled Doctors Without Borders
Denmark plans to thwart deepfakers by giving everyone copyright over their own features – CNN
- Denmark plans to thwart deepfakers by giving everyone copyright over their own features CNN
- Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features The Guardian
- Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill Time Magazine
- Danish government seeks to make spread of deepfake images illegal Euronews.com
- Denmark to give citizens copyright protections over their own image and voice to combat AI-deepfakes New York Post
18 killed in Israeli strike targeting Gaza police distributing flour, officials say
Attack at market is latest in series by Israeli forces that have killed hundreds of civilians seeking aid
Eighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, medical officials have said.
The reported strike, on Thursday afternoon, is the latest in a series of air attacks, shootings and bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that has killed hundreds of desperate civilians seeking aid in the devastated Palestinian territory.
Continue reading...‘We don’t want to go’: Australian couple told to pay $3,500 to postpone flights amid Middle East volatility
Experts say consumers are unlikely to have any legal rights to defer flights unless the airline’s fine print allows it
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Sharon Latour and her husband are scheduled to fly through Abu Dhabi on an Etihad flight on Wednesday, just nine days after Iran launched a missile strike on a US base in nearby Qatar.
As of Friday, the Australian couple’s flight was still scheduled for takeoff despite the volatility in the region. Latour is upset that Etihad are insisting on charging her $3,500 to change their tickets if they want to postpone their trip until early next year.
Continue reading...Man jailed for at least 40 years for sword murder of London boy Daniel Anjorin
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, sentenced for killing 14-year-old and attempted murder of three others in Hainault
A man has been jailed for at least 40 years for the “wicked” murder of the schoolboy Daniel Anjorin during a 20-minute rampage in east London.
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, fatally slashed Daniel with a samurai sword minutes after the 14-year-old left his home in Hainault on 30 April last year.
Continue reading...IDF hits Hezbollah targets, blames terror group rocket fire for death of woman in area – The Times of Israel
- IDF hits Hezbollah targets, blames terror group rocket fire for death of woman in area The Times of Israel
- Israel strikes Lebanon in one of biggest attacks since November ceasefire The Washington Post
- 1 killed and 11 wounded in intense Israeli strikes on south Lebanon ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- IDF strikes Hezbollah terror site in south Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israel military strikes at Hezbollah as UN assesses Iran nuclear site damage - live The Independent
Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’
In first assessment since pandemic in 2020, World Bank urges other countries to step up support
Extreme poverty is accelerating in 39 countries affected by war and conflict, leaving more than a billion people to go hungry, according to the World Bank.
Civil wars and confrontations between nations, mostly in Africa, have set back economic growth and reduced the incomes of more than a billion people, “driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else”, the Washington-based body said.
Continue reading...World Leaders Conspire to Form Trade Org Without US As Trump Keeps Threatening Countries With Tariffs – Latin Times
- World Leaders Conspire to Form Trade Org Without US As Trump Keeps Threatening Countries With Tariffs Latin Times
- EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US politico.eu
- EU leaders on WTO: We need to ‘come up with something else’ CNN
- Let's create a new World Trade Organization - Von der Leyen Euronews.com
- EU's Pacific alliance would not replace WTO, EU officials say Reuters
Political violence is quintessentially American
The US cannot claim innocence - political violence shaped its past and defines its present.
In an age of abundance and ceasefires, Gaza starves, and the war won’t stop
Al Jazeera's Maram Humaid writes a letter from Gaza, the place the world chose to forget.
Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken
As Iran's capital resumes its old rhythms, the BBC's Lyse Doucet meets locals who wonder if peace will last.
Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken
As Iran's capital resumes its old rhythms, the BBC's Lyse Doucet meets locals who wonder if peace will last.
Ottawa ‘urgently seeking more information’ about death of Canadian citizen in Ice custody
Johnny Noviello was detained by US immigration in Florida over a 2023 conviction and died while awaiting deportation
Authorities in Canada are seeking information about the death of a 49-year-old Canadian man who died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody in Florida this week.
In a statement, Ice, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Johnny Noviello, 49, died on 23 June after being found unresponsive at a federal detention center in Miami, where he was being detained “pending removal proceedings” from the US.
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