Israeli strike rocks Jabalia even as aid to Gaza resumes
Palestinians searched for bodies after an Israeli airstrike leveled a building in Jabalia.
A lens on poverty and the environment: Sebastiao Salgado is dead at age 81
The famed Brazilian photographer was praised for his work capturing marginalised populations, including mineworkers.
Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah – The New York Times
- Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah The New York Times
- Lebanon will start disarming Palestinian refugee camps in June, official says The Times of Israel
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel AP News
- Mahmoud Abbas agrees on roadmap to disarm Palestinian factions in Lebanon Middle East Eye
- Lebanon begins drive to defang militant groups Financial Times
Four men guilty of Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris
Three pensioners and a man in his 30s jailed as four others convicted of related charges
Four men have been found guilty of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris and stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended fashion week in 2016.
Three pensioners and one man in his 30s were convicted of carrying out the armed heist, which was thought to be the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Four other people were found guilty of assisting in the plot or related charges. Two people were acquitted of accusations they handed out information about Kardashian’s whereabouts.
Continue reading...Jon Stewart Shares Dark Prediction for How the Trump Story Ends – Yahoo
Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea’s new destroyer that’s lying on its side – Business Insider
- Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea's new destroyer that's lying on its side Business Insider
- Kim Jong Un’s New Warship Capsizes at Launch Due to ‘Absolute Carelessness’ WSJ
- Satellite images reveal North Korea's mangled naval destroyer after failed launch Fox News
- Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer The New York Times
- Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer Beyond Parallel
As Israel faces diplomatic ‘tsunami’, Trump is staying quiet
This has been a tumultuous week for the Jewish state, the BBC's Paul Adams writes.
US investment Firm RedBird to buy UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper
Abu Dhabi’s IMI will take a minority stake in the company of no more than 15 percent.
Twelve injured after woman stabs people at Hamburg train station
Police say six victims critically wounded in attack by 39-year-old assailant in Germany’s second-largest city
German police have arrested a woman after at least 12 people were injured in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg.
Some of the injured sustained life-threatening injuries in the stabbing, emergency services said, although the exact number remained unclear.
Continue reading...Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
Providing every new home with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds has been rejected by Labour at the committee stage of its increasingly controversial planning bill.
The amendment to the bill to ask every developer to provide a £35 hollow brick for swifts, house martins, sparrows and starlings, which was tabled by Labour MP Barry Gardiner, has been rejected by the Labour-dominated committee.
Continue reading...British students at Harvard report ‘growing anxiety’ over US government attacks
Trump administration’s effort to ban foreign enrolment could force students to disrupt their studies and careers
British and international students at Harvard report “growing anxiety” over their fate, as the Trump administration’s latest attack on the university could force them to disrupt their studies and careers.
On Thursday, the administration said it would revoke Harvard University’s eligibility to enrol international students, which was later temporarily frozen by a US federal judge on Friday.
Continue reading...NSW floods: recovery effort begins with 50,000 stranded people urged ‘be patient’
After fatal flooding and disruption, rain moves south and SES aims to resupply isolated communities. But strong winds will pose new threat
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Over 50,000 people remain isolated on the NSW mid-north coast with recovery efforts expected begin on Saturday after the heavy rainfall that has battered the region moved south out of the state.
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) said on Friday that 50,000 people in 15 communities, including Kempsey and Taree, remain isolated by flood waters with 160 active warnings, 39 of which were at emergency warning and 76 at watch and act.
Continue reading...FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
It was the second time in one day that the FTC pulled out of litigation begun during the Biden administration.
Legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81
He was known for dramatic and unflinching black-and-white images of hardship, conflict and natural beauty.
Trump’s Golden Dome defence system “unrealistic”
Michael O’Hanlon discusses Trump’s Golden Dome defence system, and whether it’d be a good strategy for the US.
Why is El Salvador’s President Bukele targeting foreign-funded nonprofits?
A new law, championed by President Nayib Bukele, is seen by advocates as an effort to stifle dissent in El Salvador.
Ukraine, Russia exchange hundreds of soldiers, civilians in prisoner swap
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says each side exchanged 390 detainees, with more to come over several days.
2-foot-long sea creature with ‘fang-like’ teeth discovered as a new species – Miami Herald
British Chagossians accuse UK government of betrayal over sovereignty deal
Bertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse won a brief victory in bid to stop transfer of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Two women who brought an 11th-hour legal challenge to try to stop the UK transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius have accused the government of betrayal.
British Chagossians Bertrice Pompe, 54, and Bernadette Dugasse, 68, who were both born on the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, vowed to keep fighting to try to realise their dream of returning to their place of birth.
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