US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, others urge warring sides to halt fighting and allow aid into Sudan's famine-struck areas.
How towering dominance of Bolivia’s socialist party came tumbling down – The Guardian
- How towering dominance of Bolivia’s socialist party came tumbling down The Guardian
- What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape AP News
- Bolivia election: voters bring two decades of leftist politics to an end The Conversation
- Bolivia heads to runoff after right turn in presidential vote Reuters
- Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades BBC
Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away – NPR
- Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away NPR
- Drone footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move BBC
- Stunning drone and timelapse footage shows church's historic 5km move BBC
- How Do You Move a Hundred-Year-Old Church? On Wheels, Very Slowly. The New York Times
- The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km The Guardian
Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms – The New York Times
- Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms The New York Times
- Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet to showcase control as Dalai Lama succession looms CNN
- China's Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president Reuters
- Grand ceremony and parade mark 60 years of Chinese Communist Party rule in Tibet AP News
- Xi urges concerted efforts for modernization when meeting representatives from across Xizang Xinhua
Fire still burning in one of world’s tallest trees after three days
With about 50 ft already lost, the fire may impact the Doerner Fir's standing in global height rankings, officials say.
Most Americans support international recognition of Palestine: Poll
A Reuters/Ipsos survey shows 59 percent of US respondents say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has been excessive.
Abdullah left Gaza for treatment in Turkiye, but it was too late
After reaching a hospital in Turkiye, four-year-old Abdullah Abu Zerka died of malnutrition. His sister still fights on.
Why Donetsk matters so much for Ukraine’s defences
For Ukraine to lose western Donetsk would mean the fall of a bulwark against any future Russian advance.
Winds complicate wildfire battles in Spain; Portugal suffers third death
Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.
Trump calls on Fed Gov Cook to resign over mortgage allegations
The resignation calls intensify Trump’s attempts to yield influence over the central bank.
Man sets fire to check-in area at Milan’s Malpensa airport
The incident saw the partial evacuation of the terminal and may have a knock-on effect on departures.
Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video) – Space
Denmark scraps book tax to fight ‘reading crisis’
The government hopes abolishing the sales tax will encourage more people to buy books.
Ugandan official denies reports that it will take US deportees
US government documents obtained by CBS had said Trump signed deals with Uganda and Honduras to take foreign deportees.
Macron hits out at ‘abject’ Netanyahu claim of rise in antisemitism in France
French president responds to Israeli PM’s ‘erroneous’ allegations in relation to decision to recognise state of Palestine
Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Benjamin Netanyahu for his “abject” and “erroneous” remarks after Israel’s prime minister claimed that antisemitism had “surged” in France after the country’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state in September.
In a statement released late on Tuesday, the office of the French president pushed back against Netanyahu’s claim. “The analysis suggesting that France’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine in September is behind the rise in antisemitic violence in France is erroneous, abject, and will not go unanswered,” it said. “The current period calls for seriousness and responsibility, not generalisation and manipulation.”
Continue reading...US expands sanctions targeting International Criminal Court
United States expands attacks on International Criminal Court amid growing scrutiny over Israeli abuses in Gaza.
German controversy surrounds jail term for transgender far-right extremist
Marla-Svenja Liebich was sentenced two years ago to a total of one year and six months in prison without parole.
Non-binary park ranger fired for hanging trans pride flag in Yosemite
Shannon ‘SJ’ Joslin among group who hung 66ft flag on El Capitan as others could face prosecution under protest laws
A Yosemite national park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan, while some park visitors could face prosecution under protest restrictions that have been tightened under Donald Trump.
Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66ft-wide transgender pride flag on the famous climbing wall that looms over the California park’s main thoroughfare for about two hours on 20 May before taking it down voluntarily. A termination letter they received last week accused Joslin of “failing to demonstrate acceptable conduct” in their capacity as a biologist and cited the May incident.
Continue reading...Big box retailer Target names new CEO as business struggles
The promotion of the former CFO was not received well customers have shifted to competitors like Walmart.
US health agency workers accuse RFK Jr of fueling violence against them
Over 750 workers in a letter said HHS secretary’s rhetoric played a role in recent attack at CDC’s Atlanta headquarters
More than 750 current and former federal health employees on Wednesday accused health and human services (HHS) secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr of fueling harassment and violence directed at government healthcare staff.
In a letter sent to Kennedy and members of Congress, the group accuses RFK Jr of contributing to “the harassment and violence experienced by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff”, citing decisions such as removing members from a CDC vaccine advisory panel, questioning the safety of the measles vaccine, and firing key CDC staff as actions that sow distrust in federal medical professionals.
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