- First Thing: New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries The Guardian
- Trump tariffs kick in at highest rates since Great Depression CNN
- Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise Prices on Many Consumer Goods The New York Times
- Trump’s new tariffs go into effect as US economy shows signs of strain AP News
- Trump may look like he's winning the trade war, but hurdles remain Reuters
Myanmar military junta using European technology for drone attacks, report says
Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering calls for tighter sanctions
Myanmar’s military is using advanced European technology to protect its drone fleet as it carries out brutal aerial campaigns, research suggests, prompting calls for sanctions against the junta to be tightened.
Myanmar’s military, which has been widely condemned for its indiscriminate attacks against civilians, obtained “anti-jamming” technology made in Europe through a Chinese company, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research (Car).
Continue reading...Israel Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Seize Gaza City – Bloomberg.com
- Israel Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Seize Gaza City Bloomberg.com
- Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza The New York Times
- Israel approves plan to take control of Gaza City Reuters
- Live updates: Israel’s security cabinet approves Netanyahu plan to occupy Gaza City CNN
- Netanyahu’s office says Israel will take over Gaza City, escalating Hamas war amid hunger crisis NBC News
Netanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza City, marking another escalation in devastating war
Plan will likely displace tens of thousands of Palestinians already suffering from famine and comes after PM said he wanted to take control of entire territory
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, marking another escalation in the 22-month offensive that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza and pushed the territory into famine.
Ahead of the security cabinet meeting, which began Thursday and ran through the night, Netanyahu had said Israel planned to retake control over the entire territory and eventually hand it off to friendly Arab forces opposed to Hamas.
Continue reading...UK homelessness minister resigns over claim she evicted tenants, hiked rent
The resignation is a blow for the Labour government, which trails Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party in polls.
Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline – Reuters
- Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline Reuters
- Zero Day Attack: Taiwanese TV show imagines Chinese invasion and stokes debate BBC
- Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within Financial Times
- Blockades, blackouts and bullets: China invades Taiwan on screen The Economist
- Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Six-year-old girl dies of influenza after twice being discharged from Sydney hospital
Girl was sent home from Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick twice before being admitted to Northern Beaches hospital a day later, where she died
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A six-year-old girl has died of the flu at Northern Beaches hospital after being twice sent home from the Sydney Children’s hospital, and the New South Wales health minister has said her parents “deserve answers”.
The girl presented to the emergency department at the Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick on Monday and was discharged after a clinical assessment.
Continue reading...Israeli military plans to occupy Gaza City in major escalation of war
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested earlier that Israel's military will 'take control of all Gaza'.
Secret Service request to raise river level made ‘without knowledge’ of JD Vance, his office says
Decision to alter Ohio river flow ‘made solely by agents’, the security agency said in a statement
A spokesperson for JD Vance said he and his staff were unaware that the Secret Service decided earlier this month to ask military engineers to raise the water level of the Little Miami River ahead of a family boating trip, which took place on his birthday.
“The Secret Service often employs protective measures without the knowledge of the vice-president or his staff, as was the case last weekend,” the spokesperson said.
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Continue reading...Convicted rapist quits Australian parliament after losing legal bid to stay
Gareth Ward was convicted of rape last month but refused to resign from his electorate.
US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro to $50m
US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Venezuelan president one of the world's 'largest narco-traffickers'.
US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
A reward for information leading to the capture of Maduro, who the US accuses of drug trafficking, has been doubled.
Trump to oversee Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord that includes key corridor. – Axios
- Trump to oversee Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord that includes key corridor. Axios
- US brokers a deal between long-hostile Armenia and Azerbaijan Politico
- Trump claims to have reached ‘historic’ peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan The Guardian
- How 'Trump Bridge' May Soon Reshape Warzone Bordering Russia, Iran, Turkey Newsweek
- U.S. secures strategic transit corridor in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Reuters
Trump administration doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to $50m
Nicolás Maduro was indicted in 2020 on federal charges of narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine
The Trump administration is doubling to $50m a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narcotraffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said on Thursday in a video statement announcing the reward.
Continue reading...Mushroom murderer’s alleged attempts to kill husband revealed
One alleged attempt left Simon Patterson in a coma, with his family twice told to say their goodbyes.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,261
Here are the key events on day 1,261 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan – as it happened – The Guardian
- Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan - as it happened The Guardian
- Hostage families sail toward Gaza calling for Israel to end the war CNN
- Israeli sentiment on the war in Gaza is shifting The Economist
- Israeli captive families confront police outside army headquarters Al Jazeera
- Politicians, Hostage Families oppose Gaza occupation plan The Jerusalem Post
Is the world’s oldest leader set for an eighth term?
Cameroon's Paul Biya would stay in power until he's 99 if he wins October's election.
Democrats condemn Texas senator over alleged FBI role in locating lawmakers
John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map push
Democrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and Republicans after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in locating Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block Republicans from enacting a gerrymandered congressional map that would likely add five more Republican seats before next year’s midterm elections.
Senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI would assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. None of the lawmakers have been charged with a crime.
Continue reading...Satellite images show surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held Myanmar
Satellite images reportedly identify 26 mines in rebel-held Myanmar next to China and two near Thailand.