Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50% levy
Trump's threat is over what he calls the "mistreatment" of his ally, ex-President Jair Bolsonaro.
Deadly new Russian drone and missile attack hits Kyiv
At least two people were killed and 16 injured, with fires burning across Ukraine's capital, officials said.
Trump’s Talk With Senegal’s President Took A Weird Turn. Then Trump Made It Even Weirder. – HuffPost
- Trump’s Talk With Senegal’s President Took A Weird Turn. Then Trump Made It Even Weirder. HuffPost
- Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players CNN
- Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House BBC
- Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre Al Jazeera
- The US’s Africa Policy Is Now Crystal Clear. Its Success Is Not. Bloomberg
Semenya’s right to a fair hearing violated – ECHR
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her long legal battle over athletics' sex eligibility rules.
Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels ‘kidnapped’ them – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels 'kidnapped' them ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 10 rescued, 3 killed and others ‘kidnapped’ after Houthis sink ship in second Red Sea attack in a week CNN
- Eternity C manager says one individual believed dead and four unaccounted for after Houthis sink ship in Red Sea Yahoo
- Verified images show Red Sea ship sinking and aftermath of attack on Kyiv BBC
- Four More Rescued in Red Sea, as Houthis Vow to Keep Up Attacks The New York Times
South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite
South Africa has been at the forefront of the successful battle to halt the spread of HIV/Aids - until now.
Secret Service suspended staff for failings in Trump assassination attempt
The new deputy director says his organisation was "totally accountable" for the violence at Trump's rally in 2024.
Iran’s threat to UK on a par with Russia’s, security report finds
Parliamentary committee says UK is priority target for cyber and physical attacks as well as assassinations
Iran’s intimidation, including the fear of physical attack and assassination of Iranian dissidents living in the UK, is comparable in scale to the threat posed by Russia, parliament’s intelligence and security committee has found.
In a report published on Thursday, the committee (ISC) adds that the UK is a priority espionage target for Iranian cyber-attacks, ranking just below the US and Saudi Arabia.
Continue reading...Lawrence O’Donnell Points To 5 Words From Trump As The Brutal ‘Truth’ Of His Presidency – HuffPost
- Lawrence O’Donnell Points To 5 Words From Trump As The Brutal ‘Truth’ Of His Presidency HuffPost
- O’Donnell: ‘Stupidest’ presidency has ‘stupidest’ White House press corps The Hill
- O’Donnell: Trump’s Answers Show He’s ‘Trapped in His Stupidity’ The Daily Beast
- The MSNBC host roasts the president for his “you tell me” answer on who paused military aid to Ukraine. Yahoo
- Lawrence O’Donnell Blasts Trump Over Response to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins IMDb
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAids
People at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids.
For the first time since the joint UN programme on HIV/Aids began reporting on punitive laws a decade ago, the number of countries criminalising same-sex sexual activity and gender expression has increased.
Continue reading...Rescuers find lost Australian surfer on uninhabited island: “One in a million miracle” – CBS News
- Rescuers find lost Australian surfer on uninhabited island: "One in a million miracle" CBS News
- Missing teen surfer found alive on remote island miles from shore: 'Didn't give up hope' Fox News
- 'Who survives this?': Family's joy as 19yo found after being swept out to sea Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Missing Surfer, 19, Found Alive on Remote Island After He’s Swept 8 Miles into the Ocean: '1 in a Million’ Yahoo
- Rescue Teams Find Missing Surfer Survived Thanks to ‘One in a Million Miracle’ The Daily Beast
Bob Vylan frontman warns ‘you’ll get me in trouble’ after further IDF chants
Crowd at sold-out London gig told ‘every other chant is fine’ amid police investigation into Glastonbury performance
The frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during the duo’s first UK gig since the band’s Glastonbury festival performance.
Pascal Robinson-Foster, who goes by the name Bobby Vylan, told fans at a sold-out surprise gig in London on Wednesday night they could get him in “trouble” after police launched an investigation into the group over comments he made at Glastonbury.
Continue reading...Tories claim ‘one in, one out’ migration deal with France ‘will not deter anyone’ – UK politics live
Starmer and Macron expected to announce migration deal that will involve the UK accepting some cross-Channel asylum seekers
The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen for the second month in a row and is now at its lowest level for more than two years, PA Media reports. PA says:
An estimated 7.36 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of May, relating to just under 6.23 million patients – down from 7.39 million treatments and just over 6.23 million patients at the end of April.
These are the lowest figures since March 2023 for treatments and April 2023 for patients.
Monthly NHS data shows the overall waiting list dropped by nearly 30,000 in May to 7.36 million – the lowest total since March 2023 – with 60.9% waiting 18 weeks or less for planned care (the highest proportion since July 2022).
Staff carried out an average of 75,009 planned treatments each working day in May – the highest number on record – with a total of 1.5 million treatments across the month, which is up on 1.45 million in April and higher than 1,437,914 pre-pandemic (May 2019).
Continue reading...‘One in a million’: teen surfer found on remote island 14km off Australian coast
A search involving Marine Rescue NSW, police, PolAir and locals on and around Wooli beach led to Darcy Deefholts, 19, being rescued
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A 19-year-old surfer is stable in hospital after being found safe on a remote island off the northern New South Wales coast of Australia in an outcome his dad described as “one in a million”.
Darcy Deefholts’ family were “fearing for the worst”, his father, Terry, said in an urgent post to Facebook calling for rescue help on Wednesday night.
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Australia’s biggest peanut supplier set to shut down
The corporate owners of Australia’s biggest peanut processor will scale down the century-old business in the coming 18 months before shutting it down for good.
There isn’t detail, and it’s unclear whether those tariffs will ever actually be applied.
We do know that the contributions from the pharmaceutical industry in the US to that investigation has been to urge the US government to focus their levers on non-friendly countries and not apply tariffs or punitive levers to allies such as Australia.
Continue reading...Ukraine arrests Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying
Pair accused of spying on Neptune missile programme, which is seen as critical to defence against Russia
Ukraine says it has arrested a Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying on its Neptune anti-ship missile programme, a key part of Kyiv’s growing domestic arms industry that is critical to its defence against Russian forces.
The announcement by Ukraine’s security service (SBU) follows assertions by Kyiv in recent months that Beijing, which has sought to project an image of neutrality, is helping the Kremlin’s war effort.
Continue reading...Indian workers go on a daylong nationwide strike against Narendra Modi’s economic reforms – NBC News
- Indian workers go on a daylong nationwide strike against Narendra Modi's economic reforms NBC News
- Bharat bandh hits transport services as Bihar sees roadblocks, clashes | In photos Hindustan Times
- 250 million Indian workers and farmers on the streets in a national strike Peoples Dispatch
- Tens of millions of Indian workers join 1-day general strike against Modi government’s class war assault World Socialist Web Site
- Trade unions, farmer bodies to go on general strike on Wed; may disrupt banking, other services The Economic Times
Royal Mail gets go ahead to axe second-class post on Saturdays
Deliveries will also alternate on weekdays to reflect changing behaviour of users but critics say regulator has let courier off the hook
Royal Mail has been given the green light to drop Saturday deliveries of second-class letters and provide services only on alternating weekdays from Monday to Friday under new rules announced by the regulator.
Ofcom said that reforms of the universal services obligation (USO) reflected changing behaviour of postal users, with fewer letters being sent across the country. The regulator said it could end up saving the postal delivery service between £250m and £425m each year.
Continue reading...Gujarat: Survivors recall moment of bridge collapse – BBC
- Gujarat: Survivors recall moment of bridge collapse BBC
- Vadodara bridge collapse: Structural failure caused collapse, says Gujarat Minister The Hindu
- Siblings, Father Die In Gujarat Bridge Tragedy, Mother Kept Begging For Help NDTV
- Ten dead after bridge collapses in India's Gujarat, NDTV reports Reuters
- Vadodara bridge tragedy: Trucks buried in 10 feet slush; more bodies feared trapped, toll climbs to 18 The Times of India
‘A huge explosion-like sound’ – Survivors recall moment India bridge collapsed
At least 15 people were killed on Wednesday after part of a bridge collapsed into a river in India's Gujarat state.