US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Militants threw grenades at an aid centre in Khan Younis, the controversial relief organisation says.
Elon Musk’s proposed new political party could focus on a few pivotal congressional seats
Billionaire said his ‘America party’ would try to turn attainable House and Senate seats to decide major issues
The new US political party that Elon Musk has boasted about possibly bankrolling could initially focus on a handful of attainable House and Senate seats while striving to be the decisive vote on major issues amid the thin margins in Congress.
Tesla and SpaceX’s multibillionaire CEO mused about that approach on Friday in a post on X, the social media platform which he owns, as he continued feuding with Donald Trump over the spending bill that the president has signed into law.
Continue reading...State-sponsored Islamophobia in France encourages violence
Attacks against the French Muslim community are on the rise as the French state doubles down on anti-Muslim racism.
Thousands gather to bid farewell to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, brother André Silva at their funeral – Euronews.com
- Thousands gather to bid farewell to Liverpool's Diogo Jota, brother André Silva at their funeral Euronews.com
- Liverpool players join mourners as soccer star Diogo Jota is laid to rest in his hometown NBC News
- Soccer Star Diogo Jota, 28, Mourned by Loved Ones and Teammates at Funeral Following His Fatal Family Car Crash People.com
- Oasis pays tribute to Diogo Jota during first gig of reunion tour ESPN
- What we know about the death of Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother CNN
‘Going hungry’: More than 700 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza
Palestinians say they have no choice but to go to deadly US- and Israeli-backed aid sites amid growing starvation.
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn’t open to most tourists – NPR
- North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists NPR
- North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism AP News
- Welcome to North Korea’s Benidorm The Economist
- Chinese citizens marvel at North Korea’s megaresort, and fume at their exclusion NK News
- North Korea Opens Seaside Resort With Fanfare but No Foreign Tourists The New York Times
‘We’re an antidote’: Boss of Legoland owner on the thrill of theme parks in a world of technology
Fiona Eastwood says real-life experiences that bring people together are vital amid a battle for attention in the digital era
Artificial intelligence is in the process of upending the business models of companies all over the world, but when it comes to the $100bn (£73bn) global theme park business the thrill of “big metal” rollercoasters is still the biggest draw.
Fiona Eastwood, the boss of the sector’s second biggest operator, Merlin Entertainments, says that in a world dominated by battles over screen time it is real-life experiences that provide families with an “antidote to phones and digital technology”.
Continue reading...How Ukraine can win, p.5: Russia is winning the recruiting war. That’s also how it could lose. – Euromaidan Press
- How Ukraine can win, p.5: Russia is winning the recruiting war. That’s also how it could lose. Euromaidan Press
- Opinion | Don’t believe the conventional wisdom. Ukraine can still lose. The Washington Post
- Ukraine Can Still Win: Western Half Measures Have Prolonged the War, but Decisive Action Now Could End It Foreign Affairs
- Russia Is Winning the Recruiting War. That's Also How It Could Lose. Trench Art | David Axe
- Securing Ukraine: Next Steps Council on Foreign Relations
Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor – The Guardian
- Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor The Guardian
- China Warns India to Choose Its Words Carefully on Dalai Lama and Tibet WSJ
- BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance as showdown looms between Dalai Lama and China BBC
- As the Dalai Lama turns 90, photos show the global arc of his life AP News
- Dalai Lama hopes to live beyond 130 years, much longer than predicted Reuters
Fresh scandal hits Spain’s ruling party as official quits over sexual harassment claims
Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez to call snap election as latest resignation adds to corruption allegations
Pedro Sánchez’s efforts to reset Spain’s ruling socialist party after damaging corruption allegations that threatened to topple his coalition government have suffered a severe setback after a party official resigned over accusations of sexual harassment.
The prime minister had hoped this weekend’s meeting of the federal committee of his Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) would help the party move past weeks of scandals that have undermined the ethical and anti-corruption pledges on which it came to power seven years ago.
Continue reading...Lawsuit from mom of man killed by Seattle officer involved in multiple deaths is moving forward – NBC News
Diogo Jota and André Silva’s funeral held in Portugal
The community in Gondomar grieves after the deaths of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva.
For the love of God, please stop interviewing Lindsey Graham – Salon.com
‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France
Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia
It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the American historian knew the time had come for him to leave his home country.
For months, he had watched Donald Trump’s administration unleash a multipronged attack on academia – slashing funding, targeting international students and deeming certain fields and even keywords off limits. As his plane approached the US, it felt as though the battle had hit home, as Sandberg worried that he would face reprisals over comments he had made during his travels to the French media on the future of research in the US.
Continue reading...Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years – NBC News
Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo – catholicnewsagency.com
- Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo catholicnewsagency.com
- ‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break The Guardian
- Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo AP News
- ‘Not a sin to swim’: Pope Leo reclaims papal summer holidays Financial Times
- Pope Leo will have much to ponder during his vacation in Castel Gandolfo Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
Turkiye’s Izmir, Hatay and Syria’s Latakia regions affected by wildfires
Three have died in Turkiye as blaze continues to rage in southern province, which borders Syria.
The UK’s Gaza double standard
From Glastonbury to Gaza: UK outrage over a chant deemed too far, yet a genocide not far enough.
‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break – The Guardian
- ‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break The Guardian
- The Pope Returns to Castel Gandolfo for Summer. And There Will Be Tennis. The New York Times
- 'Hug therapy': How Pope Leo is trying to unify Vatican France 24
- Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework AP News
- Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo catholicnewsagency.com
Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy – Reuters
- Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy Reuters
- Pope names French bishop Thibault Verny as new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Vatican News
- French archbishop appointed head of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission catholicnewsagency.com
- Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board AP News